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June 1, 2024

2024 Reading–May

The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism by Adam Nagourney was my book club’s selection for…
May 13, 2024

I’ve Got Questions for Sean Murphy

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,…
May 3, 2024

THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE wins Maxy Award

I was very pleased to learn yesterday that my most recent novel, The Last Bird of Paradise, has won an award for Literary Fiction,…
April 30, 2024

2024 Reading–April

Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy was my April book club selection. I found it fascinating. From the…
April 24, 2024

The Small Screen x 3

Imagine The Last Bird of Paradise as a movie. That’s not what I was thinking as I wrote it, but in the two months…
April 22, 2024

So Many Questions!

Since the release of The Last Bird of Paradise in February, I’ve participated in several literary events, including my book launch party at Ox-Eye…
April 1, 2024

2024 Reading–March

Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson is my book club’s selection for this month. I was keen to…
March 14, 2024

I’ve Got Questions for Ellen Birkett Morris

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,…
March 1, 2024

Mixed Emotions

On the one hand, AI is amazing. On the other hand, it’s scary as hell. We may not be doomed, but we’re rapidly becoming…
March 1, 2024

2024 Reading — February

Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow was my book club’s selection for February. The book is remarkable on several levels. While…