June 9, 2007

Hi,

My husband's wonderful first novel Suckerpunch is coming out in January with HarperCollins and we finally know what the cover will look like (click here).

Some exciting news: A Girl Becomes a Comma Like That was optioned by a great writer/director, Andrew Wagner, whose new film Starting Out in the Evening will be out in November. We loved his first film, The Talent Given Us, which is out on DVD. The Nakeds, my new novel, is making the rounds in NY. It's been optioned by Steven Shainberg's (director of Secretary and Fur) production company Vox3 Films, which I'm thrilled about. Both of these movie men seem perfect for my books.

I'm currently reading The Road and Miranda July's short story collection.

I'm writing short stories this summer and hanging out with David in the backyard on our new lounge chairs. Every afternoon, after writing, when we're sitting on those chairs drinking iced tea, I feel like we're on vacation. One afternoon I made vodka cocktails in the blender with fresh blueberries.

xo,