Happy Birthday, FROM UNSEEN FIRE!
Tue Apr 17 2018
I am so excited about Cass Morris’s release of FROM UNSEEN FIRE! I haven’t read a ton of historical fantasy, but good writing knows no genre. View at thedebutanteball »
It’s The Launching of The Queen of Hearts!
Tue Feb 13 2018
Kimmery Martin, my fellow writer on The Debutante Ball, launches her novel today with Berkley (Penguin Books) View at thedebutanteball »
My 8 Favorite Books of 2017
Tue Dec 26 2017
I decided to limit myself to eight books, because eight is my lucky number. Besides, many of us have a short attention span and ten books seems to be too many. View at thedebutanteball »
Book Review of The Missing Girl by Jacqueline Doyle
Fri Dec 15 2017
The Missing Girl is comprised of eight separate stories, each only a few pages long. Told from the point of view of perpetrators, victims, and friends of victims, each chapter is a stand-alone story about a girl who was preyed upon by someone known, or unknown. A haunting collection, its prose is clear and direct, with exquisite tension. View at momeggreview »
Book Review: RED: A CRAYON'S STORY by Michael Hall
Wed Nov 15 2017
I am completely nuts about RED by Michael Hall, a 40-page picture book about a blue crayon who is mistakenly given a red label at the factory. Read more »
My Interview with Laurie Jean Cannady, Author of CRAVE
Sat Nov 11 2017
I got to interview one of my writing heroes, Laurie Jean Cannady. View at thedebutanteball »
My Interview with Thrity Umrigar, Author of Everybody's Son
Sat Nov 04 2017
I was first introduced to Dr. Thrity Umrigar’s work last spring when she and I both had the honor of having pieces we wrote performed in Lit Cleveland’s staged reading, Crossing Borders: Immigrant Narratives, a part of Cleveland State University’s Cleveland Humanities Festival. View at thedebutanteball »
Interview and Giveaway with Courtney Maum, Author of Touch
Sat Sep 30 2017
It seems as if everyone is chatting IRL and online about the tractor beam hold screens have over our lives, and whether intimacy is the price of technology, or is enhanced by it. If you are wondering if we are headed towards further isolation and a “post-touch” society, read on. View at thedebutanteball »
Book Review: Have You Seen CindySleigh? & Other Stories by Diane Stiglich
Wed Aug 30 2017
This book is a dream-like art-come-to-life world, where there are truths that are as immutable in this reality as in the one on the page, and stumbling across these truths is as if we find something solid to hold onto—grasping a rock after clawing at clouds. View at momeggreview »
Interview with Erin Judge, Author of “Vow of Celibacy”
Mon Jul 24 2017
I primarily read memoir, so it took me a minute to realize that Natalie wasn’t a real person. I want to go hang out with her and drink wine, eat chocolate, talk all night. I still can’t believe she isn’t out there somewhere, designing clothes and just waiting to be my best friend. View at huffingtonpost »
Book Review: Tilting by Nicole Harkin
Mon Jul 17 2017
It’s hard to be a kid. It’s hard to figure out where to stand or what to do when the world is constantly shifting under your feet. Read more »
Book Review: QueerSpawn in Love by Kellen Anne Kaiser
Sun Jul 02 2017
Even though we are both queerspawn, Kaiser’s family makes my parents look like amateurs. View at huffingtonpost »