NEWS

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  • Panel appearance: “Paths to Publication—panel with mystery, humor and romance,” Monday, June 18, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Denver Woman’s Press Club, 1325 Logan St, Denver. I’m appearing with mystery writer Judy Campbell, who uses uses a traditional small press; humorist Lori Gee opts to self-publish. For her third mystery, Suzanne Young left a traditional publisher to self-publish; while I have chosen an e-publisher for my women’s novel. Free and open to the public.
  • Electronic appearances—these are blogs and/or interviews. Visit the websites to see what’s happening and make comments.
  • I have a mention in an online publication to support writers. “Supporting Authors One Read at a Time” is out of Great Britain, but covers writers from a variety of countries. Click here for the article, page 55
  • Regular news from me is issued every month or two. If you want to receive email notice of updates, let me know by sending an email to Bonnie@BonnieMcCune.com.

JUST PUBLISHED

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Three short stories on Alfie Dog*:

  1. “Curtis, Alone and Aging”
  2. “The Desk”
  3. “The Incident at Mister Burger”

*Revolutionizing the publication of short stories for the internet age, online publisher Alfie Dog Limited has brought together quality stories from current writers across the globe. In the same way that mp3 files have transformed the music industry, e-publishing can do the same for short stories.  Stories sell individually, and you can search categories, with a range of stories for a variety of tastes.  Three formats of every story by  Alfie Dog enable readers to use different e-readers, or print the story out to be read in the traditional fashion.

What I’m Reading, May 2012

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  • East of the West: a Country in Stories by Miroslav Penkov
    Born in Bulgaria, Penkov writes with great empathy of centuries of tumult while his characters mourn the way things were and long for things that will never be. He has a deft touch for exposing the vulnerable in every character, even tough ones.
  • The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith (a No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novel)
    In this latest episode in the beloved, best-selling series, the kindest and best detective in Botswana faces a tricky situation when her personal and professional lives become entangled. Assistant Grace Makutsi and orphan matron Mma Potokwane face major challenges as well and receive help from Precious.
  • The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides
    Three college seniors move into adulthood in the 80s, their lives intertwined, in an on and off triangle. “A disarming novel about life, love, and discovery, set during a time when so much of life seems filled with deep portent.” Eugenides won the Pulitzer for a previous novel.
  • Murder by Mishap, by Suzanne Young (an Edna Davies mystery)
    Edna’s accidental recovery of an heirloom brooch helps solve an old mystery but precipitates a murder. Matching wits with extortionists, arsonists and frauds, she must determine who is friend and who is foe before another person dies.

Something To Think About

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An essay By Meg Wolitzer, in the New York Times Sunday Book Review ponders “On the Rules of Literary Fiction for Men and Women,” (March 30, 2012). If “The Marriage Plot,” by Jeffrey Eugenides, had been written by a woman yet still had the same title and wedding ring on its cover, would it have received a great deal of serious literary attention? Or would this novel (which I loved) have been relegated to “Women’s Fiction,” that close-quartered lower shelf where books emphasizing relationships and the interior lives of women are often relegated?

NEWS

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  • Regular news from me is issued every month or two.  If you want to receive email notice of updates, let me know by sending an email to Bonnie@BonnieMcCune.com.