Category: Books
2022 Holiday Book List
Some of my favorite books will never make a bestseller list or win an award. Read More …
Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures
This tale told by an octopus works—because of the strong writing and mostly lovable characters. Read More …
Do You Track the Best Books You Read?
StoryGraph can “show” me my reading habits, though like any algorithm it will only be as accurate as its data. Read More …
Why a Re-Read May Be Drastically Different
How we perceive a story will always be affected by what we bring to it. Read More …
100 Years of Gold Stars: Booksigning October 22
First author event of 2022! Read More …
Star World Championship: 3 Stories of International Friendship
Going to the 2022 Star Worlds as an author provided unusual perspective about what really lasts Read More …
Five Surprising Reasons to Buy My Next Book
My first non-fiction book is heading your way—and I’m both excited and nervous. Read More …
Another Lesson from a Great Book Discussion
A recent book group discussion provided yet another lesson that will help me write the next novel. Read More …
The Plot: Story-Borrowing or Story-Stealing?
A 2021 novel begs the question: who has the right to tell a story? Read More …
The Gold Star of Writing Projects
Why a non-fiction book project was even more engrossing than expected. Read More …
