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Rosen on the Radio
Did you miss Elisabeth Payne Rosen on her recent book tour for Hallam’s War? Don’t worry, because you can hear her talk about the novel on the following radio programs (now available for online listening):
Enjoy!
Reviews of Hallam's War
Hallam’s War, the debut Civil War novel by Elisabeth Payne Rosen, has received lots of positive attention from reviewers:
“With great attention to the battles that brought the South to its knees, the author balances her characters’ inequities with precise historical detail, a disturbing backdrop for Hugh and Serena’s loss of innocence.” – Curled Up With a Good Book
“Civil War buffs will want to check out this debut novel from Rosen…” – Military.com
“I think Ms. Payne Rosen did an amazing job of writing this novel. Not only is the book beautifully written, but it’s apparent that she did a great deal of research on the events of the Civil War.” – Booking Mama
And the Marin Independent Journal recently featured an excellent article about Payne Rosen and Hallam’s War.
Tara Yellen Reads from After Hours...
Tara Yellen’s reading at the New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville, Virginia, from her debut novel After Hours at the Almost Home is now available for online listening or mp3 download!
Also check out the short interview with Tara in ForeWord This Week!
Radio Interview with Margaret Cezair-Thompson
Margaret Cezair-Thompson’s interview with Tish Pearlman of the Out of Bounds radio show will air on Thursday, May 8 at 7PM Eastern Time on WEOS-FM. A live stream is available at WEOS.ORG (click the “listen live” icon). If you miss the show, you can listen later through the show’s archive page.
Tara Yellen over at the Emerging Writers Network
The Emerging Writers Network has published a guest blog post by Tara Yellen about the role writing mentors have played in her life:
I know, there are plenty of books out there that tell writers what to do. Even books that inspire. But there’s something about working with someone who is right there. Someone who listens. Someone who has done it and survived. I think that’s a lot of it.
Click here to read the full post!
More of Tara Yellen Around the Web
As part of her virtual tour, Tara can be found over at OnceWritten.com with her essay about Getting Published. Boxing the Octopus has posted both a review of After Hours at the Almost Home and an interview with Tara in which they discuss reading, writing, and restaurant love…
Tara Yellen blogs at Booksquare
Tara Yellen, author of After Hours at the Almost Home, is in the midst of a blog tour, and we just had to share her post at Booksquare about the importance of mentoring relationships for writers:
Many years ago, in a graduate writing workshop, the professor—who has authored a long list of novels I admire—surprised us by beginning class with a warning. He instructed us to spend as little energy as possible on the classes that we taught. He told us to keep time with our students to an absolute minimum.
“Teaching, critiquing, working with them. I’ll suck out your writing soul,” he said.
The class got quiet. We were sorry. We’d clearly extracted a good chunk of his…
Read the full post by clicking here!
Unbridled Author News
The Spring 2008 series of Unbridled Aloud is going strong! The three most recent podcasts feature Tara Yellen, Stephen Evans, and Jack Fuller.
The Hollywood Reporter has a neat, little article about best-selling novel, HICK (by Andrea Portes), becoming a film. Andrea will be writing the screenplay!
Click here to listen to Michael Pritchett’s interview and reading on the Food for Thought radio program!
You Don't Have To Be An Insider
M. Allen Cunningham, author of Lost Son and The Green Age of Asher Witherow, has a great post on the Soul Shelter blog about becoming a writer:
At age 19 I made the decision to become a writer. I hadn’t finished college yet (and wouldn’t) and did not formally study creative writing (though I delved deeply into good literature both contemporary and classic). And because from the start I possessed precisely zero affiliations in the publishing or academic worlds, I’m living proof that one needs no golden key or inside connections to pursue the work one most desires.
Click here to read the entire post!
Pamela Thompson at New Voices 2008
Pamela Thompson, author of Every Past Thing, was chosen to be one of the featured writers at the 14th annual New Voices festival sponsored by Misty Valley Books, in Chester, VT. Hosts Bill and Lynne Reed have been bringing promising debut writers to Vermont to read, talk, eat, and ski for 14 years—and they know how to put on an event that’s a pleasure for the writers and readers alike. Past New Voices have included Arthur Golden (Memoirs of a Geisha), Dennis Lehane (Mystic River), and Claire Messud (The Emperor’s Children).
Pam’s in the middle with the hat, and is surrounded by, from left to right, Emily Mitchell (The Last Summer of the World), James Cañón (Tales from the Town of Widows), James Collins (Beginner’s Greek), Aoibheann Sweeney (Among Other Things, I’ve Taken up Smoking), and Jose Manuel Villanueva.
First part of the skiing lesson: How to get back up.
Pam answers a question from the audience as James Cañón and Emily Mitchell look on.