Signing books in real life
The Stories on Stage Sacramento crew (Dorothy Rice, Sue Staats, the missing-from-the-picture Jessica Laskey, and I) were thrilled to host [...]
Debra Gardner and Sister District Sacramento–book talk
Sister District Sacramento spreading its love, using its power. It's such an honor to be invited to talk about resilience, [...]
Small, smart and celebratory booksigning
Book-signing, Wednesday 8/11. Capital Books is a newish Sacramento institution that's getting gatherings right. I'll be there with other short [...]
Silver Falchion Finalist–Best Historical
A gathering I have to miss. I was proud and pleased to be named a finalist for the Silver Falchion [...]
Where It Begins
A river, a tent and a family. In this view of Tower Bridge and the Sacramento River, you can see [...]
Gone to Press
So many landmarks in a weird landscape. Weddings performed over Zoom. Graduation car parades. Birthdays shared by family members eating [...]
A Gritty Girl
Jane Hopper's a gritty girl. She's not the kind of protagonist who'll be stopped by some pandemic. She's picked tomatoes in [...]
Dorothea Lange
Photograph by Dorothea Lange (Public Domain). Before I knew I would write Copy Boy, I spent years collecting and annotating [...]
Herb Caen
Iconic San Francisco columnist Herb Caen is all over Copy Boy. He was my main character’s first inspiration. When I [...]
Grit
My origin story isn’t something that happened to me. It happened to my father. I inherited it. Kelly Blanton was one [...]