While traipsing around Peru's Sacred Valley, I was talking to author Claire Ibarra about self-deception, the female experience, sexual consent, and the use of magical realism to turn personal stories into larger political narratives. The post Interview about Woman of the Hour in JMWW appeared first on Claire Polders.| Claire Polders
On the day my collection Woman of the Hour was released, I signed a book deal with Vine Leaves Press for my novel Your Body of Mine.| Claire Polders
Monkey Bicycle has been publishing If My Book essays for years. They’re often hilarious and touching, and I always read them with great interest. We authors find it hard to talk about our books. We feel unfit to write a synopsis of the work that took us years to create. Especially when that synopsis is meant to be printed on the back of the book and have strong commercial appeal. But James Tate Hill, the editor of Monkey Bicycle, and a brilliant writer in his own right, found a way to trick...| Claire Polders
Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion, my debut short story collection, will enter the word today.| Claire Polders
I signed my first audiobook deal! It’s for my upcoming flash fiction collection Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion. What else is still possible in this ever-changing fascinating publishing world? Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion is also available in print and as an ebook (from Vine Leaves Press). Release date is July 29, but preorders are available now. Some Early Praise for Woman of the Hour “The riveting characters in Woman of the Hour are f...| Claire Polders
An essay for Brevity on writing hybrids and finding inspiration in poetry.| Claire Polders
