Street Cred:
As a longtime bookseller, I know what sells. As a
published novelist (The Wet Nurse's Tale, Putnam, Berkley), I'm familiar with the Sturm und Drang/joy und elation that is the creative process. As a book reviewer (NPR; bookseller trade journals, various other rags), I have a critical eye for what's good. As a teacher of fiction writing, I know how to be honest and supportive at once. As a writer of historical fiction, I know what it means to immerse oneself in the glories of research. My short work has been published in various magazines and journals, including Travel & Leisure; The Lincoln Center Theater Review, American Bookseller, and most recently, a posh magazine from the UK called Dog. As a reader, I'm drawn to Hilary Mantel, Anna Burns, Lucy Ellman, Pat Barker. My hobbies: mostly I sweep up dog hair.
As a longtime bookseller, I know what sells. As a
published novelist (The Wet Nurse's Tale, Putnam, Berkley), I'm familiar with the Sturm und Drang/joy und elation that is the creative process. As a book reviewer (NPR; bookseller trade journals, various other rags), I have a critical eye for what's good. As a teacher of fiction writing, I know how to be honest and supportive at once. As a writer of historical fiction, I know what it means to immerse oneself in the glories of research. My short work has been published in various magazines and journals, including Travel & Leisure; The Lincoln Center Theater Review, American Bookseller, and most recently, a posh magazine from the UK called Dog. As a reader, I'm drawn to Hilary Mantel, Anna Burns, Lucy Ellman, Pat Barker. My hobbies: mostly I sweep up dog hair.