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Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal by Raquel V. Reyes: Excerpt

Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal by Raquel V. Reyes: Excerpt

We are delighted to feature this excerpt from Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery Book 3) by Raquel V. Reyes! Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal In the third installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mysteries, for fans of Mia P. Manansala , Miriam Quiñones, cooking show sensation and amateur sleuth, has sand between her toes […]

October 2, 2023 | By | Reply More
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: September

Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: September

Hello Readers & Friends, September flew by, and I flew through the pages of some awesome reads. As we enter October, I’m wondering what’s on your TBR. A cozy fall read? A suspenseful thriller? My latest novel, WHAT YOU DO TO ME, releases 10/17, and I hope you’ll check it out. A Rolling Stone reporter […]

October 2, 2023 | By | Reply More
The House On Sun Street by Mojgan Ghazirad: Excerpt

The House On Sun Street by Mojgan Ghazirad: Excerpt

The House On Sun Street by Mojgan Ghazirad A young girl grows up in a family uprooted by the terror of an Islamic Revolution, where her culture, her gender, and her education are in peril. For the curious and imaginative Moji, there is no better place to grow up than the lush garden of her […]

October 2, 2023 | By | Reply More
On Writing my Memoir Freak Out, My Life with Frank Zappa

On Writing my Memoir Freak Out, My Life with Frank Zappa

A first-time writer over fifty; On Writing my Memoir Freak Out, My Life with Frank Zappa Like thousands of others, I always wanted to be a writer. I achieved it in the end with my memoir, Freak Out, My Life with Frank Zappa, published in 2011 by Plexus and translated into Spanish, Italian and Czech. […]

October 1, 2023 | By | Reply More
Kaira Rouda interviews Richard Kingsley from her latest novel, BENEATH THE SURFACE

Kaira Rouda interviews Richard Kingsley from her latest novel, BENEATH THE SURFACE

Kaira Rouda interviews Richard Kingsley from her latest novel, BENEATH THE SURFACE, the Kingsley family book 1. Book 2 in the series, UNDER THE PALMS, is out May 21, 2024  On a weekend voyage, the power-hungry children of an aging billionaire are unprepared for a storm of deceptions in a novel about ruthless family ambition […]

September 30, 2023 | By | Reply More
How to hold on to your Writing Optimism 

How to hold on to your Writing Optimism 

How to hold on to your writing optimism  Alison Wells When I got the news that my debut short story collection Random Acts of Optimism would be published, it was a moment of joy, and relief. After many years of writing alongside raising four young children, life challenges and, sadly, family tragedies, as well as […]

September 29, 2023 | By | Reply More
MULTO by Cindy Fazzi, Excerpt

MULTO by Cindy Fazzi, Excerpt

We are delighted to feature this excerpt from MULTO by Cindy Fazzi! MULTO His latest job is to catch the one that got away…three times. Filipino-American bounty hunter Domingo has made a career of catching criminal undocumented immigrants. He’s the best in the business—and it isn’t lost on him that he’s so good because of his […]

September 28, 2023 | By | Reply More
Bridget Pitt Interviews Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

Bridget Pitt Interviews Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

Tune into this conversation between two Catalyst Press authors: Bridget Pitt, whose North American debut novel Eye Brother Horn released this January, and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, who was recently awarded the Windham Campbell Prize for her City of Kings trilogy, the third book of which (The Quality of Mercy) will be released by Catalyst Press in […]

September 28, 2023 | By | 1 Reply More
From psychologist to writing psychological suspense: Luana Lewis

From psychologist to writing psychological suspense: Luana Lewis

From psychologist to writing psychological suspense: Luana Lewis I have worked as a clinical psychologist for more than 20 years. I first trained in South Africa, where I specialized in treating survivors of violence. Later I moved to the UK and worked in the National Health Service, as well as in private practice and as […]

September 28, 2023 | By | Reply More
A British Girl’s Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak: Excerpt

A British Girl’s Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak: Excerpt

In this highly anticipated companion to the New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA Pick A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, Flora Maxwell heads to Miami to find a path for her future…and finds her heart along the way. Winchester, England, has always been home for Flora, but when […]

September 26, 2023 | By | Reply More