Book Giveaway: Wash by Margaret Wrinkle

Wash by Margaret Wrinkle is a special book. It’s about a subject you probably haven’t seen in novels before–slave breeding–but it’s also about very complex…

Wrap-up: 2013 Virginia Festival of the Book

The 19th Virginia Festival of the Book is now history, and it was a good one. I was there for part of every day…

2013 Reading: Wash by Margaret Wrinkle

Wash by Margaret Wrinkle is a terrific book. First, some disclaimers. I was in a workshop at the Tinker Mountain Writers Workshop with Margaret several…

Virginia Festival of the Book, March 20-24, 2013

The Virginia Festival of the Book is just two months away. For booklovers in these parts, the festival can’t be beat and I always…