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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

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...

Can a Mom Be a War Photographer?

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

In January of 2015, I happened upon an article in the New York Times Magazine entitled, “What Can a Pregnant Photojournalist Cover? Everything.” It was written by Lynsey Addario, a photographer who has covered ... Read More...

Author Katelyn Detweiler Discusses Her New YA Novel, Transcendent

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

By day, Katelyn Detweiler is a literary agent, and by night—and any other time she can squeeze in—she’s an author. Ms. Detweiler explores the intersection of faith, celebrity, privilege, and friendship in her n... Read More...

Lisa Selin Davis Discusses Her Debut YA Novel, Lost Stars

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

In Lost Stars, Lisa Selin Davis’ young adult debut, protagonist Carrie is in crisis. Her older sister was tragically killed in an accident, her mother abandoned the family, and she is in a state of constant con... Read More...

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

A Mother’s Day Chat with Janet Benton, Author of Lilli de Jong

How One Mother Defeated the Odds and Built a Baby Blanket Empire

The Shaman of Turtle Valley: An Interview with Clifford Garstang

An Interview with Tucker Lieberman about his latest book, Bad Fire: A Memoir of Disruption

Carol Goodman Thrills with THE NIGHT VISITORS

Fiction and History Conspire to Inspire!

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

A Mother’s Day Chat with Janet Benton, Author of Lilli de Jong

An Interview with Tucker Lieberman about his latest book, Bad Fire: A Memoir of Disruption

Review of Listen to the Wind by Susanne Dunlap

E A Aymar’s latest thriller probes the depths of the human psyche

An Interview with Kim Hooper, Author of Cherry Blossoms

An Interview with the author Sarahlyn Bruck

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

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

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

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

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

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

When the Person is the Message by Tucker Lieberman

Ebook-only Publishing Platform for Short Books: An Interview with Industry Game-Changer Brooke Warner

Books We Love: Our 2018 Gift Guide

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

Can a Mom Be a War Photographer?

Author Katelyn Detweiler Discusses Her New YA Novel, Transcendent

Lisa Selin Davis Discusses Her Debut YA Novel, Lost Stars

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