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Play Naomi

* Excerpts from the book, Playing Naomi

* Listen to a review and an excerpt from PLAYING NAOMI on Carole Giangrande's podcast.

* Erika Rummel answers Open Book's ten questions


 



Erika Rummel wins Random House Creative Writing Award

Erika Rummel has been awarded the Random House Creative Writing Award for an excerpt from a new work, The Effects of Isolation on the Brain. The text has been published in Three, vol. IX, 2011, and is available on-line at learn.utoronto.ca.

You can also listen to a sample reading of The Effects of Isolation on the Brain at wordstogopodcast.com



About Playing Naomi

Liz is waiting for her big break in Hollywood, when a different offer comes her way. The wealthy Naomi Baum, a bestselling author, asks Liz to impersonate her on the Ted Hillman Show. The reclusive Naomi cannot bear public appearances but is desperate to make contact with another guest on the show: Miro Bogdan, the son she abandoned as a baby. On the set, Liz gives a convincing performance as Naomi Baum and attracts the passions meant for the author. Miro, now a successful installation artist, harbours a deadly hatred for his mother and is plotting her murder. Ted Hillman, the host of the show, is fascinated with Naomi Baum and romances her stand-in. Liz gives a superb performance as Ted's love interest. But is it a performance, or is Liz beginning to live Naomi's life?

"Erika Rummel's meta-textual legerdemain, strange characters and twisted plot make for a bracing read."
Judith Fitzgerald in the Globe & Mail, 16 December 2009

Reviews of the book posted on Amazon.com & Amazon.ca:

"Consummate writing skill...well-drawn characters...witty, thought-provoking...suspenseful."

"well-drafted characters...sharp and animated dialogue...compelling read...up to the surprise ending."

 

My upcoming Book

Alcala, 1516. A time when it is a capital sin for a Christian to fall in love with a Jew, when forbidden love is punished with death. Set in 16th century Spain, against the background of a country in political turmoil, ALCALA: CONFESSIONS OF A PRIEST tells the dramatic story of two lovers who triumph over intrigue and blackmail, outrun the Inquisition and start a new life in Venice.