Elizabeth McKenzie's Books
Sep.15.2012
My Postwar Life
New Writings from Japan and Okinawa
This selection of new work by some of Japan’s most eminent observers and artists offers a richly nuanced perspective on the complex relationship between Japan and the U.S. in the long aftermath of war.
An Interview with former Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima
The photography of Shomei Tomatsu
A Play by Masataka...
Jun.12.2007
MacGregor West, on a quest to solve the mystery of his mother's disappearance, is seduced into the world of the eccentric Ware family of San Francisco and falls in love with a woman who may hold the key to his past. "A couple of years ago, a first-time author in Santa Cruz came out with a thoroughly entertaining “novel in stories” called Stop That Girl. The first-person...
Feb.14.2005
Elizabeth McKenzie's Stop That Girl is a series of chronological stories that, taken together, uncover the life story of Ann Ransom, a native Californian who moves from childhood to adulthood with poise, intelligence, and humor. The state of California itself serves as an important supporting character, helping to keep Ann rooted in time and space as she moves through each chapter...
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth McKenzie's story collection Stop That Girl was published by Random House and was short-listed for The Story Prize, and was a Newsday and School Library Journal Best Book of the year. Her novel MacGregor Tells the World was a Chicago Tribune Best...
Connections
Causes Elizabeth McKenzie Supports
Litquake, International Red Cross, SPCA
Elizabeth’s Favorite Books
The Sea, The Sea --Iris Murdoch A portrait of narcissism and self deception as a dramaturge in a house by the sea metes out his own unravelling in hair-...