by Mary | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
March 3 is the official publication date for Epitaph and that was an excuse to reorganize and redesign this website. I wanted something simplified, clean-looking, and easy to navigate. My web designer, Etsuko Dunham, delivered the organization; her artist, Jessica...
by Mary | Feb 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
My redesigned website will be launching in a week or two, but I couldn’t wait to share this review of Epitaph with you — and with everyone else in the world I can think of, frankly. I have been FLYING since I read it this morning. Publishing a novel is a...
by Mary | Jan 6, 2015 | DOC, EPITAPH
Have to admit, I flinched at the first sentence, thinking I’d get slammed for too much tedious detail, but then… Library Journal Starred Review January 1, 2015 In this follow-up to Doc, Russell is on a mission: she will leave no stone unturned, no...
by Mary | Nov 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Instead of fighting the crowds on Black Friday, consider ordering signed books from your local independent bookseller. IndieBound.org has a list of authors signing books at stores around the country on Small Business Saturday. I won’t be in a store on Saturday,...
by Mary | Nov 13, 2014 | EPITAPH, Writer Tech
Have you ever had that dream where you signed up for a college course and forgot about it until you had to take the final exam? Last night, I had the more mature version. I’d forgotten that I was supposed to give a lecture about new research in cognition. I was...
by Mary | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Reviewed for the Washington Post by Mary Doria Russell “No animals were harmed in the making of this film.” If you see that disclaimer at the end of a movie, you know it was made after 1980. That’s when the Screen Actors Guild finally negotiated a...
by Mary | Sep 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here’s how a guy author prepares to go out on the road to support a new book: 1. Pack shaving kit, clean shirt, underwear and socks. 2. Drive to airport. Here’s what I’ve done in preparation for the Heartland Booksellers Association Trade Show in...
by Mary | Sep 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Jewish life is full of traditions and this is one of mine. Two years have gone by since the passing of my brother’s fiancee, Jeanne Valentino. Richard wants me to re-post this blog, and we both ask you to read it again. Shana Tova! ...
by Mary | Sep 5, 2014 | Children of God, THE SPARROW
JESUITS IN SPACE AND IN THE VATICAN by Mary Doria Russell was originally published in September-October 2014 issue of Health Progress, the journal of the Catholic Health Association of the United States. Old joke. A Franciscan, a Dominican and a Jesuit are...
by Mary | Aug 28, 2014 | THE SPARROW
This morning’s news about Brad and Angie getting married made me smile. I still feel a little proprietary about them. For a few years, Brad Pitt was attached to play the lead in a Warner Brothers production of The Sparrow. He was, reportedly, passionate about...
