Our family journey on the Bookshop podcast

Award-winning YA author Stacey Horan interviewed me on her popular literary podcast! We talk about books, writing, and parenting. “In his book A Family, Maybe, Lane details the challenges—legal, political, and personal—that he and his partner Jonathan faced trying to adopt their two foster children through the Los Angeles County child welfare system. Along thatContinue reading “Our family journey on the Bookshop podcast”

**** Bookstagram review

Touched by a passionate and thoughtful review by the Bookstagram critic Kristi Toscano. She hit on a few thorny ethical issues my book is highlighting. “What was at stake? Everything.” OMG the second hand frustration and anger I feel on behalf of these two men for what they were put through is REAL, man. It’sContinue reading “**** Bookstagram review”

The Pacific Sentinel on AFM’s path to publication

From the magazine’s story about the reasons why I wrote A Family, Maybe, and its long, arduous path to publication: “Memoirs have a unique power to draw readers into the intimate narratives of our lives, offering glimpses into personal struggles, triumphs, and transformations. However, the path from lived experiences to a published book is oftenContinue reading “The Pacific Sentinel on AFM’s path to publication”