Mitzy Sky is the multi-talented author of articles, a blog, and now, her first book of poetry, entitled Top of the Zinc Roof. It’s a wonderful book that traces her story from her childhood in Jamaica, to her first days in the United States, and the way she triumphed over adversity to become the strong…
Barbara Josselsohn is a contemporary women’s fiction novelist who has recently branched out into historical fiction. The first book in what I hope will be a long string of them is titled Secrets of an Italian Island, and takes place just before and into World War Two. Unlike other WW2 novels I’ve read, this dual-timeline…
I’m excited to tell you that the book launch for my debut novel, A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over, is coming up this Sunday, April 23, at 4pm, at Byrd’s Books in Bethel, CT. I couldn’t have come this far without the support of my readers and writer friends, so thank you! If you can,…
What the…? Why did my friend Carla Damron (author of The Orchid Tattoo) let me use this photo of her inimitable cat Dickens? If you’d like to find out, download this bonus short story about a feline character in my novel, A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over: Hemingway Comes to Stay… The cat in the…
I thought you might enjoy this Valentine’s Day extract from A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over… Luke (Molly’s employee at the bookstore) took a bite of the home-baked, heart-shaped cookie Molly had just offered him. She’d brought a plateful of them into work that morning. “Hmm. Not bad. I think I’ll save one for later,…
This is a fabulous post from Sandra Beckwith at Build Book Buzz – it has some of the most creative gifts for writers (and readers) that I’ve seen. I thought you might appreciate the ideas – even if you only buy them for yourself. I have my eye on #7… There’s nothing better on a…
Like many people around the world, especially perhaps those of us who grew up in Britain but now live elsewhere, I felt a sense of loss when I heard that our Queen had died. The news destroyed my stiff upper lip completely, and I cried for the Queen who’d been part of my life since…
As you may know, I recorded the audiobook of my memoir a few weeks ago, and it’s finally available for preorder (delivery on May 7). I recorded it at the marvelous Verso Studios at the Westport Library – one of the best Library recording studios in the country, with a fabulous engineer, Travis, who made…
