APM: It’s a privilege to do this interview on the occasion of the publication of your novel, Gideon’s Children. This book is quite a bit different from your previous book, An Irish Experience. You’ve gone from travelogue to novel. What prompted the change? HGF: Thank you, Allen, for the opportunity to connect with readers of […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Stephen Roth, Author of “A Plot for Pridemore”
May 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
AM: Pridemore, Missouri—the setting for your novel, A Plot for Pridemore. Why this place in particular? SR: Missouri has been my home for the past 26 years, so it made sense to write about a part of the country that was very familiar to me. I also felt that basing Pridemore in Missouri would allow […]
“A Late Encounter With the Civil War,” by Michael Kreyling
April 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Allen Mendenhall Now that it’s 2015, the sesquicentennial of the Civil War has come to a close. Those who don’t follow such anniversaries may not have noticed it was ever here, but it was, although without the fanfare or nostalgia that marked the commemorations at the semi-centennial and the centennial. Michael Kreyling, a […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Tom Turner, Author of “Palm Beach Nasty”
March 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
AM: Hi, Tom. Thanks for talking to us about your new novel, Palm Beach Nasty. It’s a crime thriller, and we don’t have a chance to feature many crime thrillers—a genre that’s very popular. What brought you to the genre? TT: Thanks for interviewing me, Allen. In answer to your question: Honestly, when I started […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews F. Diane Pickett, Author of “Never Isn’t Long Enough”
March 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
AM: Hi, Diane. You were born in Atlanta. So was I, in Piedmont Hospital. And you live in Destin now, where I spent many weeks of my childhood. We’ve probably crossed paths at some point. Where do you do your writing down there at the beach? FDP: I was born at Emory University Hospital. I […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Mark Schimmoeller, Author of “Slowspoke”
February 18, 2015 by 1 Comment
AM: Mark, I’m excited about this interview because I’d like to say I know someone who made a cross-country trip on a unicycle. Not many people can claim that—probably just the people who know you. Why in the world did you undertake this journey? MS: I’m thrilled that you know a cross-country unicycle traveler—and a […]