Ericka Lutz's Blog

This morning, as I was hiking vigorously up Tres Sendas trail, a steep, steep narrow path through deep Oakland redwoods, I heard a loud buzzing. Something flew onto the back of my head and got lost in my hair. And then it stung me on the back of the scalp. The bee stung at the […]

Next to the San Francisco airport, under where the planes climb at their steepest, there are warehouses. Old industries. Foundries and espresso machine distributors. Not far from the long term parking lots, I find the tannery. Inside, a classic older Irish-Catholic San Franciscan – a woman with a large gold filigree cross on her formidable [...]

My novel The Edge of Maybe is now available for order! You can get a copy — signed and inscribed to you by me — at The Edge of Maybe website. Here's a tiny taste of the book. It's near the beginning, when the mother, Kira, is about to tell her 13-year-old daughter, Polly, some [...]

What are your literary influences? Wanna hear about mine?  

The Edge of Maybe book trailer #1 You really shouldn't leave me alone with my iMovie and some free time…

To "merch" or not to "merch, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to languish in obscurity and maintain a strong authorial distance and literary reputation far above the commercial fray…. Or say Fuck it! and offer the cool apron and ironic water bottle imprinted with pithy sayings from the novel available NOW! I think [...]

So…. The Edge of Maybe, my novel forthcoming next March (which really is right around the corner, like it or not), has its own website now! A sister-site to this one. Come visit! Though I’ll be adding more cool things (like podcasts, a book trailer, songs… well, that’s the plan, anyway), you can already: Read [...]

So…. The Edge of Maybe, my novel forthcoming next March (which really is right around the corner, like it or not), has its own website now!  A sister-site to this one. Come visit! Though I'll be adding more cool things (like podcasts, a book trailer, songs… well, that's the plan, anyway), you can already: Read [...]

Part of a series of blog posts about the-story-behind-the-story of my forthcoming novel (March, 2012), The Edge of Maybe. Where did this book begin? I began this book with Polly.  In the early 2000s, I wrote a short story called "Fair Game," about the friendship of two eight-year-old girls named Polly and Nell. In it, [...]

Advance Review Copies of The Edge of Maybe have just arrived! I’m ridiculously gleeful. First, the champagne. Then, the promo machine gets to march into action, sending them out to movers and shakers and reviewers and other important peeps. It’s a very exciting moment, seeing the book as a book (even if the cover isn’t [...]