The Palisades - What is it?
Hello,
Quick update: I just started a 100 Kindle edition giveaway for my forthcoming psychological suspense entitled, the Palisades (pub. 10/24/23).
A while ago, one of my very favorite authors, Kazuo Ishiguro, visited Denver via the Lighthouse Writers Workshop where I've spent a lot of time over the years. A statement that he said stuck with me and went something like this: "When I write a book, I offer something to the reader and say (to myself): This is the way I see it. Do you see it this way too?"
This idea has stayed with me b/c it's also how I feel about my own writing. "Look at what I'm seeing...what do you think of this?"
There have been some great reviews of The Palisades so far. It's been fascinating to hear what readers think. The novel has been described in ways I wouldn't have thought. "Hitchcockian" is one of my favorites. Kirkus describes it as a "Grotesquerie." I like this too.
It's been hard to classify this book and tricky to describe. I'm not good at marketing or "pitching" but authors/publishers are sort of forced to do so if they want to help readers find books they like, so I'm willing to try.
The Palisades is not commercial/mainstream. It's not horror. It's not really a thriller (no chase scenes). It's literary, but not high-brow. It's funny (I hope) but also quite dark. There are moments of suspense. There's a bit of mystery. There are lots of twists.
I'm not helping...
How about this? In the very simplest of terms, if you like watching strange people doing strange things amid really awkward circumstances, then you may like this book.
On a deeper level, this book is about motherhood, mental illness, loneliness, reality/unreality, irony, narcissism, parental devotion, pride, vanity, race, class, gender, religion, art, movies, books, music, materialism, delusion, obsession, God, love, abuse, neglect, connection, escape, loyalty, and maybe a little hope.
This list could go on but I'd love to know your thoughts. Feel free to respond by "asking a question" on my author page.
Quick update: I just started a 100 Kindle edition giveaway for my forthcoming psychological suspense entitled, the Palisades (pub. 10/24/23).
A while ago, one of my very favorite authors, Kazuo Ishiguro, visited Denver via the Lighthouse Writers Workshop where I've spent a lot of time over the years. A statement that he said stuck with me and went something like this: "When I write a book, I offer something to the reader and say (to myself): This is the way I see it. Do you see it this way too?"
This idea has stayed with me b/c it's also how I feel about my own writing. "Look at what I'm seeing...what do you think of this?"
There have been some great reviews of The Palisades so far. It's been fascinating to hear what readers think. The novel has been described in ways I wouldn't have thought. "Hitchcockian" is one of my favorites. Kirkus describes it as a "Grotesquerie." I like this too.
It's been hard to classify this book and tricky to describe. I'm not good at marketing or "pitching" but authors/publishers are sort of forced to do so if they want to help readers find books they like, so I'm willing to try.
The Palisades is not commercial/mainstream. It's not horror. It's not really a thriller (no chase scenes). It's literary, but not high-brow. It's funny (I hope) but also quite dark. There are moments of suspense. There's a bit of mystery. There are lots of twists.
I'm not helping...
How about this? In the very simplest of terms, if you like watching strange people doing strange things amid really awkward circumstances, then you may like this book.
On a deeper level, this book is about motherhood, mental illness, loneliness, reality/unreality, irony, narcissism, parental devotion, pride, vanity, race, class, gender, religion, art, movies, books, music, materialism, delusion, obsession, God, love, abuse, neglect, connection, escape, loyalty, and maybe a little hope.
This list could go on but I'd love to know your thoughts. Feel free to respond by "asking a question" on my author page.
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