James Bond Interviews Tara Laskowski for The Next Big Thing!
By Bonnie ZoBell Tara Laskowski is interviewed by, ahem, James Bond for The Next Big Thing about her brilliant new book Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons. See interview here. See what James Bond is looking [...]
Ellen Meister’s THE OTHER LIFE & Rumors of Dorothy Parker
By Bonnie ZoBell Imagine being able to slip through a passageway in own your laundry room and arrive in a whole different life when yours isn't going so well. Personally, I wish I'd heard of [...]
The Art of the Traditional Short Story by James N. Frey and Lester Gorn, Review by Dixon Long
By Bonnie ZoBell Open the cover, turn to the first page, and you are in a time capsule--China before Mao; France, Germany, Italy and Poland during World War II; San Francisco in a time when [...]
Nate Jordon’s Wild Weekend
By Bonnie ZoBell Nate Jordon's extraordinary new chapbook The Weekender holds nothing back but takes us right inside a jail and fairly slams us—no, not up Nothing is held back inside the Merced County Corrections Facility. Sure, there [...]
Interview with Vanessa Gebbie
By Bonnie ZoBell BZ: Welcome, Vanessa! Loved your novel, The Coward's Tale. Thanks your willingness to talk. VG: Hi, Bonnie. It's delightful to be here and thank you for such a warm welcome! BZ: Tell [...]
Vanessa Gebbie’s Soulful Saga
Vanessa Gebbie has created a deep and passionate not to mention humorous story in her stunning debut novel, The Coward's Tale. Families and generations and individual tragedies are intermingled and come masterfully to life with [...]
Myra Sherman’s Captivating New Collection, JAILED
When Myra Sherman, author of the disturbing and affecting new short story collection, JAILED published by Desperanto, creates scenes and characters in jails, she knows of what she speaks. These dazzling stories are full of [...]
Myfanwy Collins’ Haunting New Novel, ECHOLOCATION
Review by Bonnie ZoBell The women in Myfanwy Collins' breath-taking debut novel haven't had an easy time of it. In Echolocation, published by Engine Books, the beautiful and haunting Geneva loses an arm when [...]
Dorland Mountain Arts Residency
I've finally come to the end of my two-week stay at the Dorland Mountain Arts Colony. This picture will give you an idea of how remote my cabin was, though it's a little misleading. The [...]
Steve Almond and Dan Bern Reading and Music
Steve Almond at Skylight Reading June 2012 Such a great reading this turned out to be. Steve and Dan Bern were so funny together. You could tell they were old friends. The [...]