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Blog postHere's a very short story that was recently published in the Spokesman-Review.
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Blog postA bill bearing the likeness of Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson was an unrepentant slave owner who had the US Postmaster General censor mailings from abolitionists. His wealth was borne of slave labor and he regularly offered bounties on runaway slaves, plus a $10 bonus for every 100 lashes given, up to 300. As a general, he suspended habeas corpus and executed prisoners for minor infractions. As a President, his economic policies led directly to the Panic of 1837 (in which 343 banks -
Blog postI’m writing this under quarantine and odds are you’re reading this under similar circumstances. While this is challenging and discomforting for a plethora of reasons, one good thing is happening during lock-down: PEOPLE ARE READING MORE.
I know this because of the sudden uptick of lovely emails I’ve been getting from readers. They often say something like, “Since I have all this time I’m finally getting around to reading…” And I’m delighted.
Seeing that this has been bringing -
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Blog postThe Anniversary Edition of is on sale today. With an extra story, ONLY KEIKO.
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Blog postWhen I was a sophomore in high school, Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison was banned from our campus library. So naturally I went to the public library, checked it out, and read it cover-to-cover. That book, in all its dark, twisted, brilliant complexity, made me want to be a writer. In part because it’s a fantastic collection of genre-destroying short stories. But also, because it was the first time I realized that books could cause people to absolutely lose their shit.
From that po -
Blog postGood news for book clubs everywhere, the trade paperback edition of LOVE AND OTHER CONSOLATION PRIZES will be available June 19, 2018. Though it's available now for pre-order wherever you buy books. This particular story seems to be making a lot of people happy (much to my authorly delight). Hope you enjoy it.
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Blog postI'm finally back at my writing desk, with the dust of 38 cities on my suitcase, and a bit of glitter in my hair.
I'm staring at the outline and early pages of a new book. So weird to be sitting down, going back to Storyland.
But, before I disappear, I'm delighted to share that Library Journal named LOVE AND OTHER CONSOLATION PRIZES as one of their best historical fictions novels of the year. Also on the list was LILI DE JONG by Janet Benton, which I loved and have raved about. -
Blog postThe Consolation Tour: Fall 2017
I'll be hitting the literary highway in support of my new book, LOVE AND OTHER CONSOLATION PRIZES, but I'll also be doing community reads and a few high school visits. If you don't see your town on the list, don't despair, I have more dates in 2018.
9/8/17 Bookmarks
Eat & Greet Luncheon
Winston-Salem, NC
www.bookmarksnc.org
11:30 am
Talk & Signing
9/9/17 Bookmarks
Free Festiva -
Blog postIt's always nice to have amazing authors say kind words about an upcoming book. In this regard, I have been given an embarrassment of riches. THANK YOU.
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Advance praise for Love and Other Consolation Prizes
“An evocative, heartfelt, beautifully crafted story that shines a light on a fascinating, tragic bit of forgotten history, this is Jamie Ford at his storytelling best.”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale
“In this sweeping, big-hearted -
Blog postI loved the blue cover, but somehow I love this version even more. Bravo to the fine folks at Penguin Random House for always making me look better than I am. Oh, and before I forget, if you're in the US there are a few more days to enter this Goodreads giveaway where they're giving away 75 advance copies of my new book. Good luck!
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Blog postTwo important things happened last week. The first, was that Seattle's Panama Hotel (depicted in Hotel on the Corner of You Know What) was officially named a National Treasure, thus ensuring that a very valuable piece of real estate and the belongings of the 37 Japanese families therein, will never be flattened and turned into condos.
Yay, preservation!
This was such welcome news. Because on the flip side of the historical spectrum, I found out that something less praise -
Blog postThere's a big Hugo Awards kerfuffle which I'll delve into later in the week, but at the moment, I'm reeeelaxing. Okay, I'm trying to relax, as I wait to hear back from my editor on the new manuscript.
