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Episode 15 of LFTRR Examines Kickass Female Characters in Three Novels What do contemporay novels A SECRET WOMAN, THE SILVER GIRL, and DETHRONED have in common? Each prominently features strong female characters. James J. Patterson extends his string of excellent episodes concerning women writers of literature. On this, the fifteenth(!) episode of LFTRR, he looks at three contemporary novels dear to his heart, all of which feature strong-willed female characters. Purchase A Secret Woman Purchase Dethroned Purchase Silver Girl … [Read more...]

Elizabeth Hazen on Tour: A Look Back at the GIRLS LIKE US Blog Tour In the age of COVID 19, blog tours have become a necessary addition to the writer's toolkit. In this article we look at Elizabeth Hazen's recent blog tour for her collection, GIRLS LIKE US. BLOG TOURS have a lot in common with traditional book tours: both take place over a period of time, usually a few weeks or months, and both aim to engage a diversity of audiences by traveling from place to place, region to region, in-person or online. Sure, a blog tour will never make up for the experience of a book tour, but … [Read more...]

In a New Interview, Rose Solari Opens up about Publishing and Writing in the era of COVID "At the beginning of ASP we were told 'You'd be lucky if you made it 3-5 years.'" 10 years and a million trials later, poet and ASP co-founder Rose Solari delivers this extremely honest interview to author Kathy Rampsberger Author Kathy Rampsberger conducts this incredible digital interview as part of her "Story Hour" series. It's been months now since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic and much has changed in the landscape of publishing and writing. Always attuned to change and always in … [Read more...]

James J. Patterson Reads HUIDEKOPER on the new LFTRR Patterson's story about a group home of artists and musicians first appeared in BERMUDA SHORTS In this episode of LFTRR, James J. Patterson reads "HUIDEKOPER", a story about a wild group home full of artists and musicians.  In clothing, Bermuda shorts are a kind of casual formal wear – and in this collection of essays, Bermuda Shorts is the perfect metaphor for James J. Patterson’s fundamentally serious but playful literary style. Patterson grew up with a foot planted in each of two worlds, one in Washington DC, and one … [Read more...]

Elizabeth Hazen Shares Her Tsundoku (Poetry books to Read) In a new blog post, Elizabeth Hazen shares her tsundoku. Tsundoku is a Japanese word meaning "Acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them." For Christmas, which seems like three lifetimes ago, my parents gave my husband a book of interesting words from around the world*. An engineer who has a soft spot for spoonerisms, puns, and wordplay in every form, he found instant delight in this book. Did you know that Germans have a word for the weight we gain from … [Read more...]