My latest obsession: “Alice”
Ah, Logo TV. The network feeds my sitcom addiction. A couple of months ago the network started airing reruns of …
Author Archives: rachaelhanel
What was the name of that YA series??
For years and years, I could not remember the name of the book series I enjoyed so much as a …
Writing about peace
I’m honored to be part of this “Folios” edition of the journal War, Literature & the Arts. My friend, Jesse Goolsby, edited …
A short excerpt from my manuscript on Camilla Hall and the SLA
I don’t often post works-in-progress here, but I do get a lot of questions regarding what I’m working on now. …
Mankato’s writing talent
Mankato is home to three 2017 Minnesota Book Award finalists, who all appeared March 9 at the local Barnes and …
They exist: Strong female characters in young adult and children’s books
Watch this video: The Ugly Truth of Children’s Books In this video, a mother and daughter remove books from a shelf. …
I am a writer because…
…of this place: And these books: On Tuesday, I went inside the Waseca-Le Sueur Public Library for the first time …
Upcoming writing workshops
I’ll be teaching various memoir and nonfiction workshops around Minnesota in the next few months. If you write memoir/nonfiction please …
Johnny Marr Day on KMSU
The Jan. 20 edition of Shuffle Function was devoted to Johnny Marr. I was the special guest, as co-hosts Tim …
#WritersResist, Mankato edition
I was honored to be invited to be part of Mankato’s #WritersResist event on January 15. The event was billed as …
