Next Chapters is a biweekly feature spotlighting graduates of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator program, which has been running since 2010. Novel Incubator Year: 2 Current Project: Hobberdidance (tentative title), a historical novel in which three women accused of demonic possession find…
Michael Bourne’s debut novel Blithedale Canyon, just dropped and our very own Rachel Barenbaum had a chance to chat with him about the novel, writing, and what he hopes readers will take away. Here we go… Michael, congratulations on the…
Stephanianna Lozito used fiction to process the complex emotions of her real-life family tragedy: her sister’s 2009 suicide. The resulting novel, We Turn to Face the Sun, debuted earlier this year and examines the dynamics of a close-knit Italian-American family…
In A Day Like This, Kelley McNeil writes about Annie, a mother and artist who seeks to unravel the truth of her past after she learns her beloved young daughter never existed. Annie Beyers has everything―a beautiful house, a loving…
Cheryl Bostrom’s SUGAR BIRDS is an immersive exploration of loss, redemption, and coming of age in the breathtaking Pacific Northwest wilderness. After accidentally setting a tragic fire, ten-year-old Aggie runs to the woods her father taught her to navigate, where…
Mona Mireles, the prematurely bitter and grumpy protagonist of Elizabeth Gonzalez James’ debut novel Mona at Sea, graduates from college with her dream job at an investment back all lined up. Her hard work has paid off. She’s crossed that…