Fog in Brentwood
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Fog in Brentwood

I’m delighted to announce that The Year of Fog is the 2010 pick for Brentwood CityRead in...

Where Stories Begin
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Where Stories Begin

A story has no beginning and no end. Arbitrarily one chooses the moment from which to look back or...

Help me map the fog
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Help me map the fog

Some time ago, I began building an interactive map of THE YEAR OF FOG, so that readers can follow...

Research & the Novel
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Research & the Novel

In July of 2003, I found myself in the Central Highlands of Costa Rica, sequestered away with five...

"The book of the summer…If you read only one book, read The Year of Fog.~Tele Matin, Ch 2, France.

A New York Times and international bestseller
One of Library Journal’s “Best Books of 2007”
A Kirkus Reviews “Top Pick for Reading Groups”
A Washington Post “A-list book”
A San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book
A Target Bookmarked Club Pick
A selection for the Elle Prix des Lectrices
A selection for Le Prix du Livres Robinsonnais

“An unusually imaginative novel of family, loss and hope, The Year of Fog tackles mysteries of time, memory and the human heart.” ~South China Morning Post

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    The Year of Fog has just gone into its 21st paperback printing. I’m celebrating with biscuits and eggs for dinner. Because who doesn’t love biscuits for dinner? Back home in Alabama, my favorite nights were always the ones when my mother declared that we were having “breakfast for supper.” It usually involved bacon and grits.  Read more »

    Posted on 2nd Sep 2010 0 comments
  • Fog in Brentwood Fog in Brentwood

    I’m delighted to announce that The Year of Fog is the 2010 pick for Brentwood CityRead in Brentwood, California– part of the Contra Costa County Library One City One Book program. Other cities are reading Highest Duty (Sully Sullenberger), Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese), and The Street of a Thousand Blossoms (Gail Tsukiyama). About the  Read more »

    Posted on 25th Aug 2010 0 comments