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October 10, 2013

Nobel Prize Goes to Alice Munro

The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to “a master of the contemporary short story,” Alice Munro. That’s pretty exciting news, mainly because short…
October 9, 2013

The Literary Agent Search Has Begun

Literary Agents–can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Or something like that. People love to complain about how agonizing it is to find…
October 7, 2013

2013 Reading: Blacksnake at the Family Reunion by David Huddle

Blacksnake at the Family Reunion: Poems (Southern Messenger Poets) by David Huddle I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of poems by David Huddle, one of the…
September 25, 2013

storySouth Million Writers Award — Notable Stories

Each year, storySouth, a fine online magazine, runs the Million Writers Award competition. It’s a little unusual in that it has both popular and…
September 23, 2013

Hampton Roads Writers’ Conference 2013

For the past several days, I had the pleasure of being down in Virginia Beach for the 5th Annual Hampton Roads Writers’ Conference. I…
September 22, 2013

Reading at The Writer’s Center

I had the pleasure and honor today of reading at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This was especially meaningful to me because it…
September 13, 2013

2013 Reading: Bones of an Inland Sea by Mary Akers

Bones of an Inland Sea by Mary Akers This is a wonderful collection of stories (linked thematically and with some character connections) by a good…
September 8, 2013

Writing in Coffee Shops

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of work in coffee shops. I’m not sure why, but I find it stimulating (and not just because…
September 4, 2013

Reading and Discussion Guide for What the Zhang Boys Know

What the Zhang Boys Know is an ideal choice for your bookclub or classroom discussion because of the range of voices and themes it…
September 4, 2013

Interview with Tom Lombardo, author of What Bends Us Blue

A few days ago, I posted my brief review of a wonderful collection of poems by my friend Tom Lombardo: What Bends Us Blue. Tom…