Author Christopher Mirabile
I was recently invited to share my thoughts on a passage from The Washashore. It gave me a chance to reflect, so I thought I’d capture some of those reflections here. The passage is a favorite of mine, taken from Chapter 45, in which Wren and Silas go on their first...
Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field notes from the world of Silas Lopez. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
Now, this is how to do a book event. Last night, June 7th, 2026, arts non-profit 20 Summers hosted authors William J. Mann and Margot Douaihy for an absolutely magical evening at the Hawthorne Barn in Provincetown. Their self-moderated conversation, billed A Meeting...
Memorial Day weekend means one thing to most people: freedom. The grills and beach chairs come out, the days stretch longer, and people generally become happier versions of themselves. It’s a perfectly reasonable way to think about summer. It’s just not mine. I live...
People who haven't read your book can teach you something important about it. Arguably something the people who have read it can't. I'm in launch mode right now—a steady run of bookstore events, library talks, and author appearances—and the nature of the beast is that...
Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field notes from the world of Silas Lopez. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
I recently had the opportunity to join my friend Mary Cronin on her podcast Why Authors Write. We had a fun and wide-ranging discussion about my transition into fulltime authorship and some of the things I've learned so far. Mary's description of the episode is below...
In a world where curation is increasingly algorithmic and impersonal—based on little more than behavior cues and statistical probabilities—the knowledgeable bookstore staffer stands in stark contrast. The online retailer will say, “customers who bought this wrench and...
You're Invited: Two May Book Events May 1 @ JFK Museum Hyannis & May 22 @ Provincetown Bookshop ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field Notes from the world of Silas Lopez ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...