Kalisha Buckhanon's Blog
April 3, 2023
Kalisha in The Big Thrill and at Thrillerfest!
Great interview for RUNNING TO FALL in The Big Thrill, the publication of the International Thriller Writers Association (ITW). Read the interview HERE.
Are you a thriller, mystery, suspense reader and fan who will be at 2023's Thrillerfest in New York City this year? If so, come say hi!
FLAWED, FATIGUED OR FAMILIAR?
"Creating A Believable Protagonist"
Saturday, June 3
3:10 p.m. EST
Thrillerfest
New York City
Are you a thriller, mystery, suspense reader and fan who will be at 2023's Thrillerfest in New York City this year? If so, come say hi!
FLAWED, FATIGUED OR FAMILIAR?
"Creating A Believable Protagonist"
Saturday, June 3
3:10 p.m. EST
Thrillerfest
New York City
November 5, 2022
RUNNING TO FALL Book Launch, Monday November 7 at 7pm
Register Today!>>A Conversation with Kalisha Buckhanon
On November 7, at 7:00 p.m. EST, join author Kalisha Buckhanon and literary activist Ron Kavanaugh in conversation to celebrate Buckhanon's new release RUNNING TO FALL, published by AALBC's publishing imprint AALBC Aspire.
BUY THE BOOK: Running to Fall in Print!
From the award-winning author of SPEAKING OF SUMMER comes RUNNING TO FALL, a suspenseful, truthful look into the lives of women who drink to survive or just to cope, with a provocative narrator who carries readers along an emotional journey to acceptance.
Tragedy and Victor Powell have moved to the desirable but dark Grayson Glens enclave of dream homes outside Chicago. Stressed urbanites, they've got to live large in real life to stay large online. With only a few blacks in their elite gated community, they settle in but never quite feel at home. Then, a missing young black woman floats up in the Grayson River.
Is the spirit of the mysterious scarlet-lettered woman, Raven McCoy, haunting Grayson during the pandemic?
Tragedy, haunted by her difficult checkered past versus Victor's sterling history, thinks so. The pressure to manage his image for profit drives her to drink, even when his trying teen daughter visits. But Victor's ex-wife, the Grayson gossip and a female detective all close in on Tragedy's unraveling life. Then Tragedy spirals into addiction, past secrets, and the local women's fight for justice for a woman.
Time
Nov 7, 2022 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
On November 7, at 7:00 p.m. EST, join author Kalisha Buckhanon and literary activist Ron Kavanaugh in conversation to celebrate Buckhanon's new release RUNNING TO FALL, published by AALBC's publishing imprint AALBC Aspire.
BUY THE BOOK: Running to Fall in Print!
From the award-winning author of SPEAKING OF SUMMER comes RUNNING TO FALL, a suspenseful, truthful look into the lives of women who drink to survive or just to cope, with a provocative narrator who carries readers along an emotional journey to acceptance.
Tragedy and Victor Powell have moved to the desirable but dark Grayson Glens enclave of dream homes outside Chicago. Stressed urbanites, they've got to live large in real life to stay large online. With only a few blacks in their elite gated community, they settle in but never quite feel at home. Then, a missing young black woman floats up in the Grayson River.
Is the spirit of the mysterious scarlet-lettered woman, Raven McCoy, haunting Grayson during the pandemic?
Tragedy, haunted by her difficult checkered past versus Victor's sterling history, thinks so. The pressure to manage his image for profit drives her to drink, even when his trying teen daughter visits. But Victor's ex-wife, the Grayson gossip and a female detective all close in on Tragedy's unraveling life. Then Tragedy spirals into addiction, past secrets, and the local women's fight for justice for a woman.
Time
Nov 7, 2022 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
October 8, 2022
New novel RUNNING TO FALL arrives November 1!
New from Kalisha Buckhanon! RUNNING TO FALL arrives November 1 from AALBC.com. Pre-Order Here!
About the Book
Tragedy Powell tries to feel she has it all– until her and her husband’s perfect life online becomes a whirlwind of spilled secrets about Tragedy’s drinking, a missing woman and their all-white town...
Tragedy and Victor Powell have moved to the desirable but dark Grayson Glens enclave of dream homes just outside of Chicago. Stressed urbanites, they’ve got to live large in real life to stay large online. With only a few blacks in their elite gated community, they settle in but never quite feel at home. Then, a missing young black woman floats up in the Grayson River. RUNNING TO FALL is a suspenseful, truthful look into the lives of women who drink to survive or just to cope, with a provocative narrator who carries readers along an emotional journey to acceptance.
