March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate the great strides women have made. I recently re-read The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, which was published 60 years ago. I was struck by how much Friedan’s work influenced the trajectory of the female characters in my new novel, Shadows [...]

Three years ago in January I was looking forward to the August publication of my debut novel, The Takeaway Men. I was hoping – as most authors did -- to have a host of live events. In anticipation, I purchased various outfits that I deemed appropriate for speaking and signing [...]

In early 2021, when I started writing Shadows We Carry, the sequel to The Takeaway Men, I set out to continue the story of the Lubinski twins -- Bronka and JoJo -- as they finished college and became adults. I’d gotten numerous requests from readers who wanted to know what [...]