Category: Women’s Books and Writings
ARIADNE SPEAKS BEYOND THE LABYRINTH By Sophia Kouidou-Giles
Ariadne: A Greek Tale of Labyrinths and Legacies For fans of Madeline Miller, a retelling of the tale of a bold, resilient woman from Greek myth who transforms heartbreak into fierce strength, weaving a new legend where sanctuary rises from betrayal and the Labyrinth is reborn. In a world shaped by gods, kings, and ancient […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Melissa R. Collings
“I’m very picky about romance, but Melissa completely won me over—her writing is sharp, charming, and just incredibly readable in the best way.” —Mindy Kaling THE LOVE OPERATION What if you could step back into your memories and experience them exactly as they happened? Dr. Cordelia Wren (Cord) has always trusted science more than sentiment. […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Andrea Thome
A fresh voice in contemporary romance, Andrea Thome, author of the award-winning Hesse Creek Series, returns with Mine Again, the first book in her new Sunflower Series, set in a fictional small town in western Montana. Delilah Spencer is a rolling stone. A big city attorney from Chicago on a temporary work assignment in Sunflower, […]
Interview with Trish from NARCISSI by Babette Fraser Hale
Narcissi is a novel in linked stories about ten women who fall for a charismatic Texas novelist named Cole Burnett. Freshly split from his second wife when the story begins, Cole celebrates his freedom to write something important, significant. His life is lonely, though, and he keeps meeting women who share his need for warmth […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: D.M. Pulley
Stone Mad by D.M. Pulley On the coldest of nights, you can hear a girl crying . . . Life fell apart for Mannie Wallace when her daughter’s best friend was abducted from right under Mannie’s nose. Six years later, Mannie is working as an engineer-turned-insurance investigator and barely holding the pieces of her family […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Wendy Haller
Regret No More: A Flannigan Girls Story One mother. One daughter. A lifetime of things left unsaid. Becca Flannigan believed distance was the only way to survive her complicated relationship with her mother. But when Justine asks her to come home during her radiation treatments for breast cancer—and swear her to secrecy from her sisters—Becca […]
Interviewing My 16-Year-Old Self: Damn, That Girl Had Nerve by Deborah Samuel
Deborah Samuel is the author of Grace Through Fire: A Memoir of Murder, Tragedy, and Resilience If I could sit across from my sixteen-year-old self today, at fifty-eight, I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t be intimidated by me. She’d probably check me out, wonder how the hell she got that old, and then start asking questions […]
Character Interview: Diane Schaffer
Interview with Noli Cooper, lawyer and investigator, protagonist in Mortal Zin MORTAL ZIN When corporate attorney Noli Cooper visits her godparents’ Santa Cruz Mountain winery, she’s hoping for a few quiet days to consider her future. But the future will have to wait. The body of her childhood mentor, a crusading social justice lawyer and […]
A Conversation with Jaynie Royal: Building a Literary Press Rooted in Community, Collaboration, and Global Connection
By Jocelyn Cullity In an industry often defined by opacity and commercial pressure, independent publishers continue to offer alternative models shaped by mission rather than scale. At the center of one such effort is Jaynie Royal, founder of Regal House Publishing, whose work reflects both a personal reckoning with traditional publishing and a sustained commitment […]
Author Interviewing Character: Kathleen Fox & Evie Walters
Evie Walters Takes The Wheel In this warmhearted and witty debut, a mysterious gift spurs a widow to take a cross-country journey to find its sender—and along the way, she rediscovers herself. Evie Walters has lived most of her seventy-one years according to others’ expectations. But on the day of her husband’s funeral, she receives […]
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