An open letter to the Whitney Awards Committee
. I’m a big fan of the Whitney Awards. I think they’ve filled a need with great success and have been managed professionally and sensibly. I’m always certain to nominate books I read that qualify and...
View ArticleTheric interviews Courtney part one: powerful women, etc.
. Courtney Miller Santo saw her debut novel The Roots of the Olive Tree published last year by William Morrow. She teaches at the MFA program at the University of Memphis (of which she is an alumna)....
View ArticleTheric interviews Courtney part two: know when to say when, etc.
. In part one, we discussed the women of Courtney Miller Santo’s new novel, The Roots of the Olive Tree. Today we talk a bit more about writing. One thing we will not talk about is the symbolic weight...
View ArticleTheric interviews Courtney part three: the secret of immortality, etc.
. In parts one and two, Courtney Miller Santo—author of The Roots of the Olive Tree—and I have discussed Stephen King and prison and Canadians. This time we get to the important stuff: jellyfish. ....
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