I headed back to Houston (the scene of the second half of The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close) for The After Party by Anton Disclafani. This gave me a chance to get to know some new socialites: Cece Buchanan and Joan Fortier. Cece and Joan have been friends for years, in fact, Joan’s family took Cece in during high school when her parents
» Read moreVera Bellington has it all, privilege, a penthouse in 1920s New York and the life to go with it, complete with husband and glamorous social life, a Vassar education in art history…and if she was happy with all of that, there would be no novel. Vera’s life takes a turn for the exciting when her husband decides (at the suggestion
» Read moreThe story: Tina Fontana is the executive assistant to Robert Barlow, a multi media tycoon in New York. One day, Tina has to arrange first class air fare for Robert, and be sure no one is sitting near him. The tab for this feat is $19k+, charged to Tina’s personal credit card, and immediately submitted for reimbursement. The person she
» Read moreSuzanne Rindell is a doctoral student in American modernist literature at Rice University. Her first novel, THE OTHER TYPIST, published in 2013, has been optioned for film by Fox Searchlight Pictures (produced by and starring Keira Knightly). THE OTHER TYPIST is a delicious story of Rose Baker, a 1920s police stenographer who records confessions, and Odelie, a new typist in the pool
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