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Some ‘Hope’ News

Over the holiday break, new reviews of my book, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, appeared. You can read the opinions of Emily Lodish in The Nation, Thrity Umrigar in The Boston Globe, and Michael Upchurch in The Seattle Times. Snippets from all reviews are available at my author site.

Hope was also a notable book of 2005 in Las Vegas City Life and a top 10 northwest book in the Oregonian.

And last, Najlae Benmbarek’s article about Hope appears in the Moroccan weekly La Vie Economique.



Back in Action

I spent the last three weeks working on my novel (many thanks to all those who sent encouraging notes) and I’m happy to say the manuscript is now complete. Which isn’t to say it’s done. Far from it. I took some unexpected turns down the road of writing and, in the process, I discovered some interesting things about my protagonists. During the next several months, I plan to revise and polish the manuscript, though I haven’t set any deadline for myself. I just want to enjoy my time with the story and the characters.



Moorishgirl Goes On Break

That’s it for me for this week. I will be taking a break from blogging to focus on my novel, which I’m hoping to finish (khamsa u khmis!) by the new year. I will be back in this space the week of January 9, 2006. See ya.






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