Michelle Richmond

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In my opinion, four things are important for a successful book club meeting: good company, a thought-provoking book, excellent libations, and some terrific background music. So grab a few friends, mix up some Vodka Espressos or Brazilian Coffee (see recipes below), rev up your itunes, and get started.
1. Warren Zevon, “Carmelita,” from the original [...]

In Print:
By Lynn Carey for the San Jose Mercury News, Sept. 2009
Anneli Rufus for the East Bay Express, July 2008
Leslie Katz for the San Francisco Examiner, July 2008
Jeff VanderMeer for the Amazon editors’ blog, July 2008
Profile by Meredith Maran in Family Circle.
Interviewed by Samantha Schoech for Marin Magazine. April 2007 issue.
Profile by Jennifer Haddock in [...]

Read an excerpt in USA Today.

Read the story behind the novel at Backstory.

“A dreamy, haunting work with a deeply personal feel. Any time a work of fiction raises our sights to higher truths, as this one does, the writer has done her job.” Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Some childhood relationships are so fulfilling they shape our [...]

Stories & Essays
2008
“Logorrhea.” Best American Fantasy 2007. Ed. Jeff VanderMeer and Ann VanderMeer
“Settlers in a New World.” Oxford American, August 2008.
“On Accidentally Finding Your Way.” Glimmer Train newsletter, Writers Ask, May 2008. Read an excerpt here.
“A Life in Pods.”The Kenyon Review. Spring 2008.
“Milk.” Sex for America. Ed. Stephen Elliott. Harper Collins. Spring 2008.
“Lucky Pierre.” Dirty [...]

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Is your out-of-town book club coming to San Francisco? Let me know via the contact button on this website, and I’ll try to meet you at the Beach Chalet.
Go here to see the reading group guide for NO ONE [...]