I'm never happier than when I’m deep into writing a short story or novel. Like all of us, though, every once in a while I have something else on my mind. The perfect solution: a blog post. I’m very grateful to online publications like Beyond the Margins, Jewcy, and The Book Lady’s Blog for giving me the chance to write about my life, my love of books and travel, and other topics.
Check back for new entries!
From Rebecca Joines Schinsky’s The Book Lady’s Blog
“Your Local Bookstore...A Thousand Miles Away”
My fond, nostalgic look at the bookstores of my childhood—and how the rise of social media has made readers and independent bookstores the world over feel like they live in the same neighborhood.
From the wonderful blog on books and life, Beyond the Margins
“Have Book, Will Travel” Protecting a prize book from floods, dust storms, and rampaging elephants...and then discovering where the true peril lay.
“The One That Got Away” A portrait of New York City in the insane 1980s...and the great novel I almost wrote back then.
“What Do You Know?” Life as a vulnerable young writer—and a lesson that has lasted me a lifetime.
“Tell Me a Tale” An ode to the storytelling power...of baseball.
From the history blog Wonders & Marvels
In a League by Herself The story of Diamond Ruby’s inspiration, Jackie Mitchell—and why I chose to turn fact into fiction.
From Mark’s Ephemera, a blog focusing on baseball ephemera, memorabilia, and the old-time game itself.
I loved doing this interview, which was filled with unexpected questions.
From Write Place, Write Time, which focuses on writers' havens
A quick look at my favorite seasonal writing space.
From writer Kristin Bair O'Keeffe's blog
As everyone around me knows, this is how I act when I'm inspired.
From Jewcy
A series of articles on old-time Brooklyn, baseball, and Diamond Ruby
From Denise Railey’s You Had to Be There
The Twizzy, a guess-the-writer quiz show, based on answers to funny, offbeat questions. Worth checking out all the writers’ answers, but here are mine.
from The Stiletto Gang
“Lesson Learned” Crossing swords with romance readers...and what they had to teach me about love of reading.
“Read This Book: Diamond Ruby” Answering questions from New York Times bestselling novelist Caroline Leavitt on writing fiction versus nonfiction, the life of Jackie Mitchell, and Diamond Ruby’s influences.
“Book Notes: Diamond Ruby” Neil Young, John Hiatt, Neko Case, John Coltrane, Tanya Donelly, and the rest of my “soundtrack” to Diamond Ruby.
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