The WELL AND THE MINE by Gin Phillips

from Shelf-Awareness.com Shelf Sample: The Well and the Mine Hawthorne Books and Literary Arts publishes some fine books–American literary fiction and narrative nonfiction, although they say “we won’t turn down a good international title if we find...

Maori Tattoos

from the LA Times New Zealand’s Maori rediscover themselves in tattoos Paul Watson / Los Angeles Times Oriana McLeod endured the stinging pain of Mark Kopua’s tattoo gun for an hour and a half, and felt the better for it when she saw the design, which...

My Train Wreck

Sara Nelson, the esteemed Editor-In-Chief of Publishers Weekly, calls my new book un-put-downable, a real page turner, and a train wreck. Thanks Sara. See review below, or see it here:...

Definitely More Chick Flicks, Please

from the New York Times Wary Hollywood Plans More Chick Flicks (Hoping to Lure the Guys) TriStar Pictures A scene from “My Best Friend’s Wedding” (1997), a so-called chick flick that was a box office success. By MICHAEL CIEPLY Published: April 9, 2008 LOS ANGELES —...