Category: Interviews
Authors Interview Characters: Yang Huang
“Huang does an admirable job balancing Bao’s individual story against the canvas of China’s evolution using crisply drawn characters who reveal their layers as the story progresses. . . . A knotty, engaging novel of China’s recent history.”—Kirkus Reviews When a handsome young gay American man walks into Mr. Cai’s small tailor shop in provincial […]
Pamela Skjolsvik: Character Interview
In Skjolsvik’s latest, the cure for vampirism is much like the 12-step treatment for alcoholism, and Veronica goes to meetings just to make bearable the maddeningly boring life of being a middle-aged female vampire. An event as mundane as a trip to a tanning salon has Veronica facing her hunger for the dim-witted Britney, her […]
Interview with Barbara Linn Probst
Barbara Linn Probst Tell us about your new book! What is The Sound Between the Notes about? As Kirkus Reviews has described it, The Sound Between the Notes is “a sensitive, astute exploration of artistic passion, family, and perseverance.” It’s a story about what happens when a woman—a pianist—who’s always struggled with identity is given […]
Brittney Morris Interviews Alex Rufus
“Morris succeeds in blending moments of ‘Black boy joy,’ superhuman abilities, intergenerational trauma, mental health (including a description of self-harm), and loss into a resonant story of fraternal love that first compels, then devastates, and will be remembered for a long time.” —Publishers Weekly, starred About THE COST OF KNOWING Dear Martin meets They Both Die at […]
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS: Denny S. Bryce Interviews Lil Hardin Armstrong
Jazz-age Chicago comes to vibrant life in Denny S. Bryce’s evocative novel that links the stories of an ambitious chorus girl and a modern-day film student, both coming to grips with loss, forgiveness, and the limitations—and surprises—of love. 1925: Chicago is the jazz capital of the world, and the Dreamland Café is the ritziest black-and-tan club […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Constance Sayers
Authors Interviewing Characters: Constance Sayers The Ladies of the Secret Circus is a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America full of family secrets, sacrifice, and lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious circus. Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder—a world where women […]
NOTES FROM THE BATHROOM LINE: AMY SOLOMON INTERVIEW
Titters: The First Collection of Humor by Women was a groundbreaking collection of essays, comics, and ephemera by the leading female comedians of the 1970s that included the likes of Gilda Radner, Candice Bergen, and Phyllis Diller. It pains us to report that there hasn’t been a similar collection of contemporary funny women published since […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Ada Bell
Welcome to Shady Grove, a town where science meets séances. Perfect for fans of Amy Boyles and Erin Huss, MYSTIC PIECES by Ada Bell (January 11) is a fun, witty paranormal mystery that follows a young scientist who is astonished—and not exactly ecstatic—to discover she has psychic powers. Twenty-four-year old Aly moved to Shady Grove, […]
Kate Quinn interviews Osla, Mab, and Beth from THE ROSE CODE
“The reigning queen of historical fiction” — Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over. Kate Quinn […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Lisa Renee Jones
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones brings a fresh, modern take to the thriller genre that will keep you guessing until the very end. Some call him friend or boss. Some call him husband or dad. Some call him son, even a favorite son. But the only title that matters to him is […]
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