on Creativity – Book Club