Archive for March, 2007

leaving the plains

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Have just packed my bags and am heading out the door, sayonara to the great cold state of North Dakota. At dinner last night I sat next to Mary Gaitskill, author of Veronica–in my mind one of the best five books of fiction the past couple of years. She’s a lovely person, warm and funny [...]

Writing on the Body

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Blogging from North Dakota, where I’m participating in the Writing on the Body conference. I was on a panel, “The Metaphorical Body,” yesterday with poets Miller Williams and Li-Young Li, and artist Anne Harris. I loved sitting back and listening to Williams, who was thoughtful and eloquent, and who, in addition to his own achievements [...]

Here’s to you: big love from the tundra

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

When I was a kid, my mom was big on ritual. Every event–from the loss of a tooth to a birthday–was celebrated. It’s still in my genes. I like to honor significant days with hooplah.
Today is the official publication date of THE YEAR OF FOG, but this morning I left San Francisco for North Dakota. [...]

Marin Magazine

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Samantha Berry interviewed me for the April issue of Marin Magazine, on stands now.

Year of Fog in the Washington Post

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

THE YEAR OF FOG received an “A” today from the Washington Post in the Media Mix feature, its bite-sized listing of upcoming books and movies. It’s been a long time since I’ve been graded. I remember something about getting a B in graduate school in a class where all we had to do was watch [...]

raves for Yellowcake

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

There’s a rave review of Yellowcake, by Ann Cummins, in tomorrow’s Washington Post.

blogging for Book Passage

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

I’m blogging for Book Passage this weekend in anticipation of the Tuesday release of The Year of Fog. Go to the Book Passage blog to share your thoughts on Ocean Beach in particular and San Francisco in general.

are we getting out?

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

This from Anne Flaherty for AP:
A sharply divided House voted Friday to order President Bush to bring combat troops home from Iraq next year, a victory for Democrats in an epic war-powers struggle and Congress’ boldest challenge yet to the administration’s policy. Ignoring a White House veto threat, lawmakers voted 218-212, mostly along party lines, [...]

The Wednesday Sister

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Meg Waite Clayton, author of The Language of Light, has sold her new novel, The Wednesday Sister, to Ballantine. The book will come out in summer 2008.
And tonight at Phoenix Books on 24th Street in San Francisco–readings, music, wine, & more, featuring:
receptionist movement, jon longhi, meredith maran, victor krummenacher, jane juska, bucky sinister, alison & [...]

New Issue of Fiction Attic

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

A new issue of Fiction Attic is now online, featuring nine short stories by eight intriguing writers. Real estate and record shops, masochism and murder, doppelgangers, majorettes, toys and tears and closets of love…it’s all here. The stories are illustrated with original art by Stephen Shearer, Andy Batt, and our featured artist, three-time NEA Fellow [...]

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