Diane Parrish

Forgiveness, Tragedy and the Search for “Something Better” in Diane Parrish’s Poignant Novel

Diane Parrish’s rich, thought-provoking novel Something Better (Meridian Editions) is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the enduring quest for, well, something better in life. When Jack and Lydia Brady tragically die in a car accident during a fierce winter storm, their daughter Annabeth, a college…

LK GriffieOctober 8, 2024

Podcasts

In Lit Garden, Diane Parrish and Chelsea Bieker Discuss Writing Through Humor & Trauma

In this installment of the Lit Garden Author Series, authors Diane Parrish and Chelsea Bieker met to discuss Bieker’s latest novel, Madwoman. Together, they explored themes of motherhood, emotional truth, and the complexities of identity, as well as the challenges of balancing life and creativity, the role of humor in…

BookTribAugust 1, 2025

Listicles

Tasty Shapes and Noisy Colors: Books about Synesthesia

Until I was about 7 or 8 years old, I thought everyone heard “Friday” as a cluster of small purple circles and “Saturday” as a length of polished chrome pipe. I was shocked when my mom told me that was not the case. While she took it in stride, my…

Diane ParrishJuly 21, 2025

Listicles

Short Story Collections: The Lasting Impact of a Few Well-Chosen Words

We’ve been telling each other stories since our hominid ancestors gathered around campfires in darkened caves. While no one knows for certain, of course, some anthropologists speculate that the drawings on cave walls and rock face carvings all over the ancient world were illustrations of those stories. The date the…

Diane ParrishMarch 20, 2025

Listicles Miscellany

Under-Read: Five Underappreciated Excellent Books

In conversation with a fellow reader recently, I asked if she had read the novel Stoner by John Williams. “Oh yes,” she replied. “I’m in the cult.” Oh! While I don’t think all the fans of this book are busy with secret rituals, there are I suspect, fewer of them…

Diane ParrishFebruary 20, 2025

Listicles

Going to Great Lengths — Five Big Books Easy to Escape In

While chatting with friends recently about the books we’d read in 2024, someone asked, “What is your all-time favorite book?” For a few in the group, the question was a tough one because there are so many great ones. For me the answer was easy. Middlemarch has been my favorite…

Diane ParrishJanuary 20, 2025

Fiction Miscellany

Is Forgiveness Ever Easy? Two Authors Get to the Heart of It

We all love a climactic moment of reconciliation when one person proclaims to another “I forgive you!” in a scene that ends with joyful tears, a loving embrace, and the apparent release of some kind of pixie dust that obliterates all pain. While I long to trust the magic and…

Diane ParrishJuly 19, 2023

Forgiveness, Tragedy and the Search for “Something Better” in Diane Parrish’s Poignant Novel

In Lit Garden, Diane Parrish and Chelsea Bieker Discuss Writing Through Humor & Trauma

Tasty Shapes and Noisy Colors: Books about Synesthesia

Short Story Collections: The Lasting Impact of a Few Well-Chosen Words

Under-Read: Five Underappreciated Excellent Books

Going to Great Lengths — Five Big Books Easy to Escape In

Is Forgiveness Ever Easy? Two Authors Get to the Heart of It

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