Since a long time ago, I’ve been obsessed with the novel Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice. It’s about a young man in the 1840’s French Quarter who has dreams of going to Paris, but who is foiled, in the end by his white father, Philippe Ferronaire, who basically goes back on his promise to […]
Fagin’s Boy – Interviews
During the course of my virtual book tour for Fagin’s Boy, I was interviewed by a number of bloggers who had some great questions that allowed me to talk about my book in a natural and dynamic way. I was somewhat shy, at first, to talk so boldly about this project that still felt so […]
Fagin’s Boy – Guest Blog Posts
During my virtual book tour, I was invited to do guest blog posts at the following blogs, which allowed me to ramble on as I wished about Fagin’s Boy. I’ve picked the best bits out of each one, and have included the links to each post, in case you’re of a mind to read […]
Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tour – Fagin’s Boy
There’s been tweeting (I’ve tweeted, though I’m not really sure how it works), and interviews, and reviews, and all of it’s been an ongoing, online discussion about Fagin’s Boy. I’ve never had so many people mentioning Oliver’s name in years! It’s made me feel a tad shy as the book has been my private joy […]
Fagin’s Boy Going on Virtual Book Tour
I was lucky enough to find a virtual book tour that coincided with the release of Fagin’s Boy. I’m so new to this whole process, that I didn’t realize till late December that a book tour was probably a good idea. So I went online and voila! I found a woman, Amy Bruno, who does […]
I Needed All the Help I Could Get – And I Got It
My friend Amy and I spent the brunt of last summer in coffee shops. She to work on her MFA, me to drink a lot of coffee and pretend to write so I could finish up that book I’d been working on for years. I counted on her a great deal to be inspirational in […]