Category: blog

March 18, 2013

I’m Interviewed by Katrina Denza

My friend Katrina Denza has just read my book, What the Zhang Boys Know, and asked to interview me on her blog. Here is the…
February 24, 2013

Opening: Calligraphic Art by Terry M. Coffey

I was honored that artist and calligrapher Terry Coffey wanted to use the opening line from my book, In an Uncharted Country, as part…
February 20, 2013

Taking my own advice: Exploring Small Presses

If you’ve ever finished a novel, you remember the euphoria of typing “The End,” even if you knew the next phase was going to…
February 16, 2013

Short Story Resurgence?

We are now being told that short story collections are all the rage. A story from yesterday’s New York Times is circulating among writers…
February 15, 2013

2013 Reading: Half-Moon Street by Paul Theroux

Half Moon Street: Two Short Novels by Paul Theroux was an enjoyable read. (Or listen, actually, as I heard the book in the car.) I’m…
February 14, 2013

2013 Reading: Windows 8 for Dummies by Andy Rathbone

I feel a little silly including this book in a blog of my reading for the year, but, hey, it’s a book, I read…
February 13, 2013

2013 Reading: The Ones We Have by Leah Naomi Green

I had the great pleasure on Sunday night to be part of a reading in the city of Roanoke called the One Night Standing…
February 12, 2013

2013 Reading: Scrapped by Mollie Cox Bryan

I’m not a reader of mysteries, honestly. I’ve been reading some now and then to see what I can learn from them about plot,…
February 11, 2013

Meet Seth Michelson . . . and learn how to get his book for free

I’m happy today to present a conversation with Seth Michelson, author of poetry collection Eyes Like Broken Windows. And if you read to the…
February 10, 2013

AWP HEAT Flash Contest — Free to Enter!

 Guidelines The AWP HEAT Flash Contest is run in conjunction with AWP HEAT, a reading on Friday, March 8, at Dillon’s Restaurant & Bar,…