Interviews

Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun: An Interview with Marc Graham

Super Humans, Suspense, and Intrigue: An interview with A.M. Wilhelm about her recent thriller Brainstorm

Watch What You Say: A Colorful Suspense by George Weinstein

A Novel Idea and a Labor of Love: The Story of a South Philly Bookstore

Interviews, Literary Lagniappe, on Books, on Reading

Maribel Garcia: You two have a very special story. Can you tell us how two newly-weds, working multiple jobs decided to get into the bookselling business and acquired their own store? Christina and Alex: The... Read More...

Losing a Daughter to the Opioid Epidemic: An Interview with Elise Schiller

Kelly Sarabyn

Elise Schiller’s daughter Giana Natali was a Division I swimmer and veterinary technician before succumbing to a drug addiction that ultimately led to her death. Schiller’s memoir Even if Your Heart Would Liste... Read More...

Interview with Ed Rucker, Author of Justice Makes a Killing

Kate Newton

Bobby Earl’s new client is the beautiful but vulnerable Kate Carlson, a prominent LA lawyer charged with a murder during a prison break. Bobby thinks he knows what's at stake—negotiate a decent plea deal for a guilty client, pocket his fee, and move on. But Ka... Read More...

Daralyse Lyons, author of Yoga Cocaine, on Memoir Writing

Interviews, Literary Lagniappe, Memoir, on Creativity, on Writing

I never expected to make the transition to writing memoir. As a long-time novelist, I was used to fabricating stories – as opposed to recounting them. But then I realized that the most memorable, most “true,”... Read More...

See something, Say nothing: An interview with Pamela Fernandes about her recent thriller Painting Kuwait Violet

What happens when a young college graduate, Violet Baretto leaves her home in India to work in oil-rich Kuwait as a maid for a wealthy Kuwaiti woman? She stands up, not just for herself, but for the most vulne... Read More...

YA Author Kathryn Berla Talks New Romance, Beau & Bett

Mary Sullivan

Young adult author Kathryn Berla weaves a classic fairy tale into a sweet romance with her new title, Beau & Bett. She kindly answered our questions about the book. Mary Sullivan: Why did you choose to do a retelling of Beauty and the Beast? Kathryn ... Read More...

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

Interviews, Memoir

Drawing from her seven-year experience as a technician at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park Archaeology Laboratory as well as her own personal experience, Elizab... Read More...

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

Interviews, Reviews

In her debut intersectionality novel Profound and Perfect Things, Dr. Maribel Garcia hits directly at the heart of deep human questions. Do family ties support us or bind us? At our core, do we all simply want ... Read More...

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

Interviews, Reviews

As difficult as mothering is today, we take for granted how far along we have come. Can you imagine being a single mother in 1883 Philadelphia society? Written as a series of journal entries, in which the title character details her struggles, Janet Benton’s d... Read More...

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

Kelly Sarabyn