Yours in Defense of the Ridiculous
A letter about enchantment, absurdity, and why we make things. Somewhere in the drafting, the letter took over, and began arguing that the strange details we almost dismiss may be the ones worth following.
Is Art Responsible for What It Manifests?
I once read Lolita to my newborn daughter. Years later, a conversation about Jeffrey Epstein led me to a harder question: what responsibility do writers bear for what they manifest on the page?
Top 10 Books of 2025
Seventy-three books. Thirty-two countries. These are the ten that refused to fade—dark, absurd, hilarious, devastating, and gloriously uninterested in being “relatable.”
Why Preorders Matter (and Why They Matter To Me)
Preorders are about momentum, not hype or money. A brief note on how early reader support helps a debut novel find its way into the world.
When the Fonts Don’t Match on Purpose: A Cover Story
Letting go of creative control, and discovering how the cover designer expressed the novel’s blurred reality better than I could alone.
A Debut Sixteen Years in the Making
Sixteen years, an abandoned manuscript, and a bench in Lyon—how St. Ulphia’s Dead came alive, and what comes next.
Reading Around the World
One rule: no tourists. A five-year journey through six continents, nearly two hundred books, and the unexpected voices that reshaped my reading life.