In November 2023, my latest novel, The Heron Catchers, became a finalist for the 2023 American Writing Awards. In March 2024, the novel became a 2023 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Finalist. (In 2022, my novel Kanazawa was also a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Finalist.) And now, in May 2024, The Heron Catchers has earned its place among the finalists for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. I'll take these nominations when I can!