Review by Sean Ennis John Brandon’s second novel, Citrus County, is, on its surface, a typical sort of coming of age novel. Fourteen year old Toby wishes for a more exciting life in rural Florida, tries ineptly to understand Shelby, a potential love interest, and battles his superiors with both apathy and cunning. But […]
September Read of the Month, My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
September 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Review by Adele Annesi The debut literary work of historical fiction My Name is Mary Sutter by promising novelist Robin Oliveira offers an ambitious and unsparing glimpse into the life of aspiring physician Mary Sutter amid the turbulent U.S. Civil War. The story opens with young midwife Mary Sutter of Albany, NY denied another apprenticeship in […]
Meet Mary Jane Ryals, Author of Cookie and Me
August 28, 2010 by 1 Comment
Textbooks, poetry, novels—Mary Jane Ryals writes them all. Cookie and Me, her debut novel, will be released in September by Kitsune Books. Ryals was named the first Poet Laureate of the Big Bend in 2008 and released her first book of poetry, The Moving Waters, the same year. Ryals performs with a popular poetry troupe, […]
Algonkian Park Workshop
August 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Algonkian Park Workshop September 15 – September 19 Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, Virginia This conference offers workshops on novel writing, as well as readings, discussions, and a manuscript consultation. The faculty includes fiction writers Robert Bausch and Michael Neff and agent Paige Wheeler. The cost of the conference is $865, which includes lodging, breakfast, […]
Meet Suzanne Supplee, Author of Somebody Everybody Listens To
August 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
Suzanne Supplee was first recognized as a talented children’s author with her works Artichoke’s Heart and When Irish Guys are Smiling. When Dolly Parton read Supplee’s latest young adult novel, Somebody Everybody Listens To, she said, “Reading about Retta Lee Jones’s journey to Nashville was a lot like reading my own diary, except she had […]