I’d like to start with an excerpt of the ***starred*** review from Kirkus Reviews, which calls The Queen of Water “riveting”:
“Bright spots of humor and warmth are woven throughout, and readers will agonize for Virginia while seething … Read the rest! >
Let’s welcome Mary Hooper today. I first read NEWES FROM THE DEAD when I was an MFA student at VCFA and just LOVED this book. Mary nailed the voice of the maidservant girl and kept me turning the page until … Read the rest! >
I have the great pleasure to introduce J.L. Powers and her wonderful book This Thing Called the Future. I saw several drafts of this story and am so glad to see it in print. Powers’ books are exactly what … Read the rest! >
A few weeks ago, Tami Lewis Brown sent me a link and asked me if I had seen the borzoi illustrations Maurice Sendak had done for Nikolenka’s Childhood, Leo Tolstoy’s first publication and near autobiographical account of his childhood.… Read the rest! >
