News and Past Events

January 9, 2023

Deborah Driggs was a guest on the Insight with Mark Farrell podcast, where she spoke with Mark about her life and Son of a Basque. Listen to the full interview here.

 

October 27, 2022

Deborah Kalb interviewed Deborah Driggs about Son of a Basque for  her website. You can read the full Q&A here.

 

October 11, 2022

Son of a Basque was included in the "Fall Worth Reading List" for WE Magazine for Women. You can find the list and a short review here.

 

October 11, 2022

Deborah Diggs was interviewed for WE Magazine for Women. You can read the conversation between her and Heidi Mooney, which covered Deborah's writing process, challenges she faced, and what she hopes readers take from the book. You can read the full interview here.

 

October 2022

Son of a Basque was reviewed in the October issue of the Midwest Book Review. In it, the reviewer writes:

Son of a Basque is a legacy to his family, but to their credit and publishing efforts, it’s now also a legacy for fiction readers who enjoy stories based on true life, accounts of military and civilian experiences, and the efforts of a man who proved a hero to his family in so many different ways.

You can read the full review here.

 

July 27, 2022

Bookpleasures hosted a conversation with Deborah Driggs, addressing how Deborah and her mother, Dorothy Stangle discovered her grandfather's, Mark B. Arrieta's manuscript while digging through her grandmother Betty's belongings after she had passed away. You can read the full interview here.

 

July 27, 2022

Son of A Basque was reviewed by Norm Goldman. In his review, he wrote

In Mark’s engaging narrative, we learn about one man’s gripping coming of age who discovers himself as several scenarios unfold. He effectively engages first the reader’s curiosity and then affection . . . It is a shame that Mark never lived to see the publication of his novel.

You can read the full review here.