Category: On Writing
Authors Interviewing Characters: Leslie Vedder
Everyone has a comfort book character: one whose story comforts and empowers us when we’re in need of a little familiarity. For Leslie Vedder, author of the magical, gender-flipped fairytale retelling, The Bone Spindle (Razorbill, January 11), these characters are the ones that she holds dear not only while reading and watching, but also in her writing. The world of The Bone Spindle (recently […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Caitlin Hamilton Summie
Sarah Macmillan Character Interview by Caitlin Hamilton Summie, author of GEOGRAPHIES OF THE HEART, out now, by Fomite Press. GEOGRAPHIES OF THE HEART Sarah Macmillan always puts family first, but she can’t quite stretch her arms wide enough to hold on to everyone as they all age: her career-minded, inattentive younger sister, Glennie; their grandparents, […]
Interview With Liv Stratman, author of Cheat Day
As diet culture and monogamy continue to fall under the microscope, there’s never been a better time to read books that usher in discussion. With the paperback release of her debut novel, Liv Stratman draws on her experiences with harmful body image and diet culture to invite conversation around these topics while serving up a […]
WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG: Excerpt
Julie Carrick Dalton’s debut novel WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG was named a Most Anticipated 2021 book by CNN, Newsweek, Parade, and USA Today, and was an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Books of the Month. The paperback is out now! “Smart and searingly passionate…an illuminating snapshot of nature, betrayal, and sacrifices set in the […]
My Characters and My Father’s Journal
A gut-wrenching debut from a curious daughter who unlocks a time-capsule and inspires readers to “never forget” NASHVILLE, TN – Debut author Cathy A. Lewis hits the scene with a historical fiction novel that looks into Hitler’s deadly plans nine years before the start of World War II and the Holocaust. Lewis came up with […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sophie Sullivan
A frothy, effervescent romantic comedy from the author of Ten Rules for Faking It, Sophie Sullivan delivers a slow-burn romance that will have you delighted from start to finish: HOW TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR (St. Martin’s Griffin, January 18, 2022, $16.99). “Sophie Sullivan’s writing feels like a warm hug.” ―Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk Most Anticipated for […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: MORAL INFIDELITY by Rebecca Warner
Rebecca Warner interviews her character Caroline Romano from MORAL INFIDELITY Pro-Life Florida Governor Michael Romano is determined to go toe-to-toe with Pro-Choice advocates to change Florida’s abortion laws by enacting stricter regulations. But when his extramarital affair results in an unintended pregnancy, choice takes on a whole new meaning for him. It is the summer of 1989, […]
An excerpt from LB Well’s new novel, The White Coat Effect
L.B. Wells is the pseudonym for a very successful Board-Certified Surgeon, an ambitious physician who made her way through the jungle of medical training while overcoming the resistance of the male-dominated world of surgery. Wells has written a novel that unleashes the ambition necessary for a woman to push through the long road to becoming […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kimberly Belle
About My Darling Husband Jade and Cam Lasky are by all accounts a happily married couple, with two adorable kids, a spacious home, and a rapidly growing restaurant business. But their world is tipped upside down when Jade is confronted by a masked home invader. As Cam scrambles to gather the ransom money, Jade starts […]
Not So Represented
Not So Represented By Mansi Shah It wasn’t until the age of 40 that I was able to read a novel about a Gujarati family, and that lack of representation left a deep impression on my soul. I grew up with a love of reading, often reading two books a day during my summer holidays […]
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