My First Book Published

On  March 1, 2013, my middle grade novel, “The Dragons of Graham,” was published by The Wives of Bath Press (www.thewivesofbath.com). This is the story of Katie and her friends, who are starting the sixth grade at Graham Middle School. They discover that middle school was not quite what they expected…and by the way, the…

Missing In Action

Breaking both wrists is never a good thing. For a writer, who lives by the keyboard, it makes life nearly impossible.

Joyce Carol Oates

“First, you hope for an eventful life. Then, you hope for an uneventful life.” Joyce Carol Oates. I think it may be too late for that. A towering bastion of the American literary scene, Joyce Carol Oates has already had an eventful life. She had written more than 50 novels, hundreds of short stories, play,…

Four writers, four books, four chances

Have you read all the books of the Hunger Games, Twilight, and Beautiful Creatures? Are you looking for something new? Well, four Seattle authors with YA books are coming to the Bay Area and they’d like to tell you all about their great books. Between the zombies, teen angels, eco-apocalypses and covert government terror, there…

Maman’s Homesick Pie

“In most Iranian homes, there is no better way to begin a story than with a cup of tea, served hot, in a glass to better see its amber hue, with two lumps of sugar, and a dish of sweets.” So Donia Bijan sets a place at her table, to tell us a story and…

Tales of a Reading

The space was a narrow alley of books, filled with folding chairs. Every chair was full by the time I sat down, glass of wine in hand, to listen to Tony Fletcher read. In other cities, Tony has arranged for performances of the Smiths’ music by local artists, but there wasn’t room for that here…

Silicon Valley Reads 2013

It’s the new year and time for Silicon Valley Reads to choose a new book, or in this case, two new books. This year, Silicon Valley Reads will be focusing on an important subject: the aftermath of war, the human impact on those who return and the people left behind. It seems to me that…

Embracing the Smiths

For most of the 80’s I lived in New Jersey, newly married and still willing to drive 200 miles back to Baltimore just for a party with my sister and her friends. The Smiths formed in 1982 and broke up in 1987, but during that brief period, they created something extremely powerful.  For me, the…

New Year’s Reading List

I usually get books for Christmas and then I have lots of books to look forward to reading. This year, I didn’t get any, but I still have a list of books I want to read. I’d love to hear if you have any on your “to be read” list! The first one on my…

Hans, Chewbacca and Lando are back

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.. Timothy Zahn will be coming to Books Inc. in Mountain View  for an adventure with Han Solo, Chewy, and Lando Calrissian in his latest book, Star Wars: Scoundrels. Hans Solo is in trouble again, broke and in debt to Jabba the Hutt. To save himself…