My debut novel, WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG, is forthcoming from Forge (Macmillan) in January 2021 (Pre-order now!) and my second novel, THE LAST BEEKEEPER, will follow a year later. If your book club enjoyed Where the Crawdads Sing or Barbara Kingsolver novels, I hope you’ll give my books a try. You can sign up for … Read more

I’m a huge fan of climate fiction. Some of my favorite cli-fi titles include Flight Behavior, Fever Dream, American War, The Overstory, Parable of the Sower, Florida, The Water Knife, Where the Crawdads Sing, Salvage the Bones, Gun Island, The Water Cure, The Road, and Heart Spring Mountain. I don’t need to be hit over … Read more

The mountain pine bark beetle plays a starring role in my novel, Waiting for the Night Song. This original print was created by Aubrey Pongluelert, an artist, farmer, and environmental science grad student at U of Montana, who graciously allowed me to share it. Notice the overlay of the map and beetle-infested footprint that creates texture on the beetle. I love … Read more