Shannon Cain’s Addictive “Behaviors”
I reviewed Shannon Cain's addictive story collection, "The Necessity of Certain Behaviors," over at The Rumpus: "In the title story of Shannon Cain’s The Necessity of Certain Behaviors, a single woman from the city gets lost on an “ecotourism trek” only ...Thursday, January 5th, 2012 · Books · No Comments »
Novelist Frederick Reiken on “Day for Night”
I interviewed the always mind-expanding novelist and teacher Frederick Reiken for The Rumpus: "Frederick Reiken’s third novel, Day for Night, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, alongside Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom and Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the ...Monday, July 11th, 2011 · Books · No Comments »
Jo Ann Beard’s “In Zanesville”
I reviewed Jo Ann Beard's long-awaited new novel over at The Rumpus: "Ten years ago, when I was first attempting to write a memoir, another aspiring writer said I really should check out this new-ish book by Jo Ann Beard, called ...Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 · Books · 2 Comments »
Remembering Victor Martinez
Friday was an emotional day at the Grotto, as we received news that our friend and role model Victor Martinez had died in the early morning hours, from cancer. Victor was the author of a fiercely beautiful novel, Parrot in the ...Monday, February 21st, 2011 · Books · No Comments »
Class Note: Bluets
The latest edition of Grotto Class Notes is set to be emailed soon, with our Grotto teachers' usual tidbits of advice and reading recommendations. Our amazing Grotto Classes czar Janis Cooke Newman asked me to pitch in a note ...Monday, February 21st, 2011 · Books · No Comments »
Apollo’s Angels
I reviewed Jennifer Homans' new history of ballet for the San Francisco Chronicle: "Jennifer Homans begins and ends her weighty new cultural history of ballet with a provocative old claim: Ballet is dead. Let's set aside the obvious question of why ...Saturday, November 13th, 2010 · Books, Dance · No Comments »
LitQuake’s Lit Crawl, October 9
San Francisco's LitQuake is about to begin. I'll be reading from the novel I'm currently finishing, alongside fellow members of the SF Writers' Grotto as part of the festival's Lit Crawl finale on Saturday, October 9. We're part ...Friday, October 1st, 2010 · Books, Misc. · No Comments »
SF Writers’ Grotto Open House
Please join us Thursday, September 16, at 7 p.m. for the 2010 San Francisco Writers' Grotto Open House! The Writers' Grotto is opening its doors after hours for food, wine, mingling, and a showing of who's here and what we're up ...Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 · Books, Misc. · No Comments »
Hear Me Read Sept. 9
I'm reading September 9 in Sausalito's great Why There Are Words series with the awesome Katie Crouch, Elaine Beale, Junse Kim, Elizabeth Rosner, and KM Weaver. I'll be reading from the new novel. Come on out!Saturday, August 21st, 2010 · Books, Misc. · No Comments »
Must-Read: “Day for Night”
I had the good fortune to work with novelist Frederick Reiken during my final semester in the Warren Wilson MFA program one year ago. Rick's third novel, "Day for Night," is just out, and I think anyone who reads ...Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 · Books · No Comments »
