And the Winner Is… Book Giveaway Part 3
We have a winner! JoAnne Ruvoli is an avid reader and a huge fan of short fiction (see, publishing world? These people are out there!) and also very clever. She got 9 out of 9 right, proving that the test, while by no means easy, was not impossible. So without further ado, original quotes first, then their […]
YOU ALREADY MAY HAVE WON! ~ Book Giveaway
My book, The Temple of Air, is slated to be launched at Women and Children First on September 9, 2011. I thought I’d share my excitement with you by putting together a little contest to honor this occasion. The prize? An autographed copy of The Temple of Air. (Hey, it’s my blog after all!) Below […]
A Place on the Shelf ~ On Personal Libraries and a Civil Union
We were at a party on Saturday, celebrating the civil union of two friends, Kathie and Nikki, (congratulations, you two!) and wandering around their lovely condo, checking things out. As you do. These women are well-educated, highly accomplished, world-loving, and talented, so you can imagine the cool things they had in their pad. Real art. […]
“The Bones of the Book Glimmer…” ~ A Review from TNB
I have just found out that The Temple of Air was reviewed in The Nervous Breakdown. Such a stellar review. So thoughtful and positive. A great way to have my review cherry popped. Here’s a snippet of what the reviewer, Leah Tallon, wrote: “The bones of the book glimmer in the spirit of Winesburg, Ohio. McNair’s sentences […]
Since we’ve started this conversation…
Our short story conversationalists have had a few rather lovely things happen in their writing lives since we started chatting about writing. Dennis McFadden, up next with his response to the question “Is the short story a training ground for the novel?” has had “Diamond Alley,” one of his stories from Hart’s Grove, chosen for […]
Limited Copies of The Temple of Air Available at Story Week Festival of Writers
So one of the groovy things about working with a small, independent press like Elephant Rock Books is that you get a lot of hands-on experience. Here my hands are on a few advance copies of The Temple of Air. I got to pick up the order of event copies for Columbia College Chicago Fiction […]
Just a Taste
Elephant Rock Books just put a little taste of The Temple of Air on the books page of their website. Read a bit of “Something Like Faith.” Why not? You are already on the internet; you are already reading stuff. Try this. Go ahead.