Writing From Each Side of the Color Line My new novel JOHN AND MARY MARGARET releases this Tuesday, June 8!…
Jackson, Mississippi, 1960s and ’70s I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1950s and ’60s, and for a few…
To Give Birth to a Book I have recently finished the first draft of a novel. This is my seventh…
I’m in New Orleans for a few days, thanks to my husband who is speaking at the American College of…
This morning I decided to treat myself to some early Christmas spirit. No, I’m not drinking a hot buttered rum…
Spending three weeks in the Denver area with kids and grandkids isn’t quite enough time to get a feel for…
I’m hard at work on novel revisions this week (spent 4-5 hours on it yesterday and feel like it’s picking…
What I didn’t see coming at this past weekend’s Murrah High School mega-reunion in Jackson, Mississippi (classes of 1968, 69…