Month: August 2012

August 14, 2012

Book Clubs!

I love book clubs. After my first book came out, I visited several. I also enjoy reading to a room full of people at…
August 14, 2012

Win a free copy of Goliath by Susan Woodring

Ten Questions for Susan Woodring I’m talking today with Susan Woodring, author of Goliath (St. Martin’s Press, 2012) and two previous books, The Traveling…
August 10, 2012

Tips for Writers: Forgivable Errors? (Plus Contest)

Win a free book! I live in a small town served by a small-town newspaper. The paper is owned by Gannett, however, so in…
August 10, 2012

Where to Buy the New Book

My new book, What the Zhang Boys Know, is being published by Press 53, the same wonderful small press that published my story collection,…
August 9, 2012

Coming Soon: Author Interview and Book Giveaway

Watch this space! I recently read Susan Woodring‘s Goliath, a wonderful and surprising novel about a small town in North Carolina. I contacted the…
August 6, 2012

The New Yorker: “After Ellen” by Justin Taylor

August 13 & 20, 2012: “After Ellen” by Justin Taylor Q&A with Justin Taylor Scott, who is kind of a jerk, packs up his…
August 5, 2012

Fall for the Book–September 26-30

I’m pleased to announce that I will be giving a reading and signing books at this year’s Fall for the Book festival, September 26-30….
August 5, 2012

The Gathering of Writers: August 18, 2012, Winston-Salem

On August 18, 2012, in Winston-Salem, NC, I’ll be joining 5 other writers in the first Gathering of Writers, sponsored by Press 53 and…
August 4, 2012

Tips for Writers: Show AND Tell

I had the honor today of speaking at the 2012 “Navigating Your Writing Life” Symposium of the Virginia Writers’ Club. Only in its second…
August 2, 2012

The New Yorker: “Thank You for the Light” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

August 6, 2012: “Thank You for the Light” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Since F. Scott Fitzgerald isn’t around to defend himself or answer questions,…