Aug 24, 2023 | Book Reviews, Craft
I recently met with author Devi Laskar (THE ATLAS OF REDS AND BLUES, CIRCA). I met Devi at a writing residency earlier in the year. Her presentation captivated me, and I couldn’t wait to dive into her books. THE ATLAS OF REDS AND BLUES was a Washington Post...Aug 7, 2023 | Book Reviews, Craft
In The Art of Time in Fiction, Joan Silber states that where the narrator begins and ends her story decides how it gathers meaning. She writes, “All fiction has to contend with the experience of time passing. […] This parade of events is what distinguishes the...Jul 22, 2023 | Craft, Interviews
Ruta Sepetys is a historical YA author and self-proclaimed seeker of lost stories. In a recent interview, I spoke with Ruta about her writing, research processes, and POV (point of view) in two of her novels, Salt to the Sea and In Between Shades of Gray. These two...Jul 3, 2023 | Book Reviews, Craft
I recently read Uwem Akpan’s MY PARENTS’ BEDROOM from his short story collection SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM (2009) again. It renders a child’s experience of witnessing the death of her mother. The voice stays closely connected to the nine-year old narrator. In...