It was such a pleasure to serve as the moderator for the virtual launch party of Suzanne Samuels’ beautiful debut novel, Seeds of the Pomegranate. I loved being in conversation with Suzanne about her journey to publication, her former career as a lawyer and law professor (one of the many things we have in common!), and what it’s like to write a fictionalized version of a true story. Here’s to turning family history and our [...]
I’m so excited to be heading back to my hometown library in Harrison, NY on Saturday, October 18, for Meet the Authors Day. And I’ll be in great company! While the event runs all afternoon, I will be part of a panel of authors from 1 to 2:30 PM. Each author will have about 10 minutes to talk about our novel, do a book reading, and answer Q&A. At the end of our panel, there [...]
I'm thrilled to share this great interview that appears on the Awesome Gang website, which uses the tag line “Where awesome book readers meet awesome writers.” I loved the questions they asked and hope you enjoy getting a peek behind the curtain of my author journey, writing life, and reading world. Click here to access the interview on their site. Or read it below, where I pasted it in (I know how busy you all are and [...]
I am delighted to be meeting via Zoom with the Recycle Book Club hosted by Prolific Writers on Wednesday, September 17 at 4 PM Pacific/7 PM Eastern. Looking forward to discussing my debut novel, Everything We Thought Was True, as well as my author journey, writing process, what I’m reading, and anything else that the moderator, Lloyd, and attendees ask me about. I’m an open book (pun intended!). More About Recycle Book Club Since 2014, the [...]
I love when something lines up so perfectly that it feels like magic! Please share something unique or quirky about you/your background! I enjoy learning interesting tidbits about people! Bonus if it’s aligned in some cool way with your current role(s). Here’s my recent full-circle moment. There’s a book club in Southern California called ASL Interpreters that selected my novel Everything We Thought Was True and scheduled me for an author visit via Zoom for October through [...]
I had such a great time meeting with this Book Club last week in person in Vacaville, CA to discuss my novel, EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT WAS TRUE. There was great conversation, delicious food, lots of laughter, and insightful questions and discussion. I’m very grateful that they selected my novel to read and invited me to join them for an author visit! It was such a thrill to hear them discuss the characters, themes, historical elements, [...]
I’m thrilled that my novel has been selected as part of the Adventures by the Book "Fall Into Reading” PitchFest, which will take place virtually on August 13th at 4 PM Pacific/7 PM Eastern. Come join the fun and hear about some fabulous novels, including Everything We Thought Was True, and add them to your reading list and book cub picks. The event is free, but you must register as a reader/book club with Adventures by [...]
I was delighted to be a guest on the Authors Talking Bookish Podcast with hosts Donna Norman Carbone and Hope Gibbs Cummiskey, who are also my publishing “sisters” with Red Adept Publishing. They are fantastic hosts! I listen to every episode and love how much information they share and their fabulous rapport with each other. In this episode, we discussed the significance of my Italian American culture and how it influenced my novel, LGBTQ rights [...]
