I credit my grandparents with the journey they took 100 years ago this year to come to America. I went to Ellis Island on the exact 100th anniversary of each of their arrivals. One of […]
Category: In the news
Irishfest
No, I didn’t win the Irish soda bread contest (a young girl did), but I did have fun making my grandmother’s recipe from the back of my new book, Round Ireland with a Duck. I […]
Go Raibh Maith Agat (Thank You) to Cathy Cobbs!
Cathy Cobbs, the managing editor of RoughDraft Atlanta, Metro Atlanta’s premiere local news organization, ducked out briefly from the major breaking news she covers daily — to feature Disco and me (again)! She so generously […]
Newest Bookstore in the USA!
The newest bookstore in the USA, Prelude, is right here in the Metro Atlanta city where I live, Dunwoody, Georgia — which was the newest city in the USA in 2008! So we know how […]
Now at Indie Bookstores Everywhere
More good news today! Round Ireland with a Duck is now available at indie bookstores everywhere, including BooksAMillion, The Last Bookstore (Los Angeles), Word Bookstores (New York/New Jersey), McNally Jackson (New York), Trident Booksellers (Boston), Women and Children First (Chicago), Boulder Bookstore (Boulder, Colorado), Scholar and Scribe (Trilith, […]
Very Big Good News
I got some very big good news today that changes literally everything for me going forward. I’m not sharing it publicly yet (but it’s the number one thing folks who’ve read my latest book ask […]
Shout Out
A shout-out to ShoutOut Atlanta for the shout-out! Here’s an excerpt from a feature about me and my work that they published recently. You can read the full article here. Let’s say your best friend […]
“The City,” from Tip to Tip
After 19 hours on Amtrak with my folding bike, I rode Manhattan (just called “The City” to those of us from there) from tip to tip (George Washington Bridge to Battery Park) and everywhere in […]
