Tag: women writers
Authors Interviewing Characters: Julia London
New York Times bestselling author Julia London returns with a story about forgiveness and second chances perfect for fans of The Wedding People and The Husbands. After forty-two years, Lorna Lott is ready to learn where she’s going with her life–even if it means revisiting all the places she wishes she hadn’t been. It’ll be fine. Probably. Maybe. Lorna […]
When a Character Shows up in the Flesh
By Cheryl Grey Bostrom author of What the River Keeps — I arrived home to a friend rising from a chair in my home office. She laid an early reader’s copy of my newest novel What the River Keeps on my desk and squared her heavy frame to mine. “I have a bone to pick […]
Confessions of a Wannabe Harvey Girl – Juliette Fay
I first learned about Harvey Girls while doing research for one of my previous novels, City of Flickering Light. The story follows three friends who catch a train to Hollywood so they can try their luck as actors. It was a long trip, so I knew they had to eat. How did railroad passengers get […]
Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury, EXCERPT
Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury In this searing memoir, Chanchal Garg reveals the spiritual and sexual abuse that shattered her sense of self and forced her to question a life defined by duty and sacrifice. Raised as a devoted Indian daughter, she was taught never to question authority-until a transformative […]
So Your First Novel Just Got Published…Now What?
Your dream finally came true. You wrote a book, you found a publisher who loved it as much as you do, and now, your book is in your hands. You’re officially a published author. After the unboxing and the champagne, you sit back and wait for the royalties to roll in… And that’s where the […]
How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America by Dr. Chávez-Moreno: EXCERPT
Excerpted with permission from How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America by Laura C. Chávez-Moreno, October 2024, published by Harvard Education Press. On Friday, June 16, 2017, Amlie High School held its graduation ceremony. I had attended other high school graduations, including my own in Douglas, Arizona, a town bordering México, and five graduations […]
My Writing Journey by F. F. Mormanni
I recently had dinner with a screenwriting friend and we started talking about our earliest memories working on writing projects. As usual, I recounted writing my first fantasy novel as a teenager, in between practice sessions for concerts at Juilliard Pre-college and conservatory auditions. He reminisced about taking long walks as a child while listening […]
Keeping Your Book in the Public’s Eye
By Carol Hoenig If you’re like me, you worked on your novel for a number of years before it’s ready for publication. Then once it is published there’s the feeling of accomplishment and celebration along with upcoming events and interviews. But about six months later you discover you’ve had your opportunity to get readers but […]
The Afterlife is Real: What I discovered while writing Dear Bobby: My Grief Journey and The Married Widow: My Journey with Bob Zappa
By Diane Papalia Zappa My husband Bob Zappa and I rarely spoke about an afterlife. He believed life on earth was the end, so there really wasn’t much to talk about. As for me, I wasn’t sure. I was open to the possibility, but wasn’t counting on it. Shortly after Bob passed away late in […]
Exploring the Haunted Cemeteries of Virginia: A Journey Through History, Folklore, and Ghost Stories
By Sharon Pajka Not all ghosts are meant to scare us. Some are simply trying to share a story. In my upcoming book, Haunted Virginia Cemeteries, releasing August 5, 2025, from The History Press, I take readers on a journey through more than fifty cemeteries across the Commonwealth of Virginia—places where the line between past and present feels […]
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