We are thrilled to welcome Brenda Peynado to The Debutante Ball this week! THE ROCK EATERS is a haunting and…
Author: Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Before becoming a writer Elizabeth was a waitress, a pollster, an Avon lady, and an opera singer. Her stories and essays have appeared in Ploughshares Blog, The Idaho Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere, and have received multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominations. Her debut novel, MONA AT SEA, was a finalist in the 2019 SFWP Literary Awards judged by Carmen Maria Machado, and is forthcoming, Summer 2021, from Santa Fe Writers Project. Originally from South Texas, Elizabeth now lives with her family in Oakland, California.
If you’re thinking of writing a novel and wondering where to start your story, a good rule of thumb is:…
Many thanks to our last two guest authors, Mary Pauline Lowry and Angela Super! Mary Pauline Lowry spoke to us…
We are so excited to welcome Mary Pauline Lowry, author of the hilarious novel, THE ROXY LETTERS, now in paperback,…
This week we were very excited to speak with Olivia Black, author of KILLER CONTENT and NO MEMES OF ESCAPE.…
Ernest Hemingway famously said all first drafts are garbage, except he used a way more *effluent* term instead of garbage.…
This week we were excited to interview Antoinette Walker, Co-Founder of The Chaptr, an exciting new monthly book subscription box…
Thanks to Amanda Skenandore, author of THE SECOND LIFE OF MIRIELLE WEST, for joining us this week. Read her full…
Many thanks to Pamela Skjolsvik for joining us to speak about her delightful novel of an eternally menopausal vampire, FOREVER…
Independent Bookstore Day is on April 24th, and so we’re celebrating our favorite indie sellers here at the Deb Ball.…
