Let the (Virtual) Book Tour Begin!

Southern-Fried Woolf is HERE!! If you want to buy a print copy, I recommend this bookshop.org link for the best price. (I’m all about that.) Here’s the Kindle version. Thank you to Mythical Books for sharing the first chapter of my book on this first stop on my tour. I appreciate it so much, andContinue reading “Let the (Virtual) Book Tour Begin!”

Happy Book Birthday (Tomorrow) to Southern-Fried Woolf

The other day I stared out of the kitchen window and allowed myself to celebrate finishing this novel. I allowed the pride of creation to fill my eyes, acknowledged the bravery of sharing something that is so precious to me. This novel has been the most difficult thing I have written so far. Those IContinue reading “Happy Book Birthday (Tomorrow) to Southern-Fried Woolf”

Why Did I Write Southern-Fried Woolf?

Only ten days now until my second novel, Southern-Fried Woolf, comes out! I’m so excited, and yet as I said on a book marketing call today, “I’m so f*cking tired.” Though it elicited laughter, I meant it. (P.S. Profanity is part of the company culture and is perfectly acceptable, nearly encouraged.) A few things toContinue reading “Why Did I Write Southern-Fried Woolf?”

A Shortlisting for the Holidays!

The holidays are nearly here, and I don’t know about you, but I have some major gift wrapping to do yet. Thanks to all of you who reached out to me about my newest book coming soon, Southern-Fried Woolf, (out January 2023), being longlisted for the Page 100 Competition. I’m happy to share that itContinue reading “A Shortlisting for the Holidays!”

Margreete’s Harbor

Margreete’s Harbor Author, Eleanor Morse St. Martin’s Press 384 Pages I had this lovely book with me last summer on the beach, yet somehow I neglected to share my thoughts on this beauty with you until now. I’m sorry for the oversight, and when you read this quiet, elegant book, you’ll see why I oweContinue reading “Margreete’s Harbor”

Recording of Virginia Woolf

Here’s a link to the only known surviving recording of Woolf’s voice, a slice of the recording animated in commemoration of Woolf’s passing 75 years before, the animation commissioned in 2016. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160324-the-only-surviving-recording-of-virginia-woolf

Let the Reading Begin! Mrs. Dalloway, Day 1

Welcome to my Autumn of Virginia Woolf! We will spend the ENTIRE MONTH on this slim novel, so feel free to take your time. I don’t have a particular reading schedule in mind — schedules were made to be broken, in my experience. Please add your thoughts or questions in the comments, or just readContinue reading “Let the Reading Begin! Mrs. Dalloway, Day 1”