My new book has official fledged into the world and is (hopefully) flying into the hands of readers. If your book club is reading Crow Talk and you'd like me to pop in, drop me a line.
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Mark your calendars for April 30 from 6 p.m. to p.m. at The Ruins in Hood River.
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I’m thrilled to be doing an in-person book tour for Crow Talk this spring. Hope you can join me at one of these events in conversation with wonderful authors and supported by fabulous indie booksellers.
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I struggled with change as a child and continued to do so as an adult—moving, new jobs, saying goodbye to friends. Not to mention the ultimate goodbyes—the death of loved ones, human and other.
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Pre-order Crow Talk for the holiday season and Waucoma Bookstore will print you a certificate to give to your loved one this holiday season to let them know it is on the way.
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CROW TALK is now available for pre-order wherever you buy books. For a signed, personalized copy, order from my terrific independent bookseller Waucoma Books.
Read MoreThe Hood River County Library’s official book club welcomes author Eileen Garvin on October 11 to discuss her best-selling novel The Music of Bees.
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I’m absolutely thrilled to share news about my new novel, Crow Talk, which will be published by Dutton in the spring of 2024.
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In her book Animals Make Us Human, Temple Grandin refers to the scientific theory of core emotions to explain how dogs operate. This system is made up of four so-called “blue ribbon emotions” — seeking, panic, fear, and rage.
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Starting a new project does not make me feel calm. It makes me feel like I’m on the edge of the pool trying to work up the nerve to jump in. This is the worst moment because I know I’m going to flail epically. I will feel like I’m swimming across an Olympic-sized pool full of porridge.
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It’s hard to know what to do with the larger traumas and tragedies. That not-knowing is another difficult in-between time. I find relief in my own homey routines, like feeding the animals and humans I love.
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As I’ve struggled to get into a new writing groove, I’ve been thinking of getting back to the basics.
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Christmas in my childhood home was always about books.
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Here’s my most recent blog post—all about chickens and eggs and writing to remember.
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It’s fall, which means back to school time, even for me. I love this time of year, which reminds me of my own school days and my brief time as a teacher. (Saint Teresa Elementary students in the village of Leon: I’ll love you forever.)
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I’m thrilled to be sharing the Zoom stage with three fantastic authors at Oblong Books on September 14, when Jackie Polzin, Sy Montgomery, and I will be in conversation with Florence Williams.
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Visiting book clubs has reminded me how books bring us together.
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When my computer died, it forced me to return to some old ways of writing.
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Watching them poke around in the straw of their run, I realize that the chicks are on their way to becoming chickens. If all goes according to plan, I’ll have eggs by the end of the summer. I’d become so caught up in the day-to-day chick rearing, that I’d lost sight of that goal. Remembering it might help ease this transition.
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Spring is here and so are the baby chicks. Here’s what they taught me about mindfulness.
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