I can think of plenty of writers whose work I revere and whose lives I know little about.

I can think of plenty of writers whose work I revere and whose lives I know little about.

I'm a radio nerd. I've loved radio since I was a kid. I'm a huge Howard Stern fan.

I have way too much going on, as usual, but fortunately it's all good stuff. I'm not complaining.

For writers, so much is done in isolation. It can be easy to feel detached, or to get a little lost along the way.

Oftentimes, if a writer really gets her hooks into me, I'll want to read interviews, or listen to an interview, or read a literary biography or a memoir of some kind. And doing so almost always deepens my enjoyment of the author and her work.

David Cristofanos debut novel captures the essence of the human spirit, and delivers a story that is simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking.