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I can’t wait to read this new book by my friend Laila Lalami. Watch the trailer, and then preorder the book! You won’t be disappointed.

And the new cover is gorgeous! Thank you, S&S. 🙂 The Greatest Gift at Simon & Schuster UK, official publisher’s site

Here’s the trailer for the UK edition of our non-fiction book, The Greatest Gift. Kim McDougall of Blazing Trailers did such a fantastic job. I especially love the ending. Thank you, Kim!

I am honored to be featured at We Women Globally today, a site which focuses on the achievements of women worldwide.

There’s still time for you to order WOMEN UP ON BLOCKS from Press 53. These are signed, first-edition copies that will be mailed out by mid-February. (If you want them signed to a specific person, just email my publisher kevin@press53.com and he’ll make sure we “get ‘er done” to your specifications.) And thank you!

I do love Brevity. They publish some very fine work, and their latest issue is no exception. Brevity

Rain Taxi has some great interviews and reviews this month. Check them out here.

I’m thrilled to announce that Press 53 will be publishing my short story collection WOMEN UP ON BLOCKS in March of 2009. I’m so excited to be publishing with them–I love the work they’ve been putting out, and am thrilled to be added to their list. 🙂

A new online quarterly review has just launched. The College Hill Review. It looks great and this first issue has an essay by a writer friend of mine, Clifford Garstang and an essay of mine.