Member: DawnFinley

Sorry for the shameless self-promotion, but I thought you might like to know that my new novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available. Thought you might be interested since people have compared it to Flanney O'Connor, who I noticed was on your shelf. By the way, if you'd be willing to read the book and post your comments here (and on amazon.com possibly), I'd be glad to send you an e-book version of the book by e-mail. Let me know. Here's a summary in case you're interested:

Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.

If you'd like to read the first chapter, you can read it here:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id...

Take care,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 11:02 pm (EST) on Mar 16, 2009

I'm writing because I noticed you have a book by Andrew Dornenburg in your library. I wanted to let you know that he'll be on LibraryThing for a few weeks (until December 5th), participating in an Author Chat. So stop on by and ask Andrew a question:

Andrew Dornenburg Author Chat

posted by sonyagreen at 11:04 am (EST) on Nov 24, 2008

I saw that we share an interest in poetry. I thought you might get a kick out of my book Anarchy Bell. It's unlike any poetry book you've ever read, I can guarantee it. It's viewable at Suburban Fiction.com

posted by virgingloves at 12:12 am (EST) on Jun 22, 2007

A visit by one of three who have Writers on Artists - I would like to find more books of a similar bent.

posted by jessaswim at 10:59 pm (EST) on Oct 19, 2006

It's very nice that you took note of the dedication in the _Community Progress Club Cook Book_; I track dedications too!

posted by kencf0618 at 9:32 pm (EST) on Jul 28, 2006

Nice to find someone who also shares an enjoyment of the poems of James Wright and Yusef Komunyakaa -- both powerful imagists who approach their pastoral loneliness from different yet similar roads.

posted by southwestpoet at 3:24 pm (EST) on Jul 11, 2006