Mindela Ruby

I’ll be participating in the latest Lip Service West show this Friday, Aug. 21, 7:30 PM at Berkeley’s hopping Pegasus Books Downtown. It’s a great bill of authors sharing their true and gritty stories! http://www.lipservicewest.com

August 23 –  3 PM.   For years I conducted interviews on college radio; now the table’s turned on me, and I’m the one answering the questions. See if you can get to the picture of me with pink hair in the link below! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/girl-george/2015/08/23/mindela-rubyauthor-mosh-it-up-dj-kalxgirlgeoradioshow-8-23-15

I enjoyed this commentary immensely; it helps me understand my own writing, including Mosh It Up, and is an excellent insight into the role of emotional pain in deepening story plots: https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2015/07/29/generating-page-turning-momentum-characters-the-wound/

I’m grateful to Blotterature Literary Magazine for throwing some love at my novel! Review of Mosh It Up http://blotterature.com/2015/07/01/blot-lit-reviews-mosh-it-up-by-mindela-ruby/ Interview with Mindela Ruby http://blotterature.com/2015/07/02/blot-lit-reviews-an-interview-with-mindela-ruby/

At the first Oakland Book Festival on Saturday, I attended one event, a discussion chaired by Grant Faulkner with the authors of two dazzling books I’ve recently read, Adam Johnson (The Orphan Master’s Son) and Jenny Offill (Dept. of Speculation). Faulkner posited a link between their two different works, describing them as trauma narratives, Johnson’s …

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Thanks to Anastasia Olashaya-Grill for this lovely review. Here’s a snatch and the link: “Solid, lyrical, and wonderfully human, Mosh It Up makes for an engrossing read…full of a raw beat that is sometimes dirty, sometimes sad, and nearly always heartbreaking. Boop’s story is extremely human. Ruby’s way with words captivates and often deserves a …

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If you ever want to write about music, have a look at my prompts for some inspiration. Real Pants asked me to be a guest author and pursue the challenge of writing about music, like I had to do a lot of in MOSH IT UP! http://realpants.com/craft/prompts/

Reading “Sparkles, Chameleons, Transparents” from “Mosh It Up”. Why There Are Words April 9, 2015 Sausalito CA

William E. Wallace normally reviews noir crime stories, but somehow my novel made its way to him. I am delighted to be compared to Dorothy Parker. Reviews don’t get any better than this! http://www.pulphackconfessions.com/

This reading series is held in Studio 333, a lovely art gallery in Sausalito, and there’s a bar! Come out to hear 6 authors explore the idea “Sure.” April 9 7 PM 333 Caledonia St. http://whytherearewords.com/