Work and links and reminders about tour dates
Lori Hettler, the driving force behind The Next Best Book Club, had these kind words for The Mere Weight of Words: “Carissa Halston writes in a voice that is so pure, that speaks so straight to the life of this woman Mere, that I constantly had to remind myself it was a work of fiction.” You can read her full review here.
In case you don’t already know, Lori is a huge supporter of independent/small press fiction, which means she reads like a house on fire and knows her stuff, so I’m really excited about being reviewed at TNBBC. Also, I recently recorded an excerpt from Mere which will be up for an audio feature Lori’s running. More info on that when it’s ready for your aural pleasure.
Speaking of excerpts, I just found out there will be one last text excerpt (text-cerpt?) from Mere in The Good Men Project. Matthew Salesses is fiction editor for GMP and is currently talking about revision this month while he’s Writer-in-Residence at Necessary Fiction, so until I’ve got more words to show you, go check out his and a slew of other great writers he’s tapped for tips on revision. I particularly like the tricks people are suggesting to make you read your work like it’s someone else’s. Pretty clever.
And lastly, I’m really excited because I’m still touring!
On July 14 (this Saturday!), I’ll be at the Moravian Bookshop in Bethlehem, PA reading and signing. This is a particularly sentimental reading/signing because I used to be a bookseller at MBS and it’s a real honor to be there as an author. I used to write stories and plays during my lunch breaks. I wrote part of my first novel in their greenhouse. Just in case you’ve never been to the shop, yes, they have a greenhouse.
So, if you’re in the Lehigh Valley on Saturday, I’ll be there from 1-3. Reading, then signing. Stop by and say hello!
Also, for those of you at home (in Boston), Monday, July 16 is the next Literary Firsts and on Tuesday, July 17, I’ll be reading with Jill McDonough at Brookline Booksmith! There’s so much going on! Be there!
My last also (for this post), I found out earlier this week that Mere is on WORD’s bestseller list for June! They were so kind to host my book launch party, so if you’re in Brooklyn, go buy a book from them and tell them that I sent you and that I said thanks and that I think they’re great.
