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 Vineyards Tasting Room in Staunton, VA, and signings and/or readings in Charlottesville, Richmond, and Winchester, VA. I also spoke at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville in March.
In addition, I’ve had a few written interviews appear, including one with Atmosphere Press and a fun joint interview (in which we asked each other questions) with Bradley Sides at the Southern Review of Books.
And there are podcasts! I’ve done several, and these are fun because they are recorded conversations, some with video, where I don’t know the questions in advance, so I sometimes have to think fast if a question is one I haven’t answered before.
If you haven’t listened to the Writer’s Bone podcasts, you’re missing out. I’ve appeared on the show with Daniel Ford before, and he’s a great interviewer. Check out our recent conversation about The Last Bird of Paradise.
And if you don’t listen to Lisa and Nancy at Big Blend Radio, you should! They are a traveling mother-daughter duo and they always have such interesting guests talking about a wide range of topics, including travel, art, music, and books. We had a wonderful time chatting about The Last Bird of Paradise recently on Big Blend Radio. The conversation also aired on another channel of theirs, Women Making History (because the book’s protagonists are women who live in Singapore during tumultuous times).
I’ve been on both of those shows before, but a podcast that was new to me is Living the Next Chapter, featuring Dave Campbell interviewing authors. We had a wonderful conversation about books, writing, publishing, and, especially, about The Last Bird of Paradise. Listen to our chat at Living the Next Chapter.
I also had a great conversation with poet Jen Schomburg Kanke on her podcast Meter & Mayhem, where her focus is on discovering what work by another writer “created mayhem” for her subject. It was fun to think about that. Listen to our conversation and see what I had to say in response! Meter & Mayhem.
