Book Review of Rick Collignon’s Madewell Brown (for High Country News)

The Stories We Believe: Book review by Tania Casselle of Madewell Brown by Rick Collignon Madewell Brown is the fourth novel in Rick Collignon’s “Guadalupe” series, set in an imaginary village in northern New Mexico. But it reads as a stand-alone, even while spiraling back to explore the fate of … Continue reading

Book review of Summer Wood’s Wrecker (for High Country News)

Good-enough mothers Book review by Tania Casselle of Wrecker by Summer Wood In her second novel, Wrecker, New Mexico author Summer Wood draws on her personal experience as a foster parent. Wrecker is a bruiser of a boy who “seemed to need to feel his body collide with the physical … Continue reading

Ledoux Street in Taos: The Story on the Street

The Story on the Street by Tania Casselle for Local Flavor magazine. On a chile-hot August afternoon, Ledoux Street in Taos has a far-from-the-madding-crowd tranquility that belies its location. It’s just a few steps from the Plaza and the busy main thoroughfare, but a world away in atmosphere. As I stroll … Continue reading

From Seed to Plate: Cafe Pasqual’s Santa Fe

From Seed to Plate When you’re dining in Cafe Pasqual’s this harvest season, play special attention to your veggies -they might be freshly picked by chef Katharine Kagel, whose big passion this summer is her vegetable garden. “It’s my pleasure, my play, my joy.” Feature by Tania Casselle on Chef … Continue reading

From Monkey Mind to Wild Mind with Natalie Goldberg

From Monkey Mind to Wild Mind Interview with Natalie Goldberg by Tania Casselle for UK magazine Mslexia. Just as a writer sits down to face a white page, so the Zen master must sit on a meditation cushion and face a white wall – hour after hour, day after day. … Continue reading

Writers on Radio: Award-Winning Author Interviews

Writers on Radio Hosted by Tania Casselle Tania Casselle was the host of Writers on Radio for five years, a literary chat show broadcast in New Mexico/ Colorado on NPR-affiliate KRZA, and syndicated to stations including KTAO, KVOT, KUNM and KLDK.  Writers on Radio was sponsored by SOMOS and produced … Continue reading

Review of Taos Mountain Film Festival (for Film Festival Channel TV)

Adrenaline Junkies in a Mañana Town Festival review and visitor guide to Taos for Film Festival Channel TV. There comes a moment at the Taos Mountain Film Festival when you start feeling like a wimp if you haven’t hurled yourself over a cliff recently, kayaked the Orinoco, or out-skied an … Continue reading

New Mexico Business Weekly Special Editions

Profile of Manuel Lujan Agencies for the Healthiest Employers 2012 publication, spotlighting outstanding workplace wellness programs in New Mexico. I contributed 45 profiles for the New Mexico Powerbook 2003, interviewing leading business and political figures, and young entrepreneurs for the ’40 under 40′ section.