Breen, on how they came together and the origin of the dogs' names:
I had a Golden Retriever growing up and knew I wanted one for my family. We got Tino from a breeder. Spencer, I have to confess, I saw in a pet store window. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him.Susan Breen's novel, The Fiction Class, is the story of a woman's relationship with her ailing mother and the offbeat members of the creative writing workshop she leads. Among the praise for the novel:
Tino is named for Tino Martinez, who was a first baseman for the Yankees at the time. Spencer is named for Shane Spencer, who was...[read on]
Breen's short stories have been published by a number of literary magazines, among them American Literary Review and anderbo (which lists her story “Triplet” as an anderbo classic).“In this poignant, funny novel, a writing teacher, nearly 40 and single, is concerned not with romance or writing, but with her difficult, dying mother—until she teaches her mother to write.”
--MORE magazine, which named The Fiction Class a “Don’t Miss Book.”
“This is a delightful first novel written with genuine wit and personality.”
--Dennis Lythgoe, Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Visit Susan Breen's website and blog.
Writers Read: Susan Breen.
Read--Coffee with a Canine: Susan Breen & Tino and Spencer.
--Marshal Zeringue
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