Month: April 2016

… this link to my great new paperback cover! It will be out July 26, 2016!

The Publishing Triangle always does a wonderful job of calling attention to the great LGBTQ books published each year. I was so very happy to learn that After the Parade was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award. One of the highlights of my writing career was when The Bigness of the World received the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction in 2010. Thanks to The Publishing Triangle for everything they do to support books by and/or about GLBTQ writers.

Link here!

A spectacular list!

Joshua Bodwell, Maine Writer’s and Publisher’s Alliance executive director (and all-around great human being), makes his end-of-the-year recommendations. Thrilled to have After the Parade chosen for his list as “Breakout Shining Star.”

Thanks to Antonio Ruiz-Camacho for picking After the Parade! Link here.

Well, few things give me a bigger thrill than to have been included on NPR’s list of 2015 Best Books, especially under the heading “Seriously Great Writing.”

In October, I experienced one of the highlights of my book tour when I was interviewed by Richard Russo in Portland, Maine. Here is another version of that interview, this one in written form for The Rumpus. Here is the introduction to the interview to give some context: “Welcome to Guildtalk. For this exclusive series, the Rumpus has partnered with the Authors Guild to bring attention to exciting new voices in American literature. In each installment, an established Authors Guild member will choose an emerging talent or a largely unknown master to interview about writing, publishing, marketing, craft, and teaching.

Thanks (again) to Literary Hub and Bethane Patrick for this wonderful list that I was thrilled to be part of! Wondering what to read next? Check out “10 Great Books by Women Overlooked in 2015.”

I suddenly realized that I have some catching up to do with my newsfeed. In December, the Center for Fiction asked the 7 finalists for the First Novel Prize this question: “What Book Made You the Writer You Are Today?” Literary Hub published our answers here!