I can't quite bring myself to dive into a new project, though I'm quietly gathering research materials. And I can't quite go back into the current book. So, I'm catching up on interviews and I even signed a contract for a new story called The Uncertainty Machine which will appear s -
Blog postAfter months of secret negotiations I'm happy to announce that HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET has finally been optioned by Hollywood mega-director, Justin Lin (The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift) with Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand) as executive producer.
Production begins this fall with Vin Diesel signing on to star in the iconic role of Henry Lee, both as old Henry (with a lot of make-up and special effects) and as a baldish, swaggering, tattooed young -
Blog postWowzers.
I just realized that I've had this blog-thing for ten years. That's kinda crazy, especially when you consider that I set up shop a few years before I ever finished, let alone SOLD a book. If you're curious what I was blathering on about in the dark ages, here ya go.
Nowadays, blogs are somewhat passe, especially with the ubiquity of social media (I'm looking at you Facebook). It seems that most of my online interactivity occurs in other venues, and interestingly enoug -
Blog postYes, every author is also a part-time fashion criminal. Hence, the Batman jammies. A lot of people wonder what it is that I do after completing a new book. Do I pour some scotch and smoke a single cigarette? Do I slice the neck of a bottle of Dom with a ceremonial broadsword (that would be kinda cool, actually). Do I run naked through my neighborhood screaming, “SUCK IT, FRANZEN!”?
None of the above.
What I actually do…wait for it…is clean my office.
I know. It’s all a -
Blog postAs I'm winding down the new book, I'm winding up a bit of book travel, including a panel on diversity at Emerald City Comic Con, the latest stage adaptation of HOTEL at the CATS theater in Nevada City (directed by Annie Lareau), and even a high school commencement speech
(God help us all).
See you soon!
3/28/15 Literary Lions Gala
Hyatt Regency
Bellvue, WA
Black Tie Optional
6:00 pm
Fundraiser
3/29/15 Emerald City Com -
Blog postPhoto by Sarah Deutsche. A week ago I was in East Texas for the 15th Annual Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend, which is for authors, sort of like Coachella meets Burning Man with a little bit of Elvis thrown in for good measure.
In other words, you kinda have to be there to understand it.
The Pulpwood Queens began as one humble little book club founded in East Texas by Kathy Murphy, who once owned Beauty and the Book, a beauty salon/bookstore.
Now they number 600 affi -
Blog postCatch me in Shreveport next Weds where I'll be giving an artist talk at the ArtSpace.Hey, it's me, the absentee landlord of this here blog. I tend not to travel for book events in November and December, so those are always my most productive months, and this past year has been no exception. I'm thiiiiisss close to finishing the new book. (Still searching for a title). If all goes well I'll be wrapping up the ending this month.
What is it about, you ask? Well, all I'm going to say is t -
Blog post(This appeared in 2009. But it's one of my favorite Thanksgiving memories, so I thought I'd share it again).
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My father ran a restaurant—a small, unassuming diner kind of place, with a smoky bar attached. While my friends’ fathers were engineers, physicists, and pipe-fitters, men with college degrees, journeyman cards, or at least fancy titles, my dad breaded chops. He wasn’t working on his Masters on the side and wasn’t in line for any kind of promotion, ever. And to be pa -
Blog postHmmm...seeing as how I just personalized a ginormous stack of books that lovely readers had sent in for holiday gifts, it's only fitting that I let THE GREAT BIG WORLD KNOW, that--yes, I'm always happy to personalize books for whatever occasion. Christmas? YES! Hanukkah? INDEED! Feast of Elvis? WHY NOT? Bring it on!
So if you'd like to buy personalized books for the readers on your holiday shopping lists, please email my studious assistant, taskmaster, and all around majordomo: britta
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel
Jan 27, 2009
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Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel
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Spirited Stone: Lessons from Kubota's Garden
Mar 17, 2020
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Songs of Willow Frost: A Novel
Sep 10, 2013
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