Difficult? Horrible? Badass?
Talking about Tomboy with very good friends. For the past three years I've co-directed Stories on Stage Sacramento with author Dorothy [...]
August 26–Stories on Stage Sacramento
Words come to life on stage this month. It's a thrill to see your work interpreted by a gifted actor, [...]
Libraries from Auckland to Yolo County
I knew I should be working on book three, but I didn't have the attention span for it. So I obsessed [...]
For Writers: Janna Marlies Maron’s curly hair and super-smart writing tips
When I read author, editor and publisher Janna Maron's most-recent newsletter, which I highly recommend you subscribe to at the previous link, [...]
Stories on Stage with Catriona McPherson
Thank you to Inside Sacramento for spreading the word about Tomboy being performed by Gabby Battista at Stories on Stage Sacramento, [...]
The Tide–a book launch and life
Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel published June 28. I had expected to share the details of that launch with you immediately [...]
Inspired by Herb Caen
I love this Jerald Silva painting of Sacramento literary luminaries featuring authors Cornel West, Joan Didion, Ann Bannon, Ernesto Galarza, [...]
Stories on Stage Sacramento–with Catriona McPherson
Stories on Stage Sacramento owns a huge chunk of my heart--what a mighty little performance non-profit it is! That's why [...]
Talking about voice, with Katie McCleary TO BE RESCHEDULED
I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS EVENT, WHICH I HAD TO POSTPONE FOR A FAMILY EMERGENCY. This amazing thinker, [...]
Virtual cocktail class–The Tomboy
This master literary cocktail guru, Chantal Tseng, read Tomboy and created a cocktail for her. She sent me the recipe [...]
TO BE RESCHEDULED: Book chat, signing, reading–RUBY’S BOOKS
DUE TO FAMILY EMERGENCY, THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. Ruby's is another great Northern California indie bookstore, located in Folsom. [...]
April Doty, Tomboy’s Narrator–June 28
April Doty is the voice of Jane Benjamin. I was so lucky to meet her when she narrated the audiobook [...]