Mary Sullivan – Page 2 – Book Club Babble

Alice Mattison’s new book (2018), Conscience, hooked me right away. It’s about a middle-aged couple who grapple with something that happened in their shared past, during protests against the Vietnam War. When t... Read More...

Pintip Dunn Tells Us about Her New Sci-Fi YA, Star-Crossed

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Pintip Dunn’s new sci-fi YA, Star-Crossed, is a clever space opera set on a colony with very few resources. The colonists can’t grow enough actual food to feed everyone, so a select few are designated to be Ae... Read More...

Interview with Cai Emmons, Author of Weather Woman

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

The following description and interview were submitted by Cai's publisher, Red Hen Press. Bronwyn Artair is an atmospheric scientist feeling out of place in her graduate program, her relationships, and her l... Read More...

What I’m Reading This Summer: Christopher Moore’s Noir

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

It’s summertime, and I like humor in my beach reads. That’s why I enjoyed Christopher Moore’s, Noir (Harper-Collins, 2018). Set in post-war San Francisco, this caper has all of the best Moore elements: a flawed... Read More...

What I’m Reading this Summer: A Trilogy about Russian Spies

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

The movie Red Sparrow, starring Jennifer Lawrence as a prima ballerina turned sexy Russian spy, came out earlier this year to lukewarm criticism from the public. I liked it, but of course, I’d already read the ... Read More...

(Sky)Dive into Freefall Summer, Tracy Barrett’s New YA Set at a Jump Zone

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Tracy Barrett’s new novel, Freefall Summer, is about a girl named Clancy who spends her summer packing parachutes for jumpers at a drop zone. Despite her job—and the fact her father owns the place—Clancy has ne... Read More...

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

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

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...

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

Interview with Wanda M. Morris, Author of All Her Little Secrets

An Interview with Sarah Lahey, Author of the Heartless Series

An Interview with Sophie Santos author of The One You Want to Marry

Interview with Gabrielle St. George on How to Murder a Marriage

Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust /Author Interview with Chloe Dulce Louvouezo

Hayley Krischer Leaves Us in Suspense with Latest YA, The Falling Girls

Disgruntled

An Interview with Sarah Lahey, Author of the Heartless Series

Interview with Gabrielle St. George on How to Murder a Marriage

YA Thriller Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross Will Make You Want to Cancel Your Trip to the Mountains

Her Name is Knight – Style and Substance Delivered in a Stunning Debut Thriller

Litani – A Breakneck Thriller With Heart Inspired by True Crime

Fairy Tales Revisited in Soman Chainani’s New Release

Book-to-Film: Room

Why BCB Thinks Dune Will Be A Spectacular Movie

Should I Watch Chaos Walking

The Expanse Series Versus the Books: The Character of James Holden Broken Down

What to Watch: The Most Fun and Exciting Movies of 2020

Three Worthy Literary Adaptations to Stream

Can an Adaptation Ever Match the Original Book?

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Love and Happiness and Sex, Oh My! – The Growing Acceptance of Erotic Romance by Briana Cole

Interview with Wanda M. Morris, Author of All Her Little Secrets

The Woman Behind the Character – Guest Post by Gabrielle St. George

Alice Mattison talks marriage, political protest, and her new novel, Conscience

Pintip Dunn Tells Us about Her New Sci-Fi YA, Star-Crossed

Interview with Cai Emmons, Author of Weather Woman

What I’m Reading This Summer: Christopher Moore’s Noir

What I’m Reading this Summer: A Trilogy about Russian Spies

(Sky)Dive into Freefall Summer, Tracy Barrett’s New YA Set at a Jump Zone

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

Author Mary Sullivan