postcards from The Latecomers NYC launch
Thanks to all who came out on a cold November night to help celebrate the New York City launch of The Latecomers at Book Culture on Columbus. I'm especially
How to write story from the wayback machine: join me in conversation with Helen Simonson tonite in NYC on the Upper West Side
The Latecomers is a novel that spans over a century of American life, from 1899 to modern day. I was surprised how much research it took to create fiction. Writing
Christmases Past in Philadelphia where I’m reading next week
As this holiday season starts off with the sad demise of yet another department store, Lord & Taylor on Fifth Avenue, I recall with gratitude the retailers of old whose
#shopsmall reading at Winsted Community Bookstore
In addition to all else he's done for the world, Ralph Nader started an indie bookstore, the Community Bookstore in Winsted, Connecticut where he and his sister Claire Nader grew
the closest I may ever come to hanging with Michele Obama
Thanks to Liz Moody at Mind Body Green for choosing The Latecomers as one of the books she can't put down this month...and for putting me in virtual proximity
review in Main Street magazine
Many thanks to Betsy Maury who reviewed The Latecomers so thoughtfully and in-depth that I learned a few things about my own book... "Drawn as I am to narratives of
Reading at Books & Co, Dayton
Thanks to all who came out to Books & Co on the Greene today. And thanks to Sharon Short for telling Dayton Daily News readers about not only my new
my book is alive in the world today!
And doesn't it look pretty on Kindle?
The Latecomers launches on Election Day
Happy Voting Day! May today be the start of a new chapter for our country. Tonight, I'll be launching The Latecomers at the White Hart Inn in Salisbury, CT. I'll
my recs for multigenerational novels
As I was writing The Latecomers, I sought out other novels in which various generations drive the narrative. I started, of course, with Anna Karenina to see how the