Apr 28, 2016 | On Books, On Writing, Past Notes, Reviews
“The Eagle Tree is a gorgeously written novel that features one of the most accurate, finely drawn and memorable autistic protagonists in literature. The hero of the book is like a 14-year-old Walt Whitman with autism, seeking communion with the ancient...
Apr 16, 2016 | On Writing, Past Notes
I was very happy to see this interview with a local Olympia arts journal appear recently in print. I’ve received permission to re-print the author interview here on my site. How did the idea of THE EAGLE TREE come to you? Years ago, I taught a variety of...
Apr 1, 2016 | On Writing, Past Notes
The Eagle Tree The remarkable story of a boy and a tree THE EAGLE TREE was published by Little A. The book sold over 80,000 copies to become a national bestseller and was listed in 2016 as one of Top 5 Books on the Autistic experience. Buy THE EAGLE TREE at indie...
Sep 16, 2015 | On Writing, Past Notes
Author Reading from the new novel THE EAGLE TREE at the Rainier Writing Workshop in August 2015. THE EAGLE TREE is an unusual coming-of-age story told in the first person by March Wong, an autistic 14 year old boy obsessed with the trees of the Pacific Northwest....
Aug 19, 2015 | On Writing, Past Notes
My new novel — THE EAGLE TREE — is all about autism, tree-climbing, young adults, and climate change. Here are a few of the books I used to understand better, and learn to write about these topics: ...
