Tag archives: john irving

Tis the Season to Give the Gift of Stories
By Leslie Zemeckis   |   December 9, 2025

‘Baldwin’ For the bio lovers in your life, Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs is an epic, masterful deep dive into the genius that was James Baldwin; a complex, driven man who bravely tackled his sexuality in his writing despite warnings from the publishing world. Boggs does a terrific job of bringing the man […]

Fresh from the San Miguel Writers’ Conference
By Leslie Zemeckis   |   March 18, 2025

‘Queen Esther’ I am just back as a guest of the San Miguel Writers’ Conference, where I taught a workshop and gave a reading from one of my books. I was also privileged to interview the literary legend John Irving who has a new book coming out in November, which I will review. He read […]