Praise
"Atmospheric, lyrical, and full of surprises, RUNNING TO FALL is a mystery wrapped inside a moving story of love, female relationships, and how darkness lurks under even the most idyllic surfaces. Layered characters and beautiful prose pulled me into the gripping narrative, rooting for troubled Tragedy even as her life unravels. Buckhanon is a powerful writer, and one to watch, and her latest outing is as breathlessly suspenseful as it is deep."—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX
“RUNNING TO FALL is the compelling tale of a complicated woman haunted by her past, in a world haunted by a pandemic. It is the story of a woman named Tragedy, and the story behind her name. Her yearning for connection, refuge, and a stable home is masterfully juxtaposed against the isolation imposed on her by the alienating setting, as one of few Black residents of an Illinois exurb. She encounters a cast of equally complex women with their own secrets and regrets as she faces difficult truths and choices.” —Tiffany Gholar, author of A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW and THE UNFORESEEABLE FUTURE
About the Book
Tragedy Powell tries to feel she has it all– until her and her husband’s perfect life online becomes a whirlwind of spilled secrets about Tragedy’s drinking, a missing woman and their all-white town...
Tragedy and Victor Powell have moved to the desirable but dark Grayson Glens enclave of dream homes just outside of Chicago. Stressed urbanites, they’ve got to live large in real life to stay large online. With only a few blacks in their elite gated community, they settle in but never quite feel at home. Then, a missing young black woman floats up in the Grayson River. RUNNING TO FALL is a suspenseful, truthful look into the lives of women who drink to survive or just to cope, with a provocative narrator who carries readers along an emotional journey to acceptance.
Praise
"Atmospheric, lyrical, and full of surprises, RUNNING TO FALL is a mystery wrapped inside a moving story of love, female relationships, and how darkness lurks under even the most idyllic surfaces. Layered characters and beautiful prose pulled me into the gripping narrative, rooting for troubled Tragedy even as her life unravels. Buckhanon is a powerful writer, and one to watch, and her latest outing is as breathlessly suspenseful as it is deep."—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX
“RUNNING TO FALL is the compelling tale of a complicated woman haunted by her past, in a world haunted by a pandemic. It is the story of a woman named Tragedy, and the story behind her name. Her yearning for connection, refuge, and a stable home is masterfully juxtaposed against the isolation imposed on her by the alienating setting, as one of few Black residents of an Illinois exurb. She encounters a cast of equally complex women with their own secrets and regrets as she faces difficult truths and choices.” —Tiffany Gholar, author of A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW and THE UNFORESEEABLE FUTURE
December 17, 2021
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays!
Thank you for following my reading and writing life here. I love books as a fan before a writer of them so this space is nice for that club. The titles, authors and covers on my Fave 2021 Books will come as no surprise to those who've noticed my ratings and reviews this year, so please share with those seeking lit gifts or new discoveries. Click HERE for the full list.
Be safe, merry and committed to your New Year resolutions!
Blessings,
Kalisha
Thank you for following my reading and writing life here. I love books as a fan before a writer of them so this space is nice for that club. The titles, authors and covers on my Fave 2021 Books will come as no surprise to those who've noticed my ratings and reviews this year, so please share with those seeking lit gifts or new discoveries. Click HERE for the full list.
Be safe, merry and committed to your New Year resolutions!
Blessings,
Kalisha
March 12, 2021
Monday, March 29: Kalisha on Empowering Words panel for UN Women's Generation Equality Forum 2021
Register for UN Women's Generation Equality Forum to watch its Cultural Program kickoff Empowering words. A feminist perspective of Literature: an intergenerational and international conversation between feminist writers April Mosolino, Carmen Boullosa, Helen Benedict, Kalisha Buckhanon, Marjorie Agosin, Priya Malhotra, and Sharon Flake.
Registration for the Forum is available at this link: https://forogeneracionigualdadmx.vfai....
The Generation Equality Forum is a global meeting in favor of gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-chaired jointly by the Governments of Mexico and France with the leadership and participation of civil society. The Forum will open in Mexico City (Mexico) from 29 to 31 March 2021 and will conclude in Paris (France) in June 2021.
Registration for the Forum is available at this link: https://forogeneracionigualdadmx.vfai....
The Generation Equality Forum is a global meeting in favor of gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-chaired jointly by the Governments of Mexico and France with the leadership and participation of civil society. The Forum will open in Mexico City (Mexico) from 29 to 31 March 2021 and will conclude in Paris (France) in June 2021.
Saturday, March 20: A Black Women Writer's Showcase to Honor Women's History Month
Join Kalisha for Creative Conversations with Marita Golden on Saturday, March 20, at noon EST.
A Black Women Writer’s Showcase to Honor Women’s History Month, a roundtable with six of today’s most talented, creative and impactful Black women writers.
During this conversation on Zoom, we will discuss the women in our lives who inspired us to write, the women writers who modeled excellence for us, and the challenges and satisfactions of our current projects.
