Margot Mifflin is the author of, Blue Tattoo and Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo. Books in Common recently asked her a few questions on her Community/Campus Reads speaking engagements, and how her books work as subjects for these programs.
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TC Boyle was recently announced as 2014’s The Henry David Thoreau Prize recipient. The award is given annually to nature writers. Although, TC Boyle writes primarily fiction his themes on the effects of global warming (A Friend of the Earth), or invasive animals (When the Killing’s Done) can open discussions around how the environment is evolving and or degrading. TC Boyle pointed out in his interview with USC News, that environmentalist have had positive responses to his books, feeling they reached a different audience that normally wouldn’t discuss environmental problems.
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When an author has large success with a book, the second book can oftentimes hide in the shadow of its predecessor. This shadow is a hurdle successful authors have to overcome. Jamie Ford blogged about his second novel, Songs of Willow Frost, and the effort he is taking to move it out of the shade and into the spotlight behind, On the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
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Christina Baker Kline author of, Orphan Train, was recently interviewed by the Huffington Post about Orphan Train, and her thought process behind the story. Baker Kline explains how the characters, although outwardly dissimilar, have similar backgrounds and come to bond around their traumatic experiences and stories.
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Charlotte Rogan talks about her book, The Lifeboat, her writing process, suggestions for new authors and the movie option in a recent YouTube interview with Woodstock Academy. To watch the video click HERE.
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Reyna Grande’s memoir, The Distance Between Us, has recently been chosen for University of Iowa’s One Community, One Book annual reading program. Books in Common helped arrange Reyna Grande’s events for the One Community, One Book program.
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Jamie Ford spoke recently to the students of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, at a Campus-wide speaking event arranged by Books In Common.
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Thor Hanson, author of The Impenetrable Forest and Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle, was recently announced as a Guggenheim Fellow for science writing.
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It’s a pivotal moment for an author’s book to be turned into a movie. Mardi Jo Link’s book, Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm, has now been optioned for a film with Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig. From Mardi Jo Link’s struggle to prevent foreclosure on her 100 year-old farm to gaining notoriety in her writing, and now watching her personal story being told on the big screen is an exceptional way for Mardi Jo to come full circle.
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We recently sat down with Kelsey Timmerman, journalist and author of two books, Where Are You Wearing? And Where Are You Eating?
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