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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Wizardom Legends: Temple of the Unknown? Tor Ranseur and his misfit crew of relic hunters were first introduced near the end of my Fall of Wizardoms series. While they only occupied a handful of chapters, I found them fun …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Bear Stalker? After a trip to Montana and seeing a lodge on an island in a lake, I knew one day I would come up with a story to include that lodge. And I had been building up to …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Dish Dog? I am intrigued by simple errors that criminals make that trip them up and get them caught. I wanted to create a unique criminal plot that readers, especially those who enjoy financial crimes, would find interesting. …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Movement (Time Corrector Series Book 2)? In 1994, I dreamed of speaking with a girl fluently in Japanese. Trains were flying over buildings, and I was bidding goodbye to her. I ignored it and dived into Calculus, Statistics, …
No Stone Unturned: A Remarkable Journey to Identity by Nadean Stone What’s it About? The story of a woman in search of her identity, from her struggles in an abusive and hostile marriage to her obsessive, detective-like hunt for her birth mother. She was that close. So close that their …
Steel City: A Story of Pittsburgh by William J. Miller, Jr. Steel City (Lyons Press) enthralls readers of historical fiction from the first page with an immersive plot set in the industrial sprawl and black smoke of Pittsburgh in the 1890’s. The height of the American steel boom brought prestige …
Varina Palladino’s Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino What’s it About? An utterly delightful and surprising family drama about a boisterous, complicated Italian family determined to help their widowed mother find a new boyfriend. Terri-Lynne DeFinohas written the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for her readers with Varina Palladino’s Jersey …
Little Boys Big Dreams by Joseph Kinnebrew What’s it About? Joseph Kinnebrew’s memoir, Little Boys Big Dreams and the Hobo Wars, is an immersion in a nostalgic time and place, when the delivery of the neighborhood’s first television is a monumental milestone. It’s 1948 in Tacoma, Washington, and 8-year-old Joe …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. As I write this, January is drawing to a close. I cannot believe that we are already one month into 2023. But whether I like it or not, time happens, and once again, …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Where the heck did January go? Who cares, it’s February, and there are a ton of exciting books coming out. It’s looking like a great month for fantasy, which is perfect to escape …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Shadows of Askargaard? I can’t seem to walk from one place to another without thinking of a story. I see a connected world. The people I meet, the things I’ve seen, they’re all sewn into the fabric of this …
With the new legislative season in full swing, now is a crucial time to write to your representatives. We’re seeing unbelievable numbers of new proposals to outlaw intellectual freedom, to criminalize library workers and educators for providing queer and/or diverse literature to their communities, to ban drag shows (including drag …
Born to Rise by Lorna Blake It’s fitting that Lorna Blake, at the very beginning of her memoir, Born to Rise, tells a story about her mother as a little girl. Young Ethlyn was only 8 years old at the time, the ninth of ten children born to a poor …
It Gets Easier! … And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers by Claudine Wolk What’s it About? An audiobook that offers advice new mothers really need but no one tells them: about pregnancy, giving birth, the pros and cons of returning to work or staying at home, and much, much …
River and the Amazing Yellow Wellie Adventure by Emily Dreeling Batten down the hatches! The Yellow Wellie Gang is going on an adventure! River and the Amazing Yellow Wellie Adventure (Rising River Press LLC), written by Emily Dreeling and illustrated by Misha Javanovic, take us on a moonlight trek where …
08 Feb 2023 Books for Fans of Law & Order Do you love Law & Order and are looking for books that have the same heart-racing, suspenseful cases to keep you glued to the pages? We’ve got the perfect selection of books from authors like Tríona Walsh, Paty Jager, Peter …
08 Feb 2023 February’s Must Read Contemporary Romance Books The beginning of February has brought with it countless new contemporary romance books to choose from. If you’re having trouble deciding which new releases to start with first, check out our picks for February’s must-read romances! Three Men One Love by …
08 Feb 2023 Books to Read for Fans of Dystopian Worlds If you love the tense, action-packed stories of the dystopian genre, you will love these new fantasy and science fiction releases from bestselling authors Avi Datta, Kevin Nichols, Kevin Mclaughlin, Michael Anderle, Jeffrey L. Kohanek, Noah Chinn, and James …
BARBRA STREISAND’S MEMOIR GETS PUBLICATION DATE: The legendary singer, actor, and director’s memoir, My Name Is Barbra, a book that’s been in the works for years, is slated for publication on November 7, according to an announcement in a news release. DICAPRIO, ABRAMS TO PRODUCE KING FILM: Stephen King’s 2021 …
10 Feb 2023 The Buzziest Books of February | 2023 The month of February is a great time for readers with a host of exciting new releases from bestselling authors. So many page-turning novels will captivate you from cover to cover. If you want to know what new books everyone …
After nearly three months of striking, the HarperCollins Union, representing about 250 employees across sectors of the publisher, have reached a tentative deal. This happened quickly after the publishing giant agreed to meet with the Union to discuss their demands. It comes on the heels of the publisher also announcing …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Make A Wish: A Welcome To Beck Creek Novel? I love writing small town Texas romances. I call this Small town – Southern – Semi-sweet! My books aren’t super spicy, but they aren’t cutesy, either. I like my characters …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Layers of Darkness? I had just come off writing three books in a series. I needed a break from it, and I was considering a standalone novel or a story collection. I decided on the horror anthology I had …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Layover? I have a contemporary book world with so many interconnected characters, and sometimes side characters just scream for their own book. That was Carly. She was the BFF who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind and who …
Russell Books is an iconic new and used bookstore in Victoria, BC, Canada. It was started in 1961 in Montreal by Reg Russell and relocated to Victoria in 1991. It’s now being run by the third generation of the family: Reg Russell’s granddaughter, Andrea Minter, and her husband, Jordan. It …
From the author of the bestselling novel Float comes a slow-burn romance about doing the right thing. When Laurel Cates uncovers a shocking truth about her university’s football coach, it takes all of her courage to publish the story in the school’s paper. Bodie St James, the star quarterback whose …
Rachel: A Play in Three Acts by Angelina Weld Grimké Read by Leon Nixon, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Sean Crisden, Karen Chilton, Cary Hite, Adenrele Ojo, Shayna Small, Cortney Wright, Ron Butler, AudioFile Earphones Award Leading a cast of well-established, award-winning African American voice talents, Tamika Katon-Donegal gives a voice full of …
Some comics go down in history as masterful examples of the craft and are beloved by multiple generations. And others end up at the landfill. In this series, I’ll be looking back on some forgotten series to better understand what kind of comics our ancestral nerds were reading in the …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Green Line? The inspiration for the book came from a real unsolved murder in Chicago back in the 1990s. What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write? I mainly read …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Soul Lessons from the Light? A dramatic Near-Death Experience in a medevac plane crash when I was a young doctor changed the course of my life, but I continued to have multiple more powerful Spiritually Transformative Experiences over the …