Click here to RSVP: Creative Conversations with Marita Golden: Black Women Writers Showcase".
Other Panelists include:
- Athena Dixon, essayist and nonfiction writer and author of The Incredible Shrinking Woman
- Felicia Pride, award-winning filmmaker, writer for Queen Sugar and Grey’s Anatomy
- DeNeen Brown, veteran Washington Post journalist whose recent investigative reporting on the Tulsa massacre will be featured in an upcoming documentary
- Imani Perry, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton and author of Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry
- Zelda Lockhart, author of the forthcoming novel The Trinity: The Story of The Father, The Son and the Black Daughter Who Set Things Up Right Again, and the memoir Recollect: A Black Woman’s Journey to Decolonize Mind, Body, and Soul
A Black Women Writer’s Showcase to Honor Women’s History Month, a roundtable with six of today’s most talented, creative and impactful Black women writers.
During this conversation on Zoom, we will discuss the women in our lives who inspired us to write, the women writers who modeled excellence for us, and the challenges and satisfactions of our current projects.
Click here to RSVP: Creative Conversations with Marita Golden: Black Women Writers Showcase".
Other Panelists include:
- Athena Dixon, essayist and nonfiction writer and author of The Incredible Shrinking Woman
- Felicia Pride, award-winning filmmaker, writer for Queen Sugar and Grey’s Anatomy
- DeNeen Brown, veteran Washington Post journalist whose recent investigative reporting on the Tulsa massacre will be featured in an upcoming documentary
- Imani Perry, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton and author of Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry
- Zelda Lockhart, author of the forthcoming novel The Trinity: The Story of The Father, The Son and the Black Daughter Who Set Things Up Right Again, and the memoir Recollect: A Black Woman’s Journey to Decolonize Mind, Body, and Soul
Watch Kalisha in Conversation with Lisa Unger for "Three Good Things"
Kalisha recently spoke with acclaimed New York Times bestselling novelist Lisa Unger for Lisa’s series of conversations with writers entitled “Three Good Things.” Their talk ranges from advice to writers to their coping strategies and favorites to get through pandemic life.
Watch “Kalisha Buckhanon and Lisa Unger Three Good Things" Here.
Watch “Kalisha Buckhanon and Lisa Unger Three Good Things" Here.
January 15, 2021
First Published Story "Card Parties" Celebrated in MQR's 60th Anniversary issue
Happy my first published fiction is back in print: my short story "Card Parties" in Michigan Quarterly Review's 60th Anniversary special issue collected with fiction by Joyce Carol Oates; nonfiction by Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, Thurgood Marshall; poetry by Adrienne Rich, Lorna Goodison and then-editor Larry Goldstein, the first editor to publish me. Read Foreword & Order here: MQR60.
August 31, 2020
Jenny Milchman and Kalisha at Volumes Books This Wednesday
This Wednesday, September 2, 7 p.m. CST on Zoom
Signed copies of SPEAKING OF SUMMER and all Kalisha's books are at Volumes in Chicago. Order from them for an autograph, and...
Come to a live book launch event for THE SECOND MOTHER by Jenny Milchman, in conversation with Kalisha on "The Importance of Place in Storytelling."
Milchman is a bestselling, award-winning author of five novels in the psychological, mystery, suspense genres. She is an industry leader for crime and thriller writers all over the world, as well as founder of "Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day."
To hear her with Kalisha and get her work, click here!
Volumes Events Page
Facebook Event Page
Signed copies of SPEAKING OF SUMMER and all Kalisha's books are at Volumes in Chicago. Order from them for an autograph, and...
Come to a live book launch event for THE SECOND MOTHER by Jenny Milchman, in conversation with Kalisha on "The Importance of Place in Storytelling."
Milchman is a bestselling, award-winning author of five novels in the psychological, mystery, suspense genres. She is an industry leader for crime and thriller writers all over the world, as well as founder of "Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day."
To hear her with Kalisha and get her work, click here!
Volumes Events Page
Facebook Event Page
August 2, 2020
Join Better Off Read Book Club for SPEAKING OF SUMMER paperback
Perfect way to read SPEAKING OF SUMMER in paperback is to get your ticket to The Bookshop's Monday, August 31 Virtual Book Club meeting. You'll get your book and a chance to talk to other readers about it.
Limited numbers of tickets are available, so grab yours here: http://thebookshopnashville.com/bette....
About the Club: Better Off Read is a book club collaboration between The Bookshop and The Porch, focusing on books that you'll definitely be better off having read.
Limited numbers of tickets are available, so grab yours here: http://thebookshopnashville.com/bette....
About the Club: Better Off Read is a book club collaboration between The Bookshop and The Porch, focusing on books that you'll definitely be better off having read.
