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Irish Book Box Subscription
I’m delighted to partner with Bookshop West Portal and curate their first-ever national book subscription service. I’ll choose six new Irish books of fiction or nonfiction over 12 rolling months and write a letter to go with each title, sharing … Continue reading
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As Seen On PBS!
I shrieked. I danced. I gave deep thanks. Thrilled to see my short story collection flashed on national TV. It’s way more thrilling to see what two brilliant minds and beautiful spirits can accomplish together. I highly recommend this 7 … Continue reading
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Party Time: The Writers Grotto 2021 Authors and Books
Please join us on Monday, January 24 at 5pm Pacific for an update on the Writers Grotto new San Francisco location, Fellowship Program, and Membership details. It’s also a PARTY. I’m excited to share (virtual) space with my fellow Writers … Continue reading
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Laying It Bare
Sitting with Matt Borondy’s excellent questions for Identity Theory Magazine, I realized the personal toll of these past two years is worse than I thought, even though, comparative to those with tangible losses, I’m having a privileged pandemic experience. The … Continue reading
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Superb? I’ll take it!
I had no idea this existed and I am silly happy with ‘superb’ being my new favorite word. Thank you so much Goodreads! And congrats to everyone else listed here, including the wonderful Caitlin Horrocks, Te-Ping Chen, R.O. Kwon and … Continue reading
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Videogram
With my deepest thanks to the wonderful, extraordinary web that is the writing world.
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Tagged 7X7 Magazine, A Mighty Blaze, American Libraries Assocation, Bay Area News Foundation, BITCH Media, Booklist, Burning Books Ireland, BUSTLE, BUZZFEED, Foreword Reviews, Hot Press Magazine, Irish Independent Review, Irish Times Women's Podcast, Kirkus Reviews, Libraries Ireland, Literary Hub, Los Angeles Review of Books, Necessary Fiction, Nob Hill Gazette, Ploughshares Magazine, Publisher's Weekly, Story Circle Network, STORY Magazine, The Irish Independent, The Irish Times, The Millions, The Rumpus, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sunday Independent, The Westmeath Independent, U.S. Catholic Magazine, writing.ie, Zyzzyva Magazine
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The San Franciscan Magazine
I narrate my story “The Other Side of the World” on The San Franciscan Magazine. It’s about the pandemic, single motherhood, and a renegade sperm bank son. Take a listen (or read) here. The story originally appeared in The San … Continue reading
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The Magician, author of The Magician
This post’s title is not a typo. I’m thrilled to be in conversation with the luminous Colm Tóibín to celebrate yet another of his stellar novels, The Magician (Simon & Schuster, September 7, 2021). He’ll be joining us live from … Continue reading
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In the Event of Burns
Many thanks to the @writerscenter for hosting this wonderful conversation with Jeannine Ouellette, author of the searing, critically-acclaimed debut memoir The Part That Burns. We talked about sacred storytelling, instinctual choices and stories, literature’s moral task, and the essential challenge … Continue reading
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