On Writing & Reading

Here you'll find author profiles as well as mini – and not-so-mini – book reviews. I’m a writer who loves to talk about writing, so if you like to write I hope you’ll stop by now and then for some writing tips and to chat about the writing life.

My Goodreads Book Giveaway Starts Tomorrow

June 23, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

A Goodreads book giveaway for “Wrestling with God” starts June 24 — to celebrate the awards that “Wrestling with God” has won. Read more.

Write Another Book? I Dunno . . .

June 9, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

Write another book? I don’t mind the writing. What’s giving me pause is the grueling, humiliating work of promoting the darned thing once I’ve written it. Author Rob Bell had some advice. Read more.

The Bay Area Book Festival — My Idea of a Good Time

June 5, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

If you are up and at ’em this fine Sunday morning, it’s not to late to head on over to downtown Berkeley for the Bay Area Book Festival. Treat yourself to 300 authors, 230 exhibitors and 150 programs. Read more.

Jesus Was a Loser — Does That Make Donald Trump a Winner?

May 26, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

Jesus was a loser who couldn’t keep his hair out of his eyes. That’s satirist Scott Dikkers channeling Donald Trump in his new — very funny — book “Trump’s America: The Loser’s Guide.” Read more.