T. C. Boyle's fourteenth novel was published in September by Viking. It is called San Miguel and on his blog, the author describes it this way: “It is set on the island of the same name, the most northern and westerly of the California Channel Islands, and the story it tells derives from my research into the ecology and history of the region for my previous novel, When the Killing’s Done. . . . This is my first book-length narrative in the conventional realist mode, sans … [Read more...]
More on contributors–Swist, Malone, Boyle, Meno, Somlo
I'm glad never to be caught up to date on reporting the news from Solace in So Many Words contributors because that means they are getting new publications every day. But it also could mean I haven't paid attention to all my emails and news. So last week when I said I gave you the latest, well, I missed a few things. At the reading at Woman Made Gallery I spoke with a woman in the audience and she said "March Wind" by Wally Swist was her favorite poem, and I could see why. … [Read more...]
What is new with contributors?
I could says thanks every day to my contributors and it wouldn't be enough. That they answered my call for submissions and had faith in the project sustained me when my confidence wavered. Solace in So Many Words wouldn't be anything without them -- not only are they generous artists, they're terrific writers, and I am not the only one who thinks so. Wally Swist's new book, Huang Po and the Dimensions of Love, was chosen by Yusef Komunyakaa as a co-winner in the Crab … [Read more...]