Mary Sullivan – Page 3 – Book Club Babble

Let me begin by saying that I have a prejudice against fantasy. Monsters, goblins, things-that-go-bump-in-the-night are excruciating to me. I fear I’m exactly the kind of adult Peter Pan never wanted to become:... Read More...

Interested in the Human Past? Check out Lydia Pyne’s Book, Seven Skeletons

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Though we normally review and interview writers of fiction, when I heard about Lydia Pyne’s new book, Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World’s Most Famous Human Fossils, I knew I had to make an exception. ... Read More...

Interview with Alice Mattison on Her Book about Writing: The Kite and the String

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Alice Mattison’s new book has disabused me of the notion that I’m a special writerly snowflake. Other aspiring writers—wannabe writers—mostly stay-at-home mom/writers—okay, writers, are self-conscious about ... Read More...

Interview with YA Author Laura Moe on Breakfast with Neruda

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Breakfast with Neruda is young adult author Laura Moe’s tale of redemption for two troubled teens. Michael and Shelly are both sentenced to community service, cleaning up their high school for the summer. The t... Read More...

An Interview with Kimberly McCreight, Author of The Outliers–A YA Thriller

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Kimberly McCreight’s new YA thriller, The Outliers, releases today. It’s the first in a trilogy about Wylie, a troubled young woman searching for her missing best friend, Cassie. Cassie’s been in trouble lately... Read More...

Sepetys’ New Novel, Salt to the Sea, is a Haunting Historical YA

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

Both of my grandpas served in World War II. One was a Navy man haunted by his time in the Pacific; the other talked of his glory days flying bombers in Europe until the day he died. For me, World War II was par... Read More...

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

The Diary of a Teenage Girl (theatrical release August 2015) came out on DVD this week. It’s about a 15-year-old girl in 1970s San Francisco who embarks on a sexual affair with her mother’s 35-year-old boyfrien... Read More...

Paper Towns

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

Paper Towns is John Green’s best-selling young adult novel that was turned into a movie this summer (the DVD was released this fall). The cinematic adaptation of any beloved book begs the questions: is it worth... Read More...

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

An Interview with Elizabeth Mosier, Author of Excavating Memory: Archaeology and Home (New Rivers Press, 2019).

Garcia’s PROFOUND AND PERFECT THINGS, A Timelessly Modern Intersectionality Novel

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

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

What to Read if You’re Mourning the end of JANE THE VIRGIN – by Spark Press

Carl Vonderau’s Murderabilia: An edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the psychology of serial killers

Garcia’s PROFOUND AND PERFECT THINGS, A Timelessly Modern Intersectionality Novel

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

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

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?

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

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

What to Read if You’re Mourning the end of JANE THE VIRGIN – by Spark Press

When the Person is the Message by Tucker Lieberman

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

Should Fans of the Book Bother Seeing Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine?

Interested in the Human Past? Check out Lydia Pyne’s Book, Seven Skeletons

Interview with Alice Mattison on Her Book about Writing: The Kite and the String

Interview with YA Author Laura Moe on Breakfast with Neruda

An Interview with Kimberly McCreight, Author of The Outliers–A YA Thriller

Sepetys’ New Novel, Salt to the Sea, is a Haunting Historical YA

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Paper Towns

Author Mary Sullivan