I have just released my second poetry collection entitled Kissing the Stone! You can order it through Amazon or your favorite bookstore.

I am in the midst of polishing forty poems which I have written for my latest project. This is the part of writing that I love best – revision. In poetry especially, every single word must be chosen with precision for exact meaning as well as for cadence. I find this pure delight.

Please consider stopping by Avon Lake Library’s fourth annual Read Write Local event, where I will be one of the 30+ featured writers. This will be my third appearance, and I can testify that it is a great opportunity for the public to meet fellow readers as well as local writers. For more information, click […]

Cat Russell is premiering her new poetry publication Kaleidoscope, and has invited me along with Juliet Cook and Sandra Feen to read some of our poetry. Everyone is invited to join us from 1:00 – 3:00 for readings as well as open mic!

My next appearance will be at Rocky River Library’s The Page and The Pen event on Saturday, October 8th from 10:00 to 3:00 at the Don Umerley Civic Center, 21012 Hilliard Boulevard, Rocky River. There will be other writers as well as plenty of readers.

Thanks to all of you who came out to Loganberry Books to chat with me and my fellow writers. The weather was perfect, and I got to meet some fellow writers as well as readers.

I am excited to announce that I will be one of thirty local authors appearing at the Fiction Showcase from Noon until 4.00 pm. The event will be outdoors, in the driveway area of Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH. Having been part of this highly anticipated annual event in 2019, I can […]

I will be at Loganberry Books on Sunday, May 1st from 2:00 until 3:00, signing copies of A Melancholy Union. Copies are currently available at Loganberry for in-person or online shopping.

I am very grateful to the Lakewood Public Library for reaching out and hosting me for this discussion of my soon-to-be-released novel, A Melancholy Union. The proof copy is scheduled to be delivered to me this Saturday the 19th. Release is very soon! Meet The Author—Monica Babcock

May 22, 2021 I have given (what I hope to be) my near final manuscript to my first critical reader. He always provides unfailing insight and, no doubt, will give me plenty of feedback which I will consider incorporating into my final draft. Yet I feel confident that I am almost there. Although completely different […]