Novelist Spotlight #149: A deceased Word War II veteran, a secret, a letter — and the novelist who brought the story to life

In the spotlight is Sasha Vasilyuk, author of the debut novel YOUR PRESENCE IS MANDATORY, now available for pre-order and soon to be published in the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany, France, Finland and Brazil. She is also a journalist who has written for The New York Times, TIME magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Harper’s Bazaar, NBC, USA Today, and other media outlets.    We discuss:    >> The transition from journalist to novelist  >> A key San Francisco writers’ group  >> Multisensory writing  >> The macrocosm versus the microcosm  >> The invasion of Ukraine  >> Alexie Navalny  >> Russian POWs  >> Etc.    Learn more about Sasha Vasilyuk here: www.sashavasilyuk.com     Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century” and “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Buy them on any major bookselling site. Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.