APRIL DAVILA
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142 OSTRICHES
Set against the unexpected splendor of an ostrich ranch in the California desert, April Dávila’s beautifully written debut conjures an absorbing and compelling heroine in a story of courage, family and forgiveness.
“A vivid, uplifting debut...”
—Publishers Weekly
Recent Blog Posts
Goals For 2011
Yes, I know it’s February. Not even early Febraury, but what can I say I’ve been distracted. Better late than never I say. And so I’m thinking about my goals […]
Page 99 Test
On my trip home from Portland yesterday I was browsing Southwest’s in-flight magazine when I came across a piece about a website called Page99Test.com. The basic premise is that writers […]
Revision Road Map
I’m up in Portland this week visiting the newest little Tallulah. With two infants and a toddler under one roof things are pretty noisy, but tucked away in my suitcase, […]
The “Social Network’s” Unlikable Hero
I’ve been catching up on some movie watching lately and finally went to see The Social Network. Without giving anything away, I’ll just say that I thought the hype was […]
The Newest Tallulah
It was an exciting weekend for our family. My sister, after 78 (holy shit 78) hours of labor, my sister gave birth to my very first niece (or nephew for […]
Voice
I had this crazy dream the other night. My husband and I were skydiving, tandem style. I was strapped to his front and we were sailing along through the sky […]
Hey Jealousy
I am not a jealous person, generally speaking. I’m very happy with my life and I view the success of my peers with excitement. I tend to see us all […]
Cinematic Story Telling
I’m often confused by the way different people refer to cinematic story telling. When some people use the words they get a wistful look in their eyes, like they’ve been […]
“I Wrote Something”
Today my dad, who is working on his memoir about being a lift-out helicopter pilot in Vietnam, sent me an email with the subject heading “I wrote something.” Here is […]
Listening To My Own Voice
This summer, at the Skidmore Writer’s Institute, one of the pieces of feedback that I got from Rick Moody was that my writing struck him as cute. He cringed as […]