Category: Women’s Books and Writings
Interview With Marissa Stapley
Marissa Stapley is the internationally bestselling author of three novels, which have been published around the world and translated into eight languages. We’re delighted to feature this interview with her on the publication day of THE LAST RESORT! THE LAST RESORT From bestselling author Marissa Stapley comes a gripping novel about marriage, loyalty, and the […]
Interview with BETH GARDINER, author of CHOKED: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution
— CHOKED: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution weaves together science, politics and the voices of those affected and those fighting for change to illustrate not only air pollution’s power and reach, but also the glimmers of progress and hope that point the way to a cleaner, healthier future. What did you want […]
Authors Interviewing Their Characters: Tracy Clark
Tracy Clark writes the Cass Raines PI series, which is set in Chicago. Her series debut, BROKEN PLACES, made Library Journal’s list of the Best Crime Fiction of 2018 and was short listed in the mystery category on the American Library Association’s 2019 Reading List. CrimeReads also named Cass Raines Best New PI of 2018. […]
Interview with Sigrid Nunez
Journalist Jenna Orkin interviews Nunez about the unusual level of intimacy she achieves in her work as well as the themes of the novel which range from suicide to writing teachers and students. In your latest novel, The Friend, you’ve said that you were striving for the intimate tone of a letter. You certainly achieved […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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