by Deborah Lee Luskin | May 6, 2026
JOIN authors Valerie Stoller, Pamela Reitman, and me, speaking about our historical novels starring Jewish women. Valerie Stoller is the author of Shipyard Gals. Set in 1944, it follows a Latina journalist, a Jewish nurse, and a Black riveter all working at the...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | May 6, 2026
I will be facilitating a discussion of Into the Wilderness for a private book group in Petaluma. Interested in learning about how Vermont shifted from deep red to deep blue? Let’s talk about Into the Wilderness, set in 1964, when Vermont started to tilt left. Lots...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Apr 25, 2026
I’ll be at the Bay Area Book Festival 2026! Stop by and say hello at the Bookworm Block Party! I’ll be at the Sibylline Booth, meeting, greeting, and signing books. Read on!
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Apr 20, 2026
Into the Wilderness, hailed as “a fiercely intelligent love story,” is an award-winning novel about two sixty-somethings at inflection points in their lives. Rose Mayer has just buried her second husband and wonders what she’s going to do with the rest of her life....
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Mar 1, 2026
Join cousins and writers Susie Spikol and Deborah Lee Luskin in conversation about their work and recent publications. Cousins Susie Spikol and Deborah Lee Luskin were both born in New York, both grew up on pavement, and have now been living in northern New England...