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A Honky Tonk Happy Hour: Tomorrow Night!

August 11, 2011

Tomorrow night, MAKE Literary Productions presents “A Honky Tonk Happy Hour: Chicago Release Party” for my debut novel, >Green Gospel. With author Lindsay Hunter (>Daddy’s) and special musical performance by >The Spares’ Steve Hendershot and friends. This event was “>recommended” by the Chicago Tribune, and is a Critics’ Pick in the most recent edition of […]

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Book Launch Party a Success

July 18, 2011

Friday’s Book Launch Party at The Regulator Bookshop was a rousing success–standing-room only for the event. Thanks to everyone who came out, and thanks for being so willing to participate in the Redhead Quiz! The Independent Weekly even chose us an Indy Pick of the Week.

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Green Gospel Receives 4 Stars in Early Review

June 22, 2011

An early, four-star review of Green Gospel on GoodReads calls the novel “deeply satisfying to read.”

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Green Gospel Available Now

June 20, 2011

My debut novel, Green Gospel, is now available most anywhere books are sold and through Amazon.com. Early reviews on Amazon have been very positive. Ads for the book hit newstands today in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers, and in Booklist. A “sneak preview” is also forthcoming in the inagural issue of Southern Writers […]

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“Track Five” in MAKE Magazine

January 3, 2011

My short rumination on the power of the fifth track, “Track 5,” appears in the newest issue #10 of MAKE: A Chicago Literary Magazine. Happy fifth anniversary to MAKE!

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Commuters by Emily Gray Tedrowe

November 22, 2010

My review of Emily Gray Tedrowe’s excellent debut novel, Commuters, has just been posted on TriQuarterly Online.

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“Bangalore” in Michigan Quarterly Review

September 16, 2010

My short story, “Bangalore,” has been published in the 2010 summer issue of Michigan Quarterly Review.

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New article out: Who are the All-Stars of Baseball Literature?

June 30, 2010

I have a new article up at The Hardball Times: Who are the All-Stars of Baseball Literature?

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2010 CPA Award

June 9, 2010

Bernadette McCarver Snyder and James Stephen Behrens’ A PLANET OF GRACE has won first place in the 2009 Catholic Press Association Award for Production and Design. From the CPA: “Magnificent is the only word we can use to describe the design and production of A Planet of Grace. Beautiful page design presents truly outstanding photography. […]

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“No Wake Zone” to be included in anthology

May 25, 2010

My short story, “No Wake Zone,” will be included in the forthcoming anthology tentatively titled FRESH FLASH: SHORT SHORT STORIES ABOUT YOUTH. Persea Books is the publisher. The anthology will include flash fiction from new and established writers including Ron Carlson, Dave Eggers, Meg Kearney, and Alice Walker. Tentative pub date is April 2011.

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