Cover: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar; design by Spencer Fuller, Faceout Studio
Amal El-Mohtar’s The River Has Roots grabbed me by the heart strings when I had the honor of copyediting it. This novella from Tordotcom Publishing offers a beautiful aesthetic, both inside and out. The story comes as a breath of oxygen and a reminder of how love-affirming stories about women can be when women tell them. »
Congratulations to Mary Ann Fraser, who has sold her debut YA novel to Sterling Children’s. This story, on which I consulted via Red Fox Literary, will appeal strongly to lovers of the ghoulish and gothic, young and old. »
I’m proud to share that Wilcox Editing client Pamela Simon’s lyric essay “The Evidence” appears in the current issue of Evening Street Review (No.17: Autumn 2017), a publication of Evening Street Press. In this powerful short, Simon describes her personal experience with the physical and psychological scars left by the January 8, 2011, shooting that killed six people and left thirteen wounded, including Simon and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. »
Client Trent Tano has released the e-book edition of his debut novel. Paris High Noon takes the classic Western and sets it in World War II France. »
You may have heard the buzz about Paris High Noon, the story of William “Catfish” Hancock, an old cowboy who takes the fight to the Nazis on the streets of WWII France. Author Trent Tano will air an excerpt from his novel this Sunday, Oct. 6, on San Francisco’s Radio Valencia, 4:00 Pacific. »
