Recently answered some fun questions from Atmosphere Press. You can read the interview here.
An Interview
Tag: How to Bury Your Dog
A New Look
How to Bury Your Dog has a new look. Last year I entered it in BookLife‘s cover redesign promotion and Michelle with Melissa Williams Design decided to take it on as a project. Here is the delightful cover she provided. Here is a link to Michelle’s take on the cover.
A bit of history: The original cover was my design concept, implemented by a very talented illustrator friend. We both have realized, in retrospect, that I should have left the cover design to her. That is how we proceeded with Ephemeral Wings, which has a beautiful cover. Lessons learned on this journey.
Ephemeral Wings and an Interview
Years ago, I studied stream ecology as a graduate student. I soon became as interested in the scientists as in the stream-dwelling insects I was studying, and so started the novel, Maggie Was a Mayfly. Now, many moons later, my quirky allegorical coming-of-age tale, re-titled Ephemeral Wings, will be released on October 6, 2022. The book is available for preorder from Black Rose Writing as well as online distributors. Visit my home page for more info.
Early this summer I had the pleasure of talking to Jennifer Caloyeras on her podcast, Books Are My People, about How to Bury Your Dog, writing in general, and some recent favorite reads. You can listen to that conversation here.
An Interview on What Are You Reading? What Are You Writing?
Author Karen E. Osborne interviewed me about How to Bury Your Dog for her video blog, What Are You Reading? What Are You Writing? You can watch it here.
Interview about “How to Bury Your Dog”
Earlier in November, I spoke with Priscilla Vance Leder, host of Bookmarked, about my forthcoming novel, “How to Bury Your Dog.” You can listen here. There are some spoilers, but a fun interview.
“How to Bury Your Dog” Kirkus Review and Goodreads Giveaway
Pretty jazzed about the review “How to Bury Your Dog” received from Kirkus Reviews:
An absorbing, restorative tale of community and nature.—Kirkus Reviews
Read the full review here: Kirkus Review
I am running a Goodreads Book Giveaway October 1-30, 2021
Enter Giveaway Here: Goodreads Giveaway How to Bury Your Dog
How to Bury Your Dog—A Novel (in case you were wondering)
Arriving December 2, 2021 and available for pre-order at Black Rose Writing, Amazon.com, and BN.com.
Signed copies available directly from author.
Lizzy has been leading an insulated life: she tends her adopted strays and goes to work at the blood lab, but she has forsaken lifelong pastimes and declines invitations from old friends. On the day she buries Happy, the abandoned basset hound she adopted years before, she learns a real estate developer is threatening the heart of her rural community—a tranquil pond and a relict stand of hemlocks. For Lizzy this is a magical place, hidden from the modern world.
Coaxed by an old friend to join a group fighting the development, Lizzy is reluctant—she wants to avoid both hope and him. But she realizes she can no longer keep the outside world at bay. As the battle over the development unfolds, and the dynamics among Lizzy’s remaining pets shift, she opens herself to two young neighbors who share her love of the natural environment—an awkward sixteen-year-old and an inquisitive ten-year-old. And as Happy’s elements return to the earth, buried memories find their way to the surface in increasingly curious ways.
How to Bury Your Dog weaves a quintessentially American story about our human connection to the land, the critters we love, and the people who complicate our lives – for better or worse. Rich with authentic characters and lovely descriptions of the natural world, Eva Silverfine’s big-hearted novel deftly tackles complex issues such as homeowners’ rights versus the collective good, and our instinctive desire to protect the garden that sustains us. —Ginger Pinholster, author of City in a Forest
With gorgeous prose and vivid description, Eva Silverfine reminds us of all that the Earth offers if we choose to listen. —Christina Consolino, author of Rewrite the Stars
A charming debut novel about the loss of our natural landscapes and the footprints we leave, as well as the tender memories we carry with us as we go forward. —Linda Rosen, author of Sisters of the Vine
A heartwarming tale of ordinary people who care about the environment. —Carolyn Geduld, author of Who Shall Live
How to Bury Your Dog
For better or for worse, I have just signed a contract with a small publisher to publish my novel, How to Bury Your Dog. Its release date is toward the end of this year, but I hope to share some updates on the process along the way.
Eva Silverfine 