Joanna Scott's fifth novel is published

Scott

Make Believe (Little, Brown and Co.) has earned advance kudos and will be excerpted in Esquire magazine; it is already in its second printing. The story uses different perspectives to explore the custody struggle surrounding a four-year-old orphan, Bo, and is told partly from the boy's viewpoint. Interpreting the loss of his mother and the actions of adults through his limited viewpoint, Bo retreats into himself and the landscape of his imagination.

Publishers Weekly has given the novel a starred review and noted, "Unafraid to take risks, Scott is a resourceful writer who explores new territory each time she writes fiction . . . This is a compelling story that will leave readers haunted by Scott's powerful moral vision."

The novelist is scheduled for a number of readings around the country, including Dallas; Seattle; Santa Cruz, Calif.; and New York City. Locally, she will read from her new novel at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Pittsford on Wednesday, March 1.

Scott's other novels are The Manikin, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1997; Arrogance, which received the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award, the Lillian Fairchild Award, and a nomination for the PEN/Faulkner Award; The Closest Possible Union; and Fading, My Parmacheene Belle. In addition, she has published a collection of short stories, Various Antidotes, also a PEN/Faulkner Award nominee.

The recipient of MacArthur Foundation and Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships, Scott was presented with the Lannan Literary Award last fall. She has been a full-time member of the faculty since 1988, teaching courses in creative writing, contemporary literature, and Charles Dickens. She also has taught at the University of Maryland, Princeton University, and Brown University.

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