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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. With the new year comes an opportunity to take stock of the good and the bad from the past 365 days and, for many of us, to set goals for the next. For …
The Facebook Status I Wish I Could Post by Keitaris Goldston What’s it About? This is the work of a poet up close and personal, hiding nothing, touching upon everything from love, emotions, family, relationships, lies, betrayal, comfort, confusion, beauty, spirit, self-reflection and more. It’s easy to get lulled into …
Many readers asked me why I chose to write historical fiction at the events I attended last year. I didn’t have enough time to elaborate, but if I could, I would trace back to my childhood in China, where I first encountered the genre. Growing up there, I perceived the …
The Music We Make by Michelle Rene DeBellis What’s it About? A young man must write the one song that will help him make peace with his mother’s death. This is a beautiful and emotional story of overcoming our pain to achieve our dreams. One fateful night turns Santiago DeAngelo’s …
The other day, I made a comment during a meeting at work about enjoying a particularly convoluted spreadsheet we have to use. My coworkers thought I was being sarcastic and laughed at my “joke,” and I had to stop and explain that I was actually very serious. I love spreadsheets. …
04 Jan 2023 Books to Read for Fans of Fonda Lee Fonda Lee is known for her bestselling fantasy and science fiction novels around the world. If, like us, you are eagerly awaiting her newest book this spring and need some great books to read in the meantime, then look …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It happened: it’s 2023. In my mind, it could still be 2019. Time passing feels both like I’m moving through peanut butter and getting thrown into the next year with a rocket launcher. …
04 Jan 2023 Nonfiction Books to Help You With Your New Years Resolutions It’s the first month of 2023 and the perfect time to set out and accomplish your goals and passions! Whether you’re looking for inspiration, a how-to guide, or something else, these nonfiction books are sure to help …
another beginning by Caitlin Blackburn What’s it About? A book of poetry about someone who came out of total despair to discover the bliss of simply existing. Grief and sorrow are feelings all too familiar in life, but everyone experiences them differently. While some find it easy to rise from …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. In the market for some new reading accessories in 2023? You won’t need to look any further. Whether you’re hoping to build yours dream reading nook and are itching for a cozy blanket …
What’s it About? “I remember the summer my best friend Angela met Danny.” The first sentence of My Best Friend is Angela Bennett (Inanna Publications) by Canadian author Suzanne Hillier might seem to hint this book is a light-hearted romance. It soon becomes clear it’s something much more: a historical …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Trapped? I love action-adventure movies and games and came up with a character that I thought would be relatable. Most action heroes are over the top and near perfect. Not Drake! What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it …
What’s it About? Explore grief and healing on a mother’s journey to find her son What an emotional whirlwind! Anyone who has been through loss, grief, finding your way through the tough times and leaning on family and friends, will fully embrace Wonders in the Waves by Jennifer Collins and …
The Piano Tuner by Chiang-Sheng Kuo What’s it About? This bestseller and winner of every major literary award in Taiwan is a poignant novel about love and loss, broken dreams and desolate hearts — and music. “Anyone with enough experience can make up stories, but only those who truly understand …
Better the Blood by Michael Bennett What’s it About? An absorbing, clever debut thriller that speaks to the longstanding injustices faced by New Zealand’s indigenous peoples, by an acclaimed Māori screenwriter and director. “If you want to achieve mental clarity, if you seek nothingness, become a Buddhist monk. For fuck …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Gingered: A Memoir? This project started in late 2020, fresh on the heels of COVID-19, when we all didn’t know where we were allowed to go, who we were supposed to be, and when we’d experience genuine connection again. …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Staying Broken (Single Dads Club)? All of my books come from me so the stories ALWAYS have bits of actual events that I have been a part of sprinkled throughout. I have a lot of friends and many of …
Brené Brown, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead, has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy as a research professor at the University of Houston. And now she has entered into a new endeavor, “Unlocking Us,” a podcast featuring …
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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write A Few Murders in My Neighborhood? I’ve made a wonderful living in Hollywood as a screenwriter/producer. Yet when my favorite (and most optioned) screenplay A Few Murders in the Neighborhood never became a film — I decided to take …
Free Rider What’s it About? Perfect book for lovers of gore, horror and the dark side of things. But it’s also so much more — it is a complex psychological study of two sisters, their slightly different paths, their inner thoughts and their resultant actions. Things that appear too simple …
In an email sent to victims on Tuesday, the office of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York said that Filippo Bernardini, the Italian citizen who was arrested last year on suspicion of stealing unpublished books, is expected to plead guilty to wire fraud on Friday. For …
Red Chaos by Ed Fuller & Gary Grossman The United States is Russia’s pawn in a global gambit one move away from checkmate. Once again, the writing team of former hotel and security executive Ed Fuller and award-winning TV producer Gary Grossman have combined their knowledge and firsthand experience to …
The Story Behind One Bossy Date by Nicole Snow The best kind of love gets awkward, messy, and unexpected. It’s all of that and infinitely more in my latest grumpy-sunshine meets enemies-to-lovers office romance, One Bossy Date. Our story begins with trouble in paradise—literally—when upbeat and overstressed Piper Renee’s luxurious …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Brandon Sanderson’s vast worlds, surprising plots, and wonderful characters have taken the sci-fi fantasy world by storm. However, even more authors like Brandon Sanderson are out there waiting for you to pick them …
I am a huge fan of entertainment, so I don’t like to play the game of pretending that books are better than television or vice versa. Stories can be told in many different ways and formats and personally I think the more the merrier — although all the streamers are …
As a huge fantasy fan, I always love when authors mix fantasy stories with other genres. Particularly when you get what I call magical mystery books! This sub-genre offers some of the most delightful and escapist stories you’ll read. Plus, they’re just plain fun with their mix of suspense, adventure, …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Back at the end of October, I attended an event called The RRAW Experience — in which the RRAW stood for Romance Readers And Writers (I love a good double entendre!). It was …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. As readers, it can be a constant struggle to find space to store our book collections. And if you’re in a smaller space (or your books are housed in a smaller room) it …
Whether or not you believe in the power of a new year to change your life or your habits, there’s something to be said about the flipping of a calendar year to help you take stock in what is important to you and where and how you wish to grow …
