The Search for Sanctuary

It’s such an honor to be included with these beautifully written and important books. Author Judith Teitelman explores the search for sanctuary in books involving varied cultures. Click the link [...]

Book Birthday Giveaway!

This June, my novel Luz celebrates its 2nd birthday! To celebrate, I’m offering a chance to win a signed copy of LUZ to two lucky readers. Simply sign up for NEWS and UPDATES here on my website. [...]

ART AS LIGHT

In times of difficulty and darkness, all forms of art are more important than ever, for they often inspire, heal, or move us to action. I’m proud to have my essay “ART AS LIGHT” included in this [...]

For Love of Animals

Read Her Like an Open Book with Bill Wolfe: Celebrating literary fiction by women. Read Her Like an Open Book is a great source of excellent book reviews of literary fiction by women, as well as [...]

Review of LUZ by Kathleen M. Rodgers

There is nothing like the thrill of having a writer you respect read your work, call you to talk about the characters and significant moments in the novel (what a delightful conversation!), and [...]

LA Times Festival of Books

SAVE THE DATE: April 23-24, 2022 on the USC campus. LA Times Festival of Books after two years of delay due to Covid. This will be the first, big, live event for LUZ. I’ll be joining four other [...]

Story Hour with Kathy Ramsperger

My very joyful and soulful conversation on Story Hour with Kathy Ramsperger is now on YouTube. I felt like the two of us were having a casual visit over a cup of coffee. We certainly are kindred [...]

Casual Buddhism

Can we feel compassion for those who seem undeserving? Recently, I had the opportunity to be a guest on Cindy Rasicot’s Casual Buddhism with Venerable Dhammananda, Thailand’s first fully ordained [...]

Work In Progress anthology

I am pleased to have an excerpt from my forthcoming novel (to be published in April 2023) within the pages of this fabulous anthology. So many award-winning authors are featured.  These are [...]