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10 Hard Truth for Grub Street Daily
Good morning everyone — I hope that, if you live in the North East US, you’ve got your power back on by now. Zounds, what a storm. Just wanted to share that I have a guest post — 10 Hard Truths About Writing — up on the Grub Street Daily website. Also, you might want…
Read MoreQuill & Quire Review & Princeton Launch
Delighted to report Quill & Quire’s “starred” review of OUR DAILY BREAD is up on their site now. You can read it by clicking here. I also want to say thank you to the hundred or so people who came out to celebrate the book launch with me at Camillo’s Cafe in Princeton. I was…
Read More"The Drinking Diaries"
I am very pleased to have an interview up on “The Drinking Diaries” site — which explores the relationship between women and alcohol. You can read the interview by clicking here. I hope you find something useful in it.
Read More"In This Light" reviews "Our Daily Bread"
I’m SO grateful for the insightful review of OUR DAILY BREAD, by Pittsburgh writer/reviewer, Dory Adams. One of the things she says is, “Davis hooked me early in the first chapter, and her well-paced suspenseful story kept me spellbound for long stretches of time. I had to find out what happened next. When I finished…
Read MoreAn Argument For Going Gently Into That Good Night
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. – Dylan Thomas Several weeks ago, my mother had a series of mini-strokes and had to be first hospitalized, and then moved to a long-term assisted living facility. …
Read MoreMister Pip & The Company of Angels
I haven’t posted any book reviews recently, so I thought today I’d share with you a couple of books I read recently and particularly liked: MISTER PIP by Lloyd Jones: I adored this book. Devoured it. Jones understands character like few other writers. MISTER PIP is narrated by Matilda, a young girl living on a…
Read MoreGuest Blog from Cairo – where the youth teach the elders
What follows is an essay sent to me by my friend, Mohamed M. Tawfik. Tawfik is an Egyptian writer and diplomat. His latest novel to appear in English, Murder in the Tower of Happiness, exposes the level of corruption that prevailed in Egypt in the last few years. “I don’t want Mubarak to go,” a…
Read More20 years married. Who'd have believed it?
As of today, My Best Beloved and I have been married for 20 years. This comes as something of a shock, especially to me. Prior to meeting My Best Beloved I did not have a great track record with relationships. I blame myself for this entirely. I chose the wrong men for the right reasons,…
Read MoreIs that a bull you're burning on your altar, or are you just trying to annoy your neighbors?
Madeleine L’Engle, author of, among other things, A Wrinkle in Time, called Biblical purists “Fundalits.” She was quite fond of the fundamentals of the Bible, but highly annoyed by people who took them literally. I agree. As someone who takes the Bible seriously, I simply can’t take it literally. Thankfully, I’m not alone. My mother-in-law,…
Read MoreThe Surrendered by Chang-Rae Lee
My review of Chang-Rae Lee’s latest novel, THE SURRENDERED is up on the Globe and Mail website. Hope it persuades you to buy this important book.
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