I’m excited to report that the second book in my Stray Cat Stories children’s book series has a publication date. The book will be published by Writers Coffee Bar Press on August 19, 2019. That happens to be Clear the…
I was introduced to the work of Scott Hilton Davis by Dr. Erika Dreifus, author of the short story collection Quiet Americans and an advocate for writers and Jewish literature. Erika guessed I’d be interested in Davis’ work, and she…
Thanks to the wonderful reception for LITTLE WHITE: THE FERAL CAT WHO FOUND A HOME, a new children’s book is in the works, set to be released later this year by Writers Coffee Bar Press. TRIBBS: THE CAT WHO WAS…
Jonathan Todd is the author and illustrator of the forthcoming middle-grade graphic novel Timid (Scholastic 2021). Todd is also co-founder of the Boston Kids Comics Fest. A graduate of the Solstice MFA in Creative Writing program, Todd lives in…
It’s New Year’s Eve. In a few hours the clock will strike midnight on the East Coast, and 2018 will join the line of the years that went before it, marching slowly into memory and history. In some parts of…
James Anderson’s first novel, The Never Open Desert Diner, had me from the title. It turns out that wasn’t an accident. James tells me in this interview that he works harder on his titles than many authors might, and he…
So heartwarming and sweet! Nothing touches a writer’s heart more.
Why do animals and wildlife figure so prominently in my writing? An interviewer asked me that question recently. At the time I answered the best way I could, but I have thought a lot about that question over the past…
When I teach fiction writing at the college level, one of the lessons I often plan is this: I ask students to read some articles from the news and to choose one that interests them. I then ask them to…
Today is a big day in my writing life! My second book, a children’s book titled Little White: The Feral Cat Who Found a Home is now available for sale. It is launching, appropriately, on Global Cat Day, formerly known…