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Review: HorseTalk Magazine
Watch the May/June issue of HorseTalk Magazine from central Virginia for a review of Waltzing Cowboys.

Editor's Pick
Waltzing Cowboys was selected as a December Editor’s Pick for Fiction on the Bookviews website, and said: “…deftly written…a short, but fascinating novel.” Read more here.

Review: Armchair Reviews
Armchair Reviews, one of the most selective sites for online reviews, posted their review in January and said: “a fresh, compelling and very touching human story–a page turner, and easy-to-read family saga.” Read more here.

What's New in Fiction?
New fiction recommendations, what I call Books Under the Radar, that you might have missed.
           
The Widow’s Season by Laura Brodie: Intricately woven, this tale of a wife’s grief over her lost husband is compounded by the failures of her marriage that only become apparent to her as a widow. But is he really gone?

The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown: Charming insight into an only sister’s view of life the summer of her twelfth birthday with four brothers and a widowed father.

A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore: Her first book since her outstanding short story collection, Birds of America. Quirky, funny and right on.

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Events and Readings
January 16, 2010
Writers House New Years’ Authors Celebration: Readings by Members. 7 pm. Excerpt from Catcher, Caught at 7:45 pm. Behind Preston Ave Bodo’s.

February 27, 2010
Palmetto Public Library, Palmetto, FL. Cowboy Life Lessons: Presentation and reading from Waltzing Cowboys. 10 am.

March 20, 2010
VA BOOK FESTIVAL Moderator, Writing Contests: Making Them Work for You. 12 noon. OMNI Salon A.
VA BOOK FESTIVAL Cedar Creek Publishers will be hosting their authors. 9 to 4 pm. OMNI atrium.

March 21, 2010
Writers Eye Awards Ceremony: My comments as Judge of Adult and High School entries and Readings by First Place Winners. 2 pm.

March 31, 2010
Essex County Book Club, private home.

May 15, 2010
THE BIG READ: Discussion on Ernest Gaines’ A Lesson Before Dying. Orange County Library. 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.

June 12, 2010
8:30 am to 4 pm Writers Workshop: Rappahannock Community College, Warsaw, VA. Who Is That Man with the Scar: Memorable Characters 1-2 pm.

August 19-21, 2010
National Press Women Conference, Chicago, IL.

November 13, 2010
THE BIG READ: Discussion on Ernest Gaines’ A Lesson Before Dying. Orange County Library. 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.

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