The last six weeks have been a whirlwind of book talks, interviews, and podcasts, and I’m so grateful for every minute of it, and for each reporter, reviewer, reader, fellow writer, bookseller, and podcaster who talked to me about my latest novel, Her Best Self. Here are some highlights so far:
Interviews
Washington Independent Review of Books/ Q&A with Margaret Hutton
Book Club Chat / Q&A with Heather Caliendo
Lowcountry Parent / Lowcountry Bookshelf: ‘Her Best Self’ offers a thrilling take on Southern family life’
Good Folk podcast / Interview with Spencer George
Speaking of Writers podcast / Interview with Steve Richards
Amanda Loves Words/ Q&A with Amanda Waters
Franklin NC Press/Weekender: ‘Family mystery inspires novel’
Town magazine/ interview with Ashley Warlick: ‘Author Mindy Friddle releases a new novel this month’
Reviews
Southern Bookseller Review / Review by Mary Jane Michels, Fiction Addiction
Mom Egg Review / Review by Jane Ward
Essays
Write More Be Less Careful / how novelist Mindy Friddle uses intertextuality to deepen her characters backstory
Writer's Digest / ‘The Synopsis is Your Compass’
Necessary Fiction / Research Notes: ‘The Novelist’s Notebook’
Features
Charleston City Paper: “Thrill to a Beach Read by a Local Author”
Lowcountry Weekly: ‘Award-winning Novelist Mindy Friddle Returns’
Mom Egg Review / MER Bookshelf May 2024
Southern Review of Books / Best Southern Books of May 2024