https://www.staceyswann.com/home daily 1.0 2022-05-15 https://www.staceyswann.com/olympus-texas daily 0.75 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f81eb98c5856cca521530/43c2ca4a-6bae-4626-8f03-2cad84100d35/9781984897404.jpg Olympus, Texas - A bighearted debut with technicolor characters, plenty of Texas swagger, and a powder keg of a plot in which marriages struggle, rivalries flare, and secrets explode, all with a clever wink toward classical mythology The Briscoe family is once again the talk of their small town when March returns to East Texas two years after he was caught having an affair with his brother's wife. His mother, June, hardly welcomes him back with open arms. Her husband's own past affairs have made her tired of being the long-suffering spouse. Is it, perhaps, time for a change? Within days of March's arrival, someone is dead, marriages are upended, and even the strongest of alliances are shattered. In the end, the ties that hold them together might be exactly what drag them all down. An expansive tour de force, Olympus, Texas cleverly weaves elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family saga, rich in drama and psychological complexity. After all, at some point, don't we all wonder: What good is this destructive force we call love? https://www.staceyswann.com/bio daily 0.75 2024-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f81eb98c5856cca521530/1610057584663-9WON69735MGTQ8KO9S5N/swann.jpg Bio Stacey Swann’s debut novel Olympus, Texas (Doubleday) was a Good Morning America Book Club selection, an Indie Next Pick, and was longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Swann holds an M.F.A. from Texas State University and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Her writing has appeared in LitHub, Electric Literature, Texas Highways, Epoch, and other journals. https://www.staceyswann.com/events daily 0.75 2025-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f81eb98c5856cca521530/1606160442515-I7W9C99PEZ5ZKMJ3PD3T/4-tree-lined-road-4.jpg Events - Events and Classes Saturday, January 18th: Fredericksburg Book Festival https://www.staceyswann.com/contacts daily 0.75 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f81eb98c5856cca521530/1603290138358-VVKCHZS8QWJYOUQQIK47/2-fields-pastures-8.jpg Contact I've been notified that scammers are impersonating me online, using my name to make the false claim that I’m interested in mentoring or giving advice to other writers. Please be cautious. Often, the goal of these scams is to steal money, intellectual property such as a manuscript, and/or valuable personal information. If you’ve received a suspicious communication, please report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center: https://ic3.gov/. To learn more about publishing scams, visit https://www.prh.com/prh-fraud/. Literary Representation Nicole Aragi, Aragi Inc: connect@aragi.net Tel: 212 675 8353 Publicity Elena Hershey at Doubleday: ehershey@penguinrandomhouse.com Author staceyswanninfo@gmail.com https://www.staceyswann.com/international-editions daily 0.75 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f81eb98c5856cca521530/1625539276864-MR6BA6FU4WIGNYWB3SG8/OlympusTexas5_new1_tweak%281%29.jpg International Editions - From W&N, UK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f81eb98c5856cca521530/1625539999682-64KVCKTPHS1H7O4CA3S8/New+Italian+Cover.jpg International Editions - From Bompiani, Italy https://www.staceyswann.com/book-clubs daily 0.75 2021-08-18 https://www.staceyswann.com/publications daily 0.75 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f81eb98c5856cca521530/1611533463338-GR7PFXVSY4MXFH1XF6BG/7-st-johns-episcopal-church-10.jpg Publications - Nonfiction The best books that show Texas isn’t just about cattle and oil Past the Edges of Town (Texas Highways) How John Steinbeck’s Diaries Helped Me Write My Debut Novel (LitHub) 7 Novels About Very Dysfunctional Families (Electric Literature) On Hal Hartley’s “Trust” (New England Review Online) From Texas, With Love or Something Like It (Interview with Porter House Review) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f81eb98c5856cca521530/1603290733755-VMK5FYOFZGU3A3YGF3CQ/2-fields-pastures-5.jpg Publications - Fiction Pull (Freight Stories) Trinity Site (Memorious) Guide to Rome (Good Men Project) Photos by Samantha Schaub