PD James and Pride and Prejudice. I can’t think of anything more perfect. Death Comes to Pemberley.
Browsing the archives for the books tag
17 Nov 11
On Magpies: Part Four of a Four-Part Interview with Lynne Barrett
If you’re just arriving at these Lynne Barrett interviews, you’ll want to catch up on Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. If you want to meet Lynne, she will be reading from and discussing Magpies at the Miami Book Fair as part of a panel with Tayari Jones (Silver Sparrow), Ana Menendez (Adios, Happy Homeland) and Justin Torres [...]
15 Nov 11
On Magpies: Part Two of a Four-Part Interview with Lynne Barrett
If you missed Part One of my interview with Lynne Barrett, you can find it here. If you want to meet Lynne, she will be reading from and discussing Magpies at the Miami Book Fair as part of a panel with Tayari Jones (Silver Sparrow), Ana Menendez (Adios, Happy Homeland) and Justin Torres (We The Animals) on Sunday, Nov. [...]
14 Nov 11
On Magpies: Part One of a Four-Part Interview with Lynne Barrett
As my MFA thesis director, Lynne Barrett alternately pushed and pulled me through the writing of my memoir-still-in-progress, and for that I will be forever grateful. In addition to being one of the best editors and teachers I’ve ever known (and I’ve known a few), Lynne is also a brilliant writer, and her new short story collection, Magpies, [...]
7 Feb 11
“If Magritte had painted my childhood . . .”
In Composed: A Memoir, Rosanne Cash writes, “If Magritte had painted my childhood, it would be a chaos of floating snakes, white oxfords, dead Chihuahuas, and pink hair rollers. ” Here is what my Magritte childhood looks like: If Magritte had painted my childhood, the sky would be Florida blue and Carolina gray. I would [...]
