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Linda Watanabe McFerrin Breaks Down the Art of the Book Introduction Poet, author, travel-writer, Linda Watanabe McFerrin, speaks with us about the oft overlooked literary introduction, and breaks down the intent of her own author's introduction in "Navigating the Divide". What is the difference between a foreword, a preface, and an introduction? I prefer to go by the Chicago Manual of Style which, I believe, is what ASP uses. That’s what I usually use in my own editing, and what we [The Wanderland Writers] use for our “Wandering” series. I think the CMS says that an introduction … [Read more...]

Grace Cavalieri Reviews Linda Watanabe McFerrin's "Navigating the Divide" The Maryland Poet Laureate took special care reviewing Watanabe McFerrin's new Legacy Book for her review column in the Washington Independent Review of Books. Every month for the Washington Independent Review of Books, the Maryland Poet Laureate, Grace Cavalieri, author of Other Voices, Other Lives, does a round-up style review of the best recently released independent books of poetry and books about poetry. June 2019's review features fourteen books including two of ASP's upcoming … [Read more...]

This is What Author, Tim Cahill, has to Say about "Navigating the Divide" The noted travel writer and founding editor of “Outside” speaks out about fellow travel writer Linda Watanabe McFerrin’s ASP Legacy Book. "Navigating the Divide" collects the highlights of Linda’s own travel writing, fiction, and poetry into one neat, curated text. "Poetry like burnished steel and prose that reads like poetry. The most captivating and rewarding book I’ve read this year." —Tim Cahill, Author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh and A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg Pre-Order Navigating the Divide Tim … [Read more...]

Joanna Biggar Reveals the Heart Center of her Newest Novel Novelist Joanna Biggar opens up about her latest novel "Melanie's Song," its impotant relationship to the setting, California, and its place in her body of work. "Melanie's Song," the latest novel from Joanna Biggar, focuses on unraveling the mystery of a missing girl somewhere in California during the cultural revolution of the 1960s and '70s. After 2015's That Paris Year which followed a group of young women on their year-abroad at the Sorbonne—their youthful flings as well as their many rites of adulthood— Joanna … [Read more...]

What does Patricia Bracewell have to say about "Melanie's Song"? The author of "Shadow on the Crown" and "The Price of Blood" weighs in on Joanna Biggar's new novel. "Joanna Biggar’s novel Melanie’s Song is like a sweetly familiar refrain from the not-so-distant past. Nostalgic, redolent with the sights and sounds of the sixties and seventies, it is a tale of broken hearts, healing friendships, and the tender yet powerful bonds that friendships forge. It is a bittersweet delight." —Patricia Bracewell, author of "Shadow on the Crown" Pre-Order Melanie's Song Patricia … [Read more...]