by Tom DeWolf | Nov 2, 2014 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
I’m in the midst of participating in a writing group called The Painted Steps that will last six months; concluding the end of January. I love participating in this group with several people committed to writing and supporting each other in our widely varied...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 23, 2014 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
I am a lucky guy to have my books published by Beacon Press. I’m proud to be in the company of such distinguished authors as Octavia Butler, James Baldwin, Cornel West, Mary Oliver and Anita Hill. I recently learned of another author with whom I’m excited...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 17, 2014 | Author Stuff, Writing, Other Musings
Much of my life is occupied with words. I write; always working on my next book. I also read books; lots of them. I am always reading at least one book, sometimes two (only when one is a novel and the other is a book about the craft of writing). My work as a public...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 31, 2014 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
I read a review of My Salinger Year, by Joanna Rakoff, in Entertainment Weekly last month. Though I had a pile of other books to read, the review inspired me to reserve this one at the library. It came in the same time as two other books high on my ‘must read...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 22, 2014 | Author Stuff, Writing
I learned it from Lindi, my wife. We were walking. Talking. It seems like we used to walk and talk more often as we made plans for our life together. Short and long term goals. Ideas. Musings. Fears. Dreams. One day, while talking about how hard it is to do what we...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 17, 2014 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
I had the pleasure of being in the audience to listen to Cheryl Strayed in Bend, Oregon last night. Her appearance was part of the Deschutes Public Library Foundation’s Author! Author! series. After having spent so much of my time since Gather at the Table was...
