On Fawning for Blurbs
“Right now, I’d probably autopsy your brain if I could figure out how you do it. Sorry. Grim.” This is an actual sentence from an email I sent to a famous writer. I like to think I’m immune to celebrity….
Ellen Rachlin on Her Debut Novel, Enheduanna’s Song From the Sands, and Writing Characters Who Lived 4,000 years Ago
A high priestess dethroned. A rebel with a dangerous plan. An empire hanging by a thread. Ellen Rachlin’s debut historical novel, Enheduanna’s Song From the Sands (Histria Fiction, 2026), draws on history and myth, as it recounts the story of…
Lauren Acampora on her New Collection of Linked Short Stories, The Animal Room
I’ve been lucky enough to know Lauren Acampora since the late ’90s, when we were both editorial assistants at a big publishing house in New York. Lauren was, as she is now, inquisitive, joyful, thoughtful, intense, and watch-out funny. It’s…
Katherine Sherbrooke on the 80s, Small Presses, and her Fourth Novel, This Much is True
If you grew up with the John Hughes films of the 80s, you’ve likely had to revisit that era’s codes of conduct and re-examine what you thought you knew. If you didn’t, Katherine Sherbrooke’s new novel, This Much is True,…
Debut Novelist Lea Vale Discusses Her Second-Chance Romance, Blue Sky Black
It’s September 11, 2001, and Zelda is in New York City with her best friend and business partner, Charlie, to pitch potential funders for their website, a virtual pawn shop. While having breakfast in a diner, they run into Zelda’s…
Interview with Chris Castellani about his latest novel, Last Seen
Chris Castellani’s latest novel, Last Seen, offers a virtuosic account of the intersecting lives of four missing young men and their loved ones across decades. Part murder mystery, part ode to lost youth, part love story, Last Seen delivers a…