New Beginnings
Spring is traditionally a time of new beginnings, and this spring is no different. But oh, what a difference. This spring, new beginnings are tied to new difficulties and new endings—the difficulties of living in [...]
Cross-Continental Quarantining
I was in Prague on a Fulbright scholarship, teaching at the venerable Charles University and living in the Letna/Holesovice neighborhood called Prague 7. My first month, February, was gray and rainy, and therefore productive: I [...]
David’s Interview with V.S. Kemanis
In her review of White Plains, V.S. Kemanis calls the main character Flynn "the most fully-drawn character I've seen anywhere." Read her interview with David here.
Hicks to Be Featured at Sleepy Hollow Lit Fest in May
On Saturday, May 18, David will be appearing at the First Annual Sleepy Hollow Lit Fest in Tarrytown, NY. David will be reading from his novel White Plains, signing books, and haranguing visitors about the [...]
Schedule for Arapahoe Libraries’ 2018 “Village Read” Celebration, Featuring David Hicks’s WHITE PLAINS
WHITE PLAINS has been chosen as the 2018 "Village Read" by Arapahoe Libraries, serving a county of over 600,000 residents (Greenwood Village, Centennial, Littleton, Southglenn). The Kick-Off is on August 2, followed by appearances throughout [...]
WHITE PLAINS Book Tour: Part 2
or, Dave’s Top Ten Tips on How to Organize a Book Tour After the main part of my book tour ended—the string of southwest, Midwest, and East Coast visits that included a run of 34 [...]
WHITE PLAINS Named One of “Colorado’s Ten Best Books”
White Plains was named one of Colorado's Ten Best Books of 2017 by Westword Magazine!
Feature Article, “How Creede Taught Me to Be a Coloradan,” in Colorado Life Magazine (May/June 2017)
David's personal essay on the impact that Creede, Colorado had on him during a key period of his life was published in Colorado Life Magazine in the May/June 2017 issue, accompanied by the beautiful photographs [...]
“White Plains didn’t begin as White Plains”: David Hicks Is Interviewed by On Denver Magazine
David explains the unusual origins of his novel, WHITE PLAINS, and chats with Bianca Glinskas of OnDenver.com about other aspects of the book. Read it here.
Colorado Book Awards Finalists to Read on April 27
On Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m., a veritable all-star team of authors, including David Hicks--all Colorado Book Awards Finalists-- will be reading at BookBar (43rd and Tennyson) in Denver!