Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild, spoke in her home state last week to an audience of more than 500 enthusiastic readers. Wild, a memorable account of her solo adventure along the Pacific Crest Trail, was chosen by Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 and optioned for a film by Reese Witherspoon’s production company. Strayed is also […]
Bee Ridgeway, author of The River of No Return, sat down with UK entertainment website “Female First,” to discuss her new book in a fascinating interview that covers the inspiration behind Bee Ridgeway’s characters, the historical research she conducted, and what she’s working on next. When asked about how she would describe The River of […]
Anton DiSclafani’s debut novel, The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, chronicles a teenager’s life-changing year at an elite boarding school in the North Carolina Mountains. Described as “encgrossing, empathic and atmospheric,” by the Library Journal, DiSclafani’s novel (released this month) is generating critical buzz. Check out this interview with Poets & Writers’ Curtis Sittenfield as […]
Welcome Anton DiSclafani, author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls. Originally from northern Flordia, where she rode horses and competed nationally, Anton graduated from Emory University and received her MFA from Washington University. Anton’s debut novel, whose young protagonist is banished to a horse camp high in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the midst […]
“At long last, sustainable farming has finally arrived,” says Forrest Pritchard, author of Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food and Saving the Family Farm. Pritchard saved his own family farm by turning it into an ethical and profitable way to make a living. Recently named as one of Publisher’s Weekly Best Summer […]
Forrest Pritchard, author of Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food and Saving the Family Farm appeared on the Huffington Post Blog today, to redefine the term “value meal.” In this analysis of how the burger arrives from the pasture or barn to our steaming bag of cheap fast food, Pritchard asks, “How […]
Andrew McCarthy, NYT best-selling author of The Longest Way Home, recently joined “Fox & Friends” hosts Gretchen Carlson and Steve Doocy to discuss the memoir that chronicles the actor’s quest to settle down. Check out the video to see fascinating photos of Andrew’s travels, hear details of his most recent wanderings (like finding the perfect […]
Don’t miss the Art of Manliness’ latest podcast, “Saving the Family Farm with Forrest Pritchard.” The hosts will discuss Forrest’s book Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmer’s Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm, as well as how Forrest decided to become a farmer, the differences between typical farming and sustainable farming, his daily […]
It’s not your typical immigrant tale. In Helene Wecker’s dazzling debut novel, two outsiders appear in New York City in 1899 – a creature made of clay brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert. The Golem and the Jinni weaves fairy tale and folklore […]
BIC Author Jennifer Lauck, author of Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found, Show Me the Way, Still Waters, and Found: A Memoir, was invited in May to lead a creative nonfiction workshop at the 2013 Write on the River conference in Wenatchee, WA. The workshop, titled “Compressing Time in Creative Nonfiction,” was designed to help […]
