by Gabbi Hall Bich Minh Nguyen didn’t know she was writing a book until she was in the midst of writing. “Stealing Buddha’s Dinner,” a memoir written in essays, came to fruition after a partial manuscript won a PEN award, and she signed with Viking Press. Since then, she has…
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The Penmen Profile: Award-Winning Author Richard Adams Carey
by Pamme Boutselis Richard Adams Carey’s essays and short fiction have appeared—and are forthcoming—in a number of journals and magazines. He is the author of three prize-winning books of narrative nonfiction: “Raven’s Children” (Houghton Mifflin, 1992), “Against the Tide” (Houghton Mifflin, 1999) and “The Philosopher Fish” (Counterpoint Press, 2005). Carey…
The Penmen Profile: Terri Rochenski, Author of “Eye of the Soul”
by Gabbi Hall In the 8th grade, Terri Rochenski wrote “Gundi’s Great Adventure,” and while it “never hit the bestseller list,” it did begin Terri’s love affair with storytelling. Her first novel was published in October 2013 with J. Taylor Publishing, and Terri told us about her road to publication…