J. Scott Coatsworth’s LGBTQ+ magical realism “circle of friends” book The River City Chronicles is out in audiobook format! And there’s a giveaway. Everyone in the River City has a secret, and sooner or later secrets always come out. A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them … Read more
It was a freaking amazing night. Well, there were a few hiccups – see my Point of View post for more on that. But by the time the dust settled, I had four – count ’em, four – wins: Second place for Lander Second place for Ithani Second place for The Stark Divide Second place … Read more
Just got a sumptuous review of “River City” from Lou Sylvre… Why did it take me so long to get through this book? And why did I think about it frequently when I wasn’t reading it? And why did I know I ultimately needed to read to the end? These are the questions I had … Read more
I’m thrilled to have not one but three honorable mention notices from the Rainbow Awards (which means I *could* be in contention for a win. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The first is for River City: “I absolutely loved The River City Chronicles. The author acknowledges Armistead Maupin in the Foreword, but truthfully, … Read more
Here’s the full video (thanks Mark) for my reading/signing last night. I talk for a bit about how we came to Sacramento, how I came to writing, and about “The River City Chronicles.” The reading itself starts at about thirty five and a half minutes in, or at -21:45 on the countdown clock. Hope you … Read more
Warren Rochelle just posted a beautiful review of River City over at Goodreads: In addition to being a family novel, River City is also a love story, or rather, interconnected love stories: between the various couples, between friends, between parents and children, and sometimes this love is rejected or pushed away. Love is changed and … Read more
Just got another fantastic review for “The River City Chronicles” – Melanie at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words absolutely fricking loved it: All the characters here are so beautifully created, so multidimensional that they are all on equal footing. Each and every one is so important to the story and will gain equal measure in … Read more
