Diversity Archives - Book Club Babble

I was a member of our neighborhood book club for over twenty years. It was, and still is, a highly functional group, and yes, we read the books! People came and went as life circumstances changed, kids grew up... Read More...

Spotlight on Nancy McCabe’s YA Science Fiction Novel – Vaulting through Time

Tabitha Lord

Book Club Profiles, Diversity, Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Writing

16-year-old Elizabeth is dealing with some growing pains. Being bi-racial, she doesn’t look like the other kids in her school, she’s worried about the changes to her center of gravity turning her love of gymnas... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Shadows We Carry by Meryl Ain

Tabitha Lord

Book Club Questions, Diversity, Reviews

In this absorbing sequel to The Takeaway Men, the story of Bronka and JoJo Lubinski continues, fraternal twins born in a displaced persons camp in Germany before immigrating to America who are coming of age and... Read More...

The Garden of Second Chances – Reader’s Guide and Book Club Questions

Tabitha Lord

Book Club Questions, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Reviews

This summer, Mona Alvarado Frazier uses her thirty-year career of working with incarcerated youth to paint a powerful picture of the juvenile criminal justice system, the importance of education, and the challe... Read More...

Roxana Arama Talks Immigration – Facts, Fiction, and Recommended Reading

Tabitha Lord

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe

Roxana Arama's debut novel, Extreme Vetting, weaves the experience of balancing the needs of both American and Romanian families, living in a culture different from the one in which you grew up, working in a fi... Read More...

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

Maribel Garcia

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Interviews, on Books, on Creativity, on Publishing, on Reading, on Writing

Today Book Club Babble is pleased to introduce and interview Wanda M. Morris, whose new, fast-paced thriller All Her Little Secrets recently debuted. In ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS, Ellice Littlejohn se... Read More...

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

Maribel Garcia

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Interviews, Memoir, on Books, on Creativity, on Writing, podcasts, Writing during the Covid-19 Crisis

Today Book Club Babble is pleased to introduce and interview Chloe Dulce Louvouezo , emotive storyteller extraordinaire who explores the nuances of Black women’s diverse experiences in each episode of her podca... Read More...

A Good Ending for Bad Memories: Author Interview with Vailes Shepperd

Maribel Garcia

Book Club Questions, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Interviews, Memoir, on Books, on Creativity

A Good Ending for Bad Memories is a richly sensual novel about a prosperous African American family before, during, and after slavery. It threads truth, folklore, legend, and fact, in a captivating explorat... Read More...

She Writes Press and SparkPress Announce Open Submissions for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Authors Toward Equality in Publishing (STEP) Contest

Maribel Garcia

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

There has been a call for change. And some people are actually doing something about it. The publishing industry has been widely criticized for its lack of OwnVoices. #OwnVoices is a te... Read More...

The Descent of the Drowned – A Stunning YA Fantasy Debut by Ana Lal Din

Tabitha Lord

Diversity, Interviews, Reviews

Ana Lal Din's debut YA novel, Descent of the Drowned, is a haunting, powerful, and beautifully told epic fantasy. Roma is a sacred slave of the goddess, with no choice but to submit to the traditions of her cas... Read More...

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

Book Club Questions for Good Morning, Midnight

Book Club Questions for Rita Williams-Garcia’s A Sitting in St. James

Spotlight on What We Leave Behind – Christine Gallagher Kearney’s Debut Historical Fiction Novel

Rachel Howzell Hall And What Never Happened

Your Next Book Club Read – Snakes of St. Augustine by Ginger Pinholster

The Best Laid Plans – Guest Post by Mark Goldblatt

Disgruntled

Should you read YA book, Murder on a Summer Break?

Book Club Questions for Project Hail Mary

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy – Book Club Questions for a Timeless Classic

Book Club Questions for Circe by Madeline Miller

Book Club Questions for The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Book Club Questions for Good Morning, Midnight

Outlander: Ready for Season 2

Should I Watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?

Should I Watch All the Old Knives? – Joint Review with Katie Kupstas

The Best Book-To-Movie Adaptations To Hit Your Screens

The Top Fantasy Book Adaptations to Look Forward To

Why BCB Thinks Dune Will Be A Spectacular Movie

Should I Watch Chaos Walking

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Middle Grade Author Dani Resh Talks About Her Writing Journey

Journey to Ancient Greece with Author Sophia Kouidou-Giles!

Spotlight on What We Leave Behind – Christine Gallagher Kearney’s Debut Historical Fiction Novel

Book Club Questions for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Spotlight on Nancy McCabe’s YA Science Fiction Novel – Vaulting through Time

Book Club Questions for Shadows We Carry by Meryl Ain

The Garden of Second Chances – Reader’s Guide and Book Club Questions

Roxana Arama Talks Immigration – Facts, Fiction, and Recommended Reading

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

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

A Good Ending for Bad Memories: Author Interview with Vailes Shepperd

She Writes Press and SparkPress Announce Open Submissions for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Authors Toward Equality in Publishing (STEP) Contest

The Descent of the Drowned – A Stunning YA Fantasy Debut by Ana Lal Din