Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Important news for all you Chawheads out there. My first novel is coming out in March of this year from ChiZine Publications. Friday, September 16, 2011.

A studious yong man . may gather to himselfe good furniture both of words and approved phrases . and to make to his use as it were a common place booke.

Man Booker International Prize 2018. He said he tried to avoid them, but they were aggressive and tried to kill .

The view of Boston on the cover of Painted Hands, taken by my husband. At author talks, readings, and book club visits, both in person and by Skype. Invariably, readers ask good, thoughtful questions and usually share quite a bit about themselves with me in return. These are wonderful experiences for any author, but especially for a first-time novelist. All of this felt so very relevant to my novel.

Sunday, April 1, 2012. Dear friends and fellow writers,. Today is Sunday, and the three of us are sad because we have decided to close down The Literary Lab. The time feels right for letting go of something that we have put a lot of heart and energy into. Both of them are going places, so I hope you will keep a close eye on them. Michelle blogs at her site, Michelle D.

Thursday, August 29, 2013. Daley once created a multi-billion dollar global corporation in a single day, using nothing but a toothpick and duct tape. He gave the money to charity and cured world hunger. While this may have just been a dream, it is important to Daley because he believes in it, and therefore so should you. Tuesday, April 30, 2013. He has some odd material, though. Some downright perverted stuff, too.

Kazuo Ishiguro, A Pale View of Hills. Rutu Modan, Exit Wounds.

My top ten favorite foods. Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Last weekend I had a great opportunity to do research for Sister Soul. The LACMA had an exhibit. On samurai armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection. Roberts is also translating some journals from samurai women, which will be particularly helpful for my book. So, please hurry, Dr. Roberts! Posted by Davin Malasarn. Monday, November 3, 2014.