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November 1, 2024

2024 Reading — October

It was a busy month and I got shockingly little reading done, but these are three significant books. North Woods by Daniel Mason was…

November 1, 2024

In my last newsletter, I described the literary adventures I had on my recent trip to Ireland. After that appeared, a couple of people…

October 31, 2024

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…

October 1, 2024

I was traveling at the end of August, so didn’t get my reading list posted for the month. Here’s a double entry: The High…

September 18, 2024

Readings/Discussions in Bethesda (Washington DC Area) and Crozet VA. I’m pleased to announce that I have two events coming up next week and I’d…

September 16, 2024

I just got back from a delightful trip to Ireland. Given the importance of literature to the Irish and the number of literature-related activities…

September 16, 2024

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…

August 26, 2024

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…

August 25, 2024

The publisher of my latest novel, The Last Bird of Paradise, has just announced a ridiculous sale on the Amazon Kindle price of the…

August 1, 2024

Foster by Claire Keegan is a very short novel that was first published in an abridged form as a short story in the New…