Early Praise for The Life Plan

"A marvelous literary romp for the 21st century. In her protagonist ‘Kat,’ Sybil Baker gives us a woman scorned, whose fury finds solace in Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, whose emotional terror finds peace in a revision of her life’s plan. You love Kat for her vulnerability, even as you laugh out loud at her convoluted, comic careening through the world. And a bonus: The Life Plan is also the most original, no-holds-barred, well-informed and readable traveler’s guide to Thailand." -Xu Xi, author of Evanescent Isles and The Unwalled City.

"The Life Plan is a screwball comedy for the 21st century, a witty and winning romp through one woman's discovery that life, love, and liberty do not always go according to plan. Baker's talent for zinging one-liners and trenchant characterization make The Life Plan a joyously touching read." -Robert Eversz, author of the Nina Zero novels

Recent News

  • See Sybil read at AWP 2009. Thursday 12 February 2009, 6:30 p.m. SPECIAL EVENT: UPSTREET CELEBRATES @ AWP 2009 The Book Cellar, 4736 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL. Host: Vivian Dorsel, Editor/Publisher. Readers: Michael Martone, Sybil Baker and Jeanie Chung.
  • The short story "Dog House" is included in the anthology And Now for a Story to be released by Casperian Books on November 26th, 2008.
  • A free iTunes download/podcast of part of "Dog House" is available here. Click on the “Subscribe to iTunes” link in the blue box near the bottom of the page. Click here to read the first paragraph of the story.
  • "Earl Braggs: Poet of Place" is in Alehouse 2009 .
  • Sybil's short story "Tempo" will be published in an anthology called Motif: Writing by Ear, by Motes Books (Louisville, KY) in early 2009.

Sybil's novel The Life Plan will be published by Casperian Books in early 2009.

 

 

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