My first book, Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain, was released by Algonquin in October 2008. Pieces of the book have appeared in the Southwest Review, Maryland Review, and Post Road, among other publications.
Many thanks to the staff of Red Room for featuring Doctor Olaf and the other Northern California Book Awards nominees on the home page! I'm very happy to be part of this community of writers, and I hope to see and/or meet some of you at the ceremony on April 19th. Congrats to Yuyi Morales, Frances Dinkelspiel, and Michelle Richmond! Great to see so many Red Room faces among the nominees.
Hi. I haven't written in awhile, but I have some big news that I wanted to share: My first book is out! At least, I think it's out. The publication date printed on the advance review copies is October 21, but a friend in NYC has already received the book she ordered from Amazon, and another friend saw the finished book on the shelves of a local independent bookstore, so I think it's official: ...
Last week I saw Mary Roach read from her latest, BONK: The Curious Couple of Science and Sex. And, wow! Not only is she great to see live, I feel like she's in my house relating her adventures as I read the book. I saw her at the Booksmith, which is where I always seem to end up because they host such a great series. And though I did not stay for erotic cake and champagne, I did manage to get ...