Oh really?  Look, I don't watch reality TV--well, except that I do -- in fits and starts -- whenever I get control of the remote and find myself alone -- that is to say I have seen episodes of (but don't "follow" Project Runway, Survivor, and the Real...

I was delighted to receive a copy of No Difference Between Them: The Black & White Portraits--a stunning photo book of interracial couples by Robert Kalman.  I was honored to write the book's introduction!  Congratulations Robert!  And thank you...

Okay, these guys now how to throw a party!  I had a great time at the Author Feast on Saturday night with Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA).  It was a meet-and-greet as well as an award ceremony -- and really just lots...

I suddenly seem to have the same relationship to blogging as I do to exercising: once I get out of the habit, it's hard to start up again.  How did I manage to post every day in 2008?  But here I go again trying to get into the groove.  I'm...

I should say upfront that my forthcoming novel, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, is NOT about me.  Sure, the protagonist is a half-Danish, half-African-American girl who has blue eyes (like me).  Sure, the book's set in Portland, OR (where I grew...