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A few more midterm lists featuring Votes of Confidence
With a historic midterm election upon us — a rare one in which the president’s party is likely to gain at least one Senate seat and has a slim chance at holding the House — more places are adding the 2nd Edition of Votes of Confidence to seasonal reading lists. Here are two more recent […]
Library of Congress makes A Hot Mess available to the visually impaired
Not every book is translated into braille and audio formats for the visually impaired, so it’s great to see A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis Is Changing Our World among the new releases in that format available via the Library of Congress. The audio version is about seven hours long. Because there isn’t a […]
“Thinking About Dink” appears in Bookends Review
My short story, “Thinking About Dink” — which involves a musician doing exactly that, reflecting on the writer of “Dink’s Song” — is out today in The Bookends Review. An excerpt: Shane looked down at the familiar pattern of scratches on the floor, a lopsided snowflake etched by years of boot heels and chair legs. […]
Did a couple more interviews for Foreword
Along with writing book reviews for Foreword Reviews, which I’ve been doing regularly since 2012, I periodically interview authors about their books. This summer, I did two. I interviewed Natasha Lance Rogoff about her great book Muppets in Moscow, which chronicles her experience launching a Russian-language version of Sesame Street after the fall of communism […]
“The Buzzer” out today in Pioneertown
Pioneertown published my shorty story “A Bedtime Story” years ago, and today made me a repeat author by publishing “The Buzzer.” It’s a slightly creepy story about an unexpected visitor in the middle of the night. An excerpt: Every few nights, sometime around half past three, the buzzer for our apartment sounds. The visitor pushes […]
Mason County Clerk recommends Votes
In Mason County, Michigan, the Mason County Municipal Clerk’s office donated a set of quality election books to the public libraries, and happy to see Votes of Confidence 2nd Edition included in that list. Here’s the full story from the Ludington Daily News.
World Oceans Day book recs
June 11 is World Oceans Day, a United Nations-led day to bring awareness to the threats facing the world’s oceans. Along with pollution and overfishing, climate change is a big part of the problem, and the Alachua County Public Library helpfully included A Hot Mess in this awesome reading list for the day.
