Want a sneak peak of ISLE? Listen to an excerpt of "I Looked For You, I Called Your Name" at Poets & Writers online. … [Read more...]
New Reviews of ISLE: The New Inquiry & O. Magazine!
Overjoyed to open the new O. Magazine & find THE ISLE OF YOUTH among their 10 Titles to Pick Up Now for November! “Discover of the month!” says O. ISLE is also reviewed in the current issue of THE NEW INQUIRY. … [Read more...]
Nice News for ISLE
THE ISLE OF YOUTH's book b-day is about a month away and some nice news has rolled in this past week: ~ I am a massive Karen Russell fan, so extra extra grateful for her lovely recommendation of ISLE in the Miami Herald. ~ The amazing Kyle Minor recommended ISLE over at … [Read more...]
Notes from the Road: Lincoln, Nebraska
On Monday, I gave a reading at Nebraska Wesleyan University. This was my first time to Nebraska. The reading was held in a gallery on campus that had some very cool looking art on the walls. I was particularly partial to this NOT sculpture-type thing (below). I read a story from … [Read more...]
Victor LaValle on ISLE
So thrilled to be able to share these generous words about ISLE from one of my all-time favorite writers, Victor LaValle. If you have not read Big Machine and The Devil in Silver, you are seriously missing out. “People keep disappearing in Laura Van Den Berg’s haunting … [Read more...]