An Unlikely Prospect: A World War II Novel
COMING AUGUST 19, 2025
For fans of Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code and Jacqueline Winspear’s The Consequences of Fear comes a gripping novel, set in post–WWII San Francisco, about a young female newspaper publisher and a story that could change the course of her city’s future.
“…a well-paced, edgy tale…a salute to solid, honest journalism.”—Kirkus Reviews
Featured from Substack
The imperfect human voice
It was an odd-hour Zoom call—me at 1 p.m. in California, and my narrator April Doty at 10 p.m. in Spain—when we dug right into the core of my debut novel in the Jane Benjamin series, Copy Boy. April’s questions in advance of narrating my book weren't just about pronunciation or pacing. She [...]
An Unlikely Prospect–Coming August 19
A book takes a long time to make, so many steps in the process. The writing and editing and proofreading, of course. But also the design work, and all the invisible background efforts of project managers, printers, sales force, publicists. When you’re in the middle of the process, you begin to think it [...]
What happened?
My toddler grandson has a favorite question. He asks it about nearly everything: “What happened?” While I was visiting recently to meet his new baby brother (yay!), toddler and I were in the car running errands. From his car seat, he pointed out the window and said, “Person on roof!” I answered, "Yes, [...]