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Crime That Strikes a Chord: Musical Mysteries

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Here’s a mystery book that isn’t about murder, has a fantastic narrator for the audiobook (JD Jackson), and takes you into the world of a classical musician. I enjoyed this book so much! First, because I loved going into Ray McMillian’s life and world …
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Interview with Sean Develin, Author of Songs of Vengeance and

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Songs of Vengeance and Desire? All my kids play ice hockey. During lockdown I spent hours every day in rink parking lots because I couldn’t go in. I was using the time re-writing my 2013 stage play “Dinner, Sex, …
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Interview with K.T. Davies, Author of The Spider and the

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Spider and the Fly? The Spider and the Fly AKA: Sebastian Schiller and Shey Jing are characters that appeared in my novel Dangerous to Know which is the first book in The Chronicles of Breed. Strange but true, …
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Interview with Bonnie Oldre, Author of Silent Winter Solstice

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Silent Winter Solstice? I have always enjoyed reading mystery stories, including those by Agatha Christie, and mystery programs, such as Murder She Wrote. I see my protagonist, Beth Williams, and her best friend Evie Hanson, as younger versions of …
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Interview with Kirsten Fullmer, Author of Love on the Line

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Love on the Line 2? Both Love on the Line and this new book, Love on the Line 2, are stories of a young women’s struggle to find balance and equality in a career where her small size, her …
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Interview with Traci Andrighetti, Author of Valpolicella Violet

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Valpolicella Violet (Franki Amato Mysteries 7)? The Franki Amato mysteries are set in New Orleans, but my readers had been asking for a mystery set in Italy. So, one morning when I was walking my dogs and trying to …
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That’s Not a Friends Group, Honey

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This list of cult horror was originally published in our horror newsletter, The Fright Stuff. Sign up for it here to get the latest and greatest from the world of horror! I’m kind of amazed …
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Interview with Tricia Lynne, Author of Model Behavior

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Model Behavior (The Unlovabulls Book 2)? The short answer is my dog, Brennan. The Long answer is that a few years ago, we adopted a four(ish)-year-old Cane Corso from a local rescue. They believed she had been a puppy …
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The Paris Apartment: Recap & Summary

This summary is partially complete. To be finished 2/27/22. Prologue (Friday)Three Hours LaterSaturdayThirty Hours EarlierSundaySeventy-Two Hours EarlierMondayA Week LaterEpilogue Prologue (Friday) Benjamin Daniels, a journalist, is at his Parisian apartment — at Number 12, Rue des Amants, third floor — working on a story he believes will make his name. …
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The Big, Beautiful Life of Ashley Bryan

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This post illustrating the wonderful life of Ashley Bryan was originally published in our Kid Lit newsletter, The Kids Are All Right . Sign up for it here to get the latest in children’s book releases, …
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Interview with Theophilus Monroe, Author of The Curse of Cain

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Curse of Cain? Cain (yes, that Cain) was a character in a previous series I wrote. He was the character from Biblical lore who, on account of his “mark” never died. Six thousand years later, he was the …
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 19, 2022

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The Rake, a brand new dark romance by Wall Street Journal author L.J. Shen This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by The Rake, a brand new dark romance by Wall Street Journal …
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Interview with Clark Graham, Author of Girl on Honeysuckle Avenue

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Girl on Honeysuckle Avenue? I moved back to my beloved Idaho after retiring. When I drove through town I saw the Honeysuckle Avenue sign. That would make a great title, I thought. Girl on Honeysuckle Avenue. That’s all I …
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Delectable YA Fantasy Duologies

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This list of YA fantasy duologies was originally published in our YA newsletter, What’s Up In YA. Sign up for it here to get YA news, reviews, deals, and more! I deeply wish fantasy was …
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Shoot, Cheer, and Score: YA Sports Comics

This list of YA sports comics was originally published in our YA newsletter, What’s Up In YA. Sign up for it here to get YA news, reviews, deals, and more! I’ve been on a comics reading roll lately. YA horror comics have been my biggie, but I’ve definitely also been stacking up …
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Interview with Miranda Kate, Author of Dead Lake

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Dead Lake? I host a weekly writing event called Mid-Week Flash Challenge, where I provide a picture prompt to inspire writers to write a piece of flash fiction (anything under 1000 words – or in the case of my …
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Time Traveling Books: Historical Fiction or Speculative Fiction?

This list of YA sports comics was originally published in our historical fiction newsletter, Past Tense. Sign up for it here to get YA news, reviews, deals, and more! Time travel: probably not the first thing you think of when you think historical fiction. Yet time travel in fiction interacts with historical …
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Black Cake Hulu TV Series: What We Know (Release Date,

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson has a TV series adaptation in the works at Hulu. For all the details about a potential jump to film for this upcoming book, here’s what we know about the Black Cake Hulu TV Series: What’s it about? What’s the plot of Black Cake? Black …
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The Christie Affair: Recap & Summary

The Quick Recap and Section-by-Section Summary for The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont are below. Spoiler warning: these summaries contains spoilers. For a non-spoiler version of the plot synopsis, see The Bibliofile’s review of The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont. Quick(-ish) Recap The three-paragraph version: In December 1926, …
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Interview with Kirsten Pursell, Author of The Scarlet D
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