History and mystery, like peanut butter and chocolate
I've always thought history and mystery go very naturally together. When I read them both, I'm always after revelation. That's [...]
Women who make good trouble, August 20
I’ll be talking to the talented writers and close friends in my critique group—Ashley Sweeney, Gretchen Cherington, and Debra Thomas—on [...]
Two last chances to join in the launch
Come join me in one of the two final launch events for An Unlikely Prospect. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2–3:30 pm [...]
Fact, meet fiction
A few weeks ago I spoke with my audiobook narrator, April Doty, who asked to hear audio clips of An [...]
What happened?
My toddler grandson has a favorite question. He asks it about nearly everything: “What happened?” While I was visiting recently [...]
Art Behind the Art–Ryan Coogler Style
From Austin Kleon's book, Show Your Work. There's a moment in creative work when the process can seem as compelling [...]
It’s a two-festival weekend!
We are warming up to book festival season. Next week will be a two-festival weekend for me. Saturday, May 31, [...]
Constant vibration of violence and precariousness
"The best crime stories, the most relatable—and this applies for noir, too—involve people driven to do things because of understandable [...]
Sacramento Noir at CapLit
So excited to have my story, "Take as Needed," in Sacramento Noir, the latest offering from Akashic Books’ popular Noir [...]
