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Behind the memoir: A Q&A with Jane Pollak

Behind the memoir: A Q&A with Jane Pollak

For nearly six decades, author, artist and entrepreneur Jane Pollak faithfully followed a set of cultural commandments that she believed would guarantee life-long happiness and fulfillment: Remain a virgin until you meet “the one.” Check. Marry a nice Jewish boy. Check. Teach so you have something to fall back on. Check. Have children. Check. For decades, life had unfolded according to Pollak’s master plan, until she found herself in […]

April 30, 2019 | By | Reply More
Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Renee Rosen

Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Renee Rosen

Millions of single girls would become her disciples. She inspired the creation of Carrie Bradshaw, Hannah Horvath, and Peggy Olson. Her name was Helen Gurley Brown. Told through the eyes of Helen Gurley Brown’s fictional assistant, Renee Rosen’s PARK AVENUE SUMMER (Berkley Trade Paperback Original; April 30, 2019) takes readers through the tumultuous beginning of […]

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An Interview with Caroline Taylor

An Interview with Caroline Taylor

No stranger to the thriller world, veteran author Caroline Taylor is back with her latest thriller with more action, adventure, and narrow escapes. Death in Delmarva (Black Rose Writing, March 21, 2019) will keep you turning the pages until every secret is revealed. We are delighted to feature this interview with her! Tell us a […]

April 11, 2019 | By | Reply More
After the Book Launch: Afterglow or Aftermath? Part Two

After the Book Launch: Afterglow or Aftermath? Part Two

Are we strengthened or rendered vulnerable by putting our truth into the hands of strangers?  Read Part One HERE By Cathy Park Kelly I spoke to three authors who have been published in the past year: Tracy Going’s – an award-winning former South African TV and radio news anchor –  haunting memoir tells of her […]

April 10, 2019 | By | Reply More
Interview With Rachel Howard, Author of The Risk Of Us

Interview With Rachel Howard, Author of The Risk Of Us

What makes a family? What makes a family risky? In Rachel Howard’s fearless and deeply empathetic novel THE RISK OF US (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; April 2019), she tackles not only what creates kinship – but what can destroy it. Told through the lens of a childless forty-something couple who become foster parents of a young […]

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After the Book Launch: Afterglow or Aftermath? Part One

After the Book Launch: Afterglow or Aftermath? Part One

After the Book Launch: Afterglow or Aftermath? Are we strengthened or rendered vulnerable by putting our truth into the hands of strangers? By Cathy Park Kelly As writers, we are always being advised to show up naked on the page. This, we are told, leads to powerful writing, words that come alive on the page. […]

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Meet The Author: Clare Empson

Meet The Author: Clare Empson

What was the inspiration behind HIM?   Eleven years ago we moved from South London to the country. We were renting on this picturesque country estate and it was almost absurdly idyllic – day old lambs gambolling on the drive and a parkland full of deer. Friends would arrive with gifts of freshly laid eggs […]

April 3, 2019 | By | Reply More
Interview with Caroline Montague, Author of An Italian Affair

Interview with Caroline Montague, Author of An Italian Affair

Caroline won her first National Poetry competition at 10 years old and from that moment dreamed of being a writer. After juggling motherhood with modelling assignments, she founded an Interior Design Company working on many projects in the UK and abroad. Her second marriage to the widowed Conroy Harrowby brought four stepchildren into her life, […]

March 21, 2019 | By | Reply More
Interview with Dr. Lynette Louise

Interview with Dr. Lynette Louise

By: Tsara Shelton INTRODUCTION I confess that both my sister and I, who are the most voracious readers in our family, believe Dr. Lynette Louise (The Brain Broad) might be the most gifted writer we’ve ever read. I also confess that she is our mom. Now, before you go thinking our opinion is less valid […]

March 12, 2019 | By | Reply More
Interview with Kayce Stevens Hughlett

Interview with Kayce Stevens Hughlett

Kayce Stevens Hughlett is a tender, a healer, and an artist of being alive who believes in everyday magic and that complex issues often call for simple practices and author of SoulStroller. We’re delighted to feature this interview with her! Thank you so much for joining us on WWWB, Kayce!  Tell us about the beginning, where […]

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