The paperback of Kantika comes out in April 2024, with early copies making their way out into the world already! I’m excited for a number of events, both virtual and in-person, where I’ll have the chance to continue to share this story, so close to my heart, with readers, and have conversations with an amazing … Read more
I was delighted to get to have a substantive conversation about Kantika, my writing practice, weathering rejection, favorite words and more with the wonderful interviewer and reader Mitzi Rapkin, whose podcast, “First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing,” I’ve long admired. You can get a taste of our conversation at this link at Literary Hub and … Read more
Kantika comes out on April 18th! I’ll have my launch reading at the wonderful Newtonville Books and do other events throughout New England, as well as online. I’m so looking forward to getting to be in conversation with other writers whose work I love, including Tova Mirvis, Aaron Hamburger (whose new novel, Hotel Cuba, is … Read more
I fly out later today for an artists’ residency at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France, where I’ll mess around with some new writing, read, hang out with my fellow resident artists—American-living-in-Berlin writer and disability rights activist Kenny Fries and Irish filmmaker Mary McGuckian—walk in the Provence countryside, and speak French. Running away to … Read more
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