Mary Sullivan – Book Club Babble

Abbey Lee Nash’s debut young adult novel Lifeline is about Eli Ross, a boy whose senior year is upended when he accidentally overdoses at a party. Although he’s resuscitated, the jig is up. There are no more op... Read More...

Up for a Russia Spy Thriller Not on the Nightly News? Try Red Sparrow

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

I came to Red Sparrow by way of a movie critique that I heard on the radio last week. Based on the plot summary alone, I knew instantly that I had to see it. Jennifer Lawrence as a Russian spy trained to set ho... Read More...

Is Love in the Stars? Find out in Darcy Woods’ Debut YA, Summer of Supernovas

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Summer of Supernovas is Darcy Woods’ debut young adult novel. In it, a quirky girl named Wil navigates love and loss during her last summer of high school. Wil’s lived with her grandma ever since her beloved mo... Read More...

lockers representing high school in The Thing with Feathers

Where Does McCall Hoyle’s Heroine Turn During a High School Crisis? To Hope, The Thing with Feathers

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

The Thing with Feathers is McCall Hoyle’s debut young adult novel. It’s about a girl named Emilie who lives in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Since elementary school, she’s been homeschooled as a way to hel... Read More...

Up for Spooky YA? Meg Kassel Talks “Black Bird of the Gallows”

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Halloween is here, which puts us in the mood for creepy tales. Debut young adult novelist Meg Kassel has written a twisting, turning speculative story with a unique angle. There are no pedestrian paranormal cre... Read More...

actors in movie version of The Glass Castle

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a best-selling memoir for a reason. Her wild ride of a childhood is compelling and her storytelling is impossible to resist. Jeannette did not have a normal upbringing by ... Read More...

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

If you swoon for the longing of forbidden love and if you’re a sucker for a mystery unraveling, you need to read Nicola Yoon’s young adult novel Everything, Everything (2015). This fast-paced read is about a gi... Read More...

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

When the book The Lost City of Z came out in 2009, I read it with zeal. I’ve always had a taste for stories of high adventure and exploration—man versus nature and himself. So when I saw that David Grann’s hist... Read More...

Lauren Oliver’s YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

The Book I put off reading Before I Fall, a young adult novel by Lauren Oliver, because I knew it was about a dead girl. Dead sounded depressing. When I finally cracked it, I was further disheartened to find t... Read More...

Who Will Win on Oscars Night? Hidden Figures Gets Our Vote

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

The 89th Academy Awards are this Sunday, and while the world casts predictions about who should win, my vote goes to the triumphant adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly’s book, Hidden Figures. The movie by the sa... Read More...

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Expanding Creative Horizons – The Appeal of Anthologies

Accept Warner Loughlin’s Invitation to Embrace the Acting Revolution!

The Author’s Cut with Susan Henderson

Abbey Lee Nash’s Debut YA, Lifeline, Explores Teen Addiction

The Author’s Cut with Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

Not That I Could Tell- An Interview With Jessica Strawser

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

The Gaia Effect, a peek inside a not-so-far-off dystopian future

All the Ever Afters: A Powerful Rendition of the Stepmother’s Side of the Cinderella Story

“Oh No They Didn’t”: Amerilexicophobia

Is the Key to Being Resilient, Keeping Hope Realistic? An Interview with Memoirist, Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

How to Create a Successful Culture

The Big Sheep: A delightfully humorous dystopian novel

Book-to-Film: Room

Up for a Russia Spy Thriller Not on the Nightly News? Try Red Sparrow

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Lauren Oliver’s YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Is the Key to Being Resilient, Keeping Hope Realistic? An Interview with Memoirist, Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World by Mitch Prinstein

Best Books of 2017

Abbey Lee Nash’s Debut YA, Lifeline, Explores Teen Addiction

Up for a Russia Spy Thriller Not on the Nightly News? Try Red Sparrow

Is Love in the Stars? Find out in Darcy Woods’ Debut YA, Summer of Supernovas

Where Does McCall Hoyle’s Heroine Turn During a High School Crisis? To Hope, The Thing with Feathers

Up for Spooky YA? Meg Kassel Talks “Black Bird of the Gallows”

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Lauren Oliver’s YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Who Will Win on Oscars Night? Hidden Figures Gets Our Vote

Author Mary Sullivan