So, these past twelve months have not been the greatest. A lot has happened since last August, so I thought I’d give an update on what has transpired.

A little over a year ago, an Aunt, who had been fighting cancer, was told to make her final life preparations.

Because her sister and niece (my wife) …

Tom De Haven, author of 18 books, regular contributor to the New York Times Book Review, and Professor in the VCU Department of English, will be giving the lecture, “Krazy Kat Goes to Kollege: Comics in the Curriculum (and what it means)” as the 2011-2012 Elske v. P. Smith Lecture.

On Tuesday November 15, 2011, in the VCU Commonwealth Ballroom, day 1 of the VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival kicked off with an evening celebrating the novel, writing, reading, and building a career as an author. This two-day festival is a special event recognizing the tenth anniversary of the …