Category Archives: Books and reading

I Agree to Write Elena’s Memoir, Elena Vanishing

My memoir, Hope and Other Luxuries, tells about my attempts to cope with my daughter Elena’s anorexia nervosa. But it also tells the story of my creative life from the beginning of my writing career. I’ve decided to share those … Continue reading →

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Folklore and Psychology

My memoir, Hope and Other Luxuries, tells about my attempts to cope with my daughter Elena’s anorexia nervosa. But it also tells the story of my creative life from the beginning of my writing career. I’ve decided to share those … Continue reading →

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Line-edit Stage of The House of Dead Maids

My memoir, Hope and Other Luxuries, tells about my attempts to cope with my daughter Elena’s anorexia nervosa. But it also tells the story of my creative life from the beginning of my writing career. I’ve decided to share those … Continue reading →

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Fiction Writing As Dissociation

My memoir, Hope and Other Luxuries, tells about my attempts to cope with my daughter Elena’s anorexia nervosa. But it also tells the story of my creative life from the beginning of my writing career. I’ve decided to share those … Continue reading →

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The Birth of THE HOUSE OF DEAD MAIDS

My memoir, Hope and Other Luxuries, tells about my attempts to cope with my daughter Elena’s anorexia nervosa. But it also tells the story of my creative life from the beginning of my writing career. I’ve decided to share those … Continue reading →

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Finding a Publisher

My memoir, Hope and Other Luxuries, tells about my attempts to cope with my daughter Elena’s anorexia nervosa. But it also tells the story of my creative life from the beginning of my writing career. I’ve decided to share those … Continue reading →

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Writing My First Novel

My memoir, Hope and Other Luxuries, tells about my attempts to cope with my daughter Elena’s anorexia nervosa. But it also tells the story of my creative life from the beginning of my writing career. I’ve decided to share those … Continue reading →

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In the News

Last week, Elena and I worked up an 800-word article together. There’s nothing new about that: lately, we’ve been so busy fulfilling interview, blog, or article requests that I’ve had no time to update our websites. And there’s nothing new … Continue reading →

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A Question of Light

Last week, I had my photograph taken–for the very first time. Now, it’s true that other photographs of me exist. Not many, I’ll admit, because I don’t pose willingly. Perhaps that’s because my career as a photography model didn’t get … Continue reading →

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The Times Magazine will be serializing ELENA VANISHING and HOPE AND OTHER LUXURIES next month, so last week, they flew a photographer out to Frankfurt to photograph me. What an honor! The Times is a venerable institution. It has had … Continue reading →

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