ARTICLES
BY MARY CAMARILLO
Interview on Bibliocracy Radio
Bibliocracy Radio is a weekly half-hour books discussion and interview program hosted by Santa Monica Review editor Andrew Tonkovich featuring writers of literary fiction and nonfiction, poetry,
Daily Pilot Interview
It was such a pleasure to talk about books with journalist Matt Szabo from my local newspaper “The Daily Pilot.” I’m a big fan of
My three favorite reads of 2023
Ben Shepherd recently asked authors and super readers for their 3 favorite reads in 2023 and I got to be one of them. Read about
The Literate Quilter Review
Nancy A. Bekofske started blogging in 2008, writing about the books she read and the quilts she was working on. Over the years she’s added
Playlist for “Those People Behind Us”
David Gutowski (aka the Large Hearted Boy) is a music-loving man who lives in Brooklyn, though his heart is deep in the American South. His
Brainerd Book Review
Gracias to Theresa Bourke of the Brainerd Dispatch for this thoughtful review of Those People Behind Us. Bourke said this: “Camarillo’s characters are so real
More Books About The Real Southern California
The New York Times recently listed ten books that help “explain California.” Although Susan Straight’s excellent novel Mecca was included (and also included in Part One of
Not So Perfect
When “Those People Behind Us” received an 8.5 out of 10 score from the folks at the BookLife Prize, I admit I wasn’t particularly pleased.
What Makes a Book “Unputdownable”
Women Writers, Women’s Books is an online literary magazine by and about contemporary women writers from around the world. Barbara Bos, Managing Editor, launched
Life in the Real Southern California
My great realization when my dad was transferred from Charlotte, North Carolina to Santa Monica back in 1966 was that, despite all those Beach Boy
The Beatles at Dodger Stadium, August 28, 1966
I was fourteen in 1966 when my father came home from his job at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Charlotte, North Carolina and announced that
Summer News from Dorland Mountain Arts
I’ve been lucky to spend some time up at Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, writing, editing, reading and recharging. I’m overdue for another residency but in