News on my novel, new personal essays, and more
Dear Friends,
This is a very challenging time in our country. Please hug your loved ones and remember to vote!
In the midst of all the sadness and anxiety, I am very excited to share that my novel, Three Muses, won the Petrichor Prize for Finely Crafted Fiction and is set for publication in Fall 2022. I couldn't be more thrilled.
It's hard to summarize a novel, but here is the 100 pitch that I used:
John Curtin, né Janko Stein, finds his way in America—damaged and traumatized—having survived a concentration camp singing for his family's killer. World famous ballerina, Katya Symanova, née Katherine Sillman, fights her way from a lonely home and an abusive and intense creative partnership with her choreographer. Ultimately, Katya must face the impossible choice between art and love. How John and Katya find one another and unlock their futures forms the heart of this novel, which is framed against the power of three muses: Song, Discipline, and Memory.
And here's a blog I wrote about it for my publisher, Regal House Publishing.
I am happy to share two additional pieces as well:
A new personal essay about transitioning from my job, and homelessness, and a few other things after the late great John Prine's song, Hello in There.
A new NPR Books Review about Desmond Meade, the extraordinary leader of the fight to restore voting rights to over a million convicted felons in Florida.
Wishing you and your families good health and joy.
Love,
Martha