Montauk, Long Island
Book Launch Events, 2023
With the publication of The Stark Beauty of Last Things in October, many events were squeezed in to the end of the year.
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THE STARK BEAUTY OF LAST THINGS
Coming Soon! My new novel, THE STARK BEAUTY OF LAST THINGS, will be published in October 2023. It tells the story of four characters, each of whom is struggling to hold onto, protect, or find a home in a beautiful coastal town in the face of climate change and run-away development. The novel explores our connection…
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Researching for A Novel
A challenge for me is squaring the Montauk of my imagination with the “real” place on Long Island. In my novel, for instance, I’ve situated two of my characters in a house on Fort Pond Bay in an area of the coast that doesn’t quite exist. Meanwhile, the two children in my novel, Max and…
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“Eating the Sea”
There’s no way to write about Montauk without writing about fish and shellfish. Any beach walk brings treasures like clam, scallop, mussel and oyster shells, the strong tang of dried seaweed, the sight of boats in the distance and fisherman along the shore. Fishing and shellfishing are the heart of the place. The Eastern End…
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The Curious Hoodoos of Montauk’s Shadmoor Cliffs
In my current novel set in Montauk, I’ve taken my characters outdoors on some of my favorite walks and hikes in the area. One of these is a popular hike along the ocean cliffs of Shadmoor. The Shadmoor property, nearly 100 acres of Montauk moorland, is unique both for its cliffs, which form something called hoodoos,…
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