This month, we talked about the instruments we played when we were kids. Mostly I played imaginary instruments, playing as fast and impressively as the masters. In real life, I was impatient with the learning curve, but I do have a story for you about me and the piano.
The high point of my piano playing [...]
In Naseem Rakha’s debut novel, THE CRYING TREE, a 15-year-old boy is killed; and as his family unravels, the boy’s mother lives only for the day that the murderer will be executed. Months turn into years, and a single action changes everything, opens the possibility for forgiveness. I loved talking to Naseem about this book, [...]
What instrument did you play as a child? Tell me a story about you and that instrument that shows me something of the kind of kid you were.
Wednesday, Naseem Rakha will be here to discuss her debut novel, THE CRYING TREE, and she’ll answer this question, as well. See you then!
By the way, all week [...]
The deal: My novel, THE RUBY CUP, will be published by Harper Perennial!
A few details: On Friday, I got a call from my agent with an offer from Harper Perennial. It’s my favorite publishing house (everyone who knows me best knows this), so it was an extra thrill.
Earlier in the week, I’d spoken with the [...]
We talked about heroes this month, and every time I think of the word “hero,” I get that Mariah Carey song stuck in my head.
I heard that song constantly when I worked as a counselor at a rape crisis center because one of my teenage clients loved to sing to me. She liked over-the-top songs: [...]
Most regulars of LitPark know Lance Reynald, who is an integral part of this place – not just for his interviews, but for helping to build and maintain a community of enthusiastic readers and supportive writers.
Now it’s Lance’s turn to be front and center with his gorgeous debut novel of outcasts in search of love [...]
Who’s your hero?
And bless all of you who want to tell me about your moms, but try to keep your answers to public figures.
Wednesday, Lance Reynald will be here to talk about heroes, freaks, art, music, and his debut novel, POP SALVATION. Don’t you dare miss it!
Here, by the way, is a photo of me [...]
I have the kind of voice that’s meant to whisper. Good for libraries and pillow talk. When I answer the phone, the first thing people tend to say is, Did I wake you up? They didn’t; I don’t even like to sleep. I just have one of those voices. It’s my father’s voice. The sound [...]
Attica Locke has written movie scripts for Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, and is currently co-writing a miniseries for HBO about the civil rights movement. But it’s her debut novel, BLACK WATER RISING*, that has satisfied her need to write original material and find her own voice.
This literary thriller is about a good [...]
Describe your voice. I’m just curious to know if you have an accent, a loud laugh, a stutter, ….
Wednesday, Attica Locke will be here to talk about her new literary thriller, BLACK WATER RISING, and the importance of finding her voice.
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Last thing: My kids performed in a Southern Rock show over the weekend with THE [...]
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