I have a big favor to ask of you who responded so positively to my First Prize in Southern Fiction Award from PenCraft for Keeping to Himself. It was so affirming and satisfying to hear from so many of you. A bit overwhelming, to be candid. I tried to respond personally to each of you. If you congratulated me and didn't hear back, remind me so I can thank you.
My big favor is that I am asking each of you, whether you actually purchased the novel or not, to contact your local public library and bookstores and ask them to carry Keeping to Himself, that it is a 2022 prize-winning novel, and one that people would be happy to read. That's it. I thank you in advance.
