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Janice autographing Urban Bliss in a New York City bookstore. Click on photo to see a larger version. |
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THE WAR OF THE ROSENS is out!
Buy the book here. 2 0 0 8 Events . . . Janice will read from THE WAR OF THE ROSENS at Carlow University in Pittsburgh on January 10. Janice will appear on a panel called, "ON THE ROAD: HOW TO SET UP A READING TOUR FOR YOUR BOOK," at the Associated Writing Program (AWP) Conference in New York City on Friday, February 1 at 9:00 a.m. Janice will appear on a panel called, "NORTHERN GOTHIC: READINGS FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY," at the Associated Writing Program (AWP) Conference in New York City on Saturday, February 2 at 10:30 a.m. On Mother's Day, May 11, Janice will read from her essay about her relationship with her mother, who was truly one of a kind, at Cornelia Street Café, in New York City, at 6:00 p.m., as part of a celebration for the new anthology, THE MOVABLE NEST: A MOTHER/DAUGHTER COMPANION. Janice will read as part of the 2008 MAMAPALOOZA FESTIVAL at Border's Bookstore, Columbus Circle, New York City, on Saturday, May 17 at 2:00 p.m. Janice will read from THE WAR OF THE ROSENS at Town & Village Synagogue in New York City's East Village on Saturday, May 24 at 1:30 p.m. Janice will read from THE WAR OF THE ROSENS in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, for the University of New Orlean's MFA Program in Creative Writing, on Tuesday evening, July 15. Time & Venue TBA. September 25-28: Janice will be teaching a three day short story workshop comprised of three informative, innovative, and original lectures at The Women's Fiction Festival in Matera, Italy. Check the website here. Her lectures will be simultaneously translated into Italian. * * * Click on these links to read some truly innovative reviews of THE WAR OF THE ROSENS: www.freewilliamsburg.com/archives/2007/09/the_war_of_the.html www.culturevulture.net/Books/waroftherosens_7-07.htm Janice's short essay about her journey toward celebrating a secular Passover with her family appears on JBooks: http://www.jbooks.com/secularculture/Passover_Reflections.htm Two of Janice's poems about love and the female body are beautifully illustrated on: http://www.thinicepress.com/UNBEidusWeinstein.html & http://www.thinicepress.com/thadeidus.html Janice's magical realist short story, "The Murder of Juanita Appel," is being reprinted in the anthology, THE WORST BOOK I EVER READ, forthcoming from Autonomedia Books: http://www.unbearables.com/blog/ Janice's essay, THE COLOR OF CINNAMON, which covers a lot of territory, including her curious dislike of housekeeping, and her passionate love of Mexico and motherhood, is forthcoming in DIRT: WRITERS ON THE GRITTY TRUTH OF KEEPING HOUSE, an anthology edited by Mindy Lewis, to be published by Seal Press in 2009. An excerpt from THE WAR OF THE ROSENS appears in a special issue of NIGHTSUN edited by Dinty Moore. Other excerpts have appeared in ARTS & LETTERS: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE; GULF STREAM MAGAZINE and ATENCION LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO. Janice's essay, THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL, about her newfound, taboo desire for money (for reasons that may surprise you), appears in DESIRE: WOMEN WRITE ABOUT WANTING, an anthology edited by Lisa Solod Warren, published by Seal Press. Janice's essay, LIKE LOVERS, about her up-and-down, highly volatile, relationship with her mother, will appear in THE MOVABLE NEST: A MOTHER/DAUGHTER COMPANION, an anthology edited by Marilyn Kallet and Kathryn Stripling Byer, forthcoming from HELICON NINE PRESS. Janice's essay, TROUBLEMAKERS, a bittersweet, humorous exploration of the way her Jewish identity intersects with her identity as a writer, is forthcoming in JEWISH CURRENTS magazine. Read Janice's humorous essay, THE BEST AUTHORITY, about a young girl trying to make sense of her Jewish identity, in www.WritingItReal.com. Janice's story, ELVIS, AXL, AND ME, a funny rock & roll fantasy, with a lot of reality and Jewish humor mixed in—appears in WICKED, edited by Mitzi Szereto, just out from CLEIS PRESS, and in SCRIBBLERS ON THE ROOF: Contemporary Jewish Fiction, edited by Melvin Jules Bukiet and David Roskies, from PERSEA BOOKS. Janice's essay, BABY LUST, about her experience of September 11, 2001, as a downtown New Yorker, living close to World Trade Center, originally published in 110 STORIES: NEW YORK WRITES AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, (New York University Press), is in WRITING AND PUBLISHING PERSONAL ESSAYS: A GROWER'S GUIDE TO SUCCESS, edited by Sheila Bender. You can also read it on the website of The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism. Janice's essay, N0-GOODNICKS, about her long, rocky—sometimes painful, sometimes exhilarating—road to emotional survival (and, perhaps, even to transcendence) is currently featured in ARTS & LETTERS MAGAZINE. Janice's essay, WE ARE NOT YOUR MOTHER, about one of Janice's pet writing peeves, appears in RULES OF THUMB, an anthology edited by Michael Martone, from F & W PUBLICATIONS. Janice's story, ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, about a young woman dealing with an extreme case of ennui, appears in UP FROM THE GUTTER: DOCUMENTING THE DOWNTOWN SCENE, 1974-1992, edited by Brandon Stosuy, a collection of texts and images forthcoming from NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS. Janice's story, CRUISE CONTROL, about a deeply compelling love affair, is in STIRRING UP A STORM: TALES OF THE SENSUAL, THE SEXUAL, AND THE EROTIC, edited by Marilyn Jaye Lewis, from THUNDER'S MOUTH PRESS. Janice's sensual and humorous story, THE PING-PONG VAMPIRE, (originally published in her story collection, THE CELIBACY CLUB), is in SEX & LAUGHTER, an anthology from SAMBA PRESS. Janice's essay, CLASS BARBIE, about Barbie and other dolls, as well as friendship, loss, and love, is now up on the ARTS & LETTERS: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE'S website. Janice's O. Henry prize-winning short story, VITO LOVES GERALDINE, is in BEHIND THE SHORT STORY: FROM FIRST TO FINAL DRAFT, edited by Ryan G. VanCleave and Todd James Pierce, from Longman Press. In addition, Janice offers insights into the process of writing VITO LOVES GERALDINE -- especially about how a Jewish girl from the Bronx entered the mind of an Italian-American girl. Janice's quirky short story, THE CYCLIST, about mood swings and re-invention of self, appears in SUDDEN STORIES: A MAMMOTH ANTHOLOGY OF MINISCULE FICTION, edited by Dinty Moore, from Mammoth Books. Janice's short story, THE ART OF FORGIVENESS: A FABLE, a gentle, fable-like tale, originally published in Janice's short story collection, THE CELIBACY CLUB, appears in EXTREME FICTION, co-edited by Michael Martone and Robin Hemley, from Longman Press. PART TWO OF JANICE'S INTERVIEW on www.WritingItReal.com is now up, joining PART ONE. In both parts, she answers questions about her writing process, the differences between fiction and nonfiction, and all sorts of other things related to writing and the writer's life. In addition, samples of Janice's writing appear on this site. Read an interview with fiction writer DAVID BECKMAN on the experience of working closely with Janice as his WRITING MENTOR on www.WritingItReal.com. * * * Janice conducts private writing tutorials on an ongoing basis. If you are interested in consulting with her, you may email her at janice @ janiceeidus.com. Please delete the spaces in this address before you use it. We're trying to reduce spam! |
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