#5 - Chris Cander, bestselling novelist talks about her neighborhood and combatting stage fright

Authors & Audiences

Chris Cander's latest novel, A GRACIOUS NEIGHBOR, was released in July 2022. She is the USA Today bestselling author of THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO, which was named an Indie Next Great Read in both hardcover and paperback and which the New York Times called, "immense, intense and imaginative,” WHISPER HOLLOW, also named an Indie Next Great Read, and 11 STORIES, named by Kirkus as one of the best books of 2013 and winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards for fiction. She also wrote the children’s picture book THE WORD BURGLAR, and the Audible Originals “Eddies” and “Grieving Conversations.” Cander’s fiction has been published in twelve languages. A former fitness competitor and model, she currently holds a 4th dan in taekwondo and is a certified women’s defensive tactics instructor. She lives in Houston with her husband and two children. Learn more at www.chriscander.com.
In this episode she talks to host, Caroline Leech, about her new novel, A Gracious Neighbor, about the risks of setting it in the neighborhood she lives in, and about conquering stage fright.
To find out more about Chris, visit her website, or follow her on Instagram.
To buy her latest book, A GRACIOUS NEIGHBOR, or any of her other books, please consider buying it from from Brazos Bookstore which has partnered with Chris on all her book launches and many other other events, or from any independent bookstore near you, or from Brazos Bookstore for in person pickup or delivery by mail.

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