Ralph Eubanks and Lemuria Books I just watched my conversation with author Ralph Eubanks for the “Mississippi launch” of JOHN…
Writing From Each Side of the Color Line My new novel JOHN AND MARY MARGARET releases this Tuesday, June 8!…
Negro Branches Until 1960, Blacks could only use the Negro branch libraries in Memphis. In my novel JOHN AND MARY…
A Memoir by Lawrence Wells I’ve just finished reading a wonderful memoir, In Faulkner’s Shadow, by Lawrence “Larry” Wells, widower…
I’m in New Orleans for a few days, thanks to my husband who is speaking at the American College of…
I just finished reading my fifth book of 2017—Jim Dees’ wonderful memoir The Statue and the Fury: A Year 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…
Last October I shared some of the feedback from the editor I was working with on revisions to my novel,…