for your first Literary Death Match.
Lucy Shepard, age 11:
Tomorrow night: yours truly at the Museum of Chinese in America
Come one, come all…Thursday, September 19, 7-9 pm, MOCA 215 Centre Street, NYC.
Necessary Fiction Research Notes
Check out this cool series on Necessary Fiction where writers share something about their research process. Yours truly is the latest entry.
Elizabeth Graver!
On July 5th, I get to read with Elizabeth Graver, author of, most recently, THE END OF THE POINT.
Little known fact: when I was in college, Elizabeth’s parents were my English professors. I also worked for them–grocery shopping, cooking, etc. I have fond and clear memories of standing in their kitchen doorway, chatting with Elizabeth, home from Wesleyan, about writing, parents, books. I still remember one story she told about the epiphanic moment when she was a child when her parents were calling for her, and she realized she didn’t have to answer.
Come find out more strange facts about the two of us at our event next week.
http://partnersvillagestore.com/two-friends-book-signing
The Page 69 Test
Intrigued? Read on:
Dragon Ladies
The essay an unidentified women’s magazine rejected for being “too emotionally complicated.” Thank goodness places like The Millions exist.
For those of you who like being moved and pained, read on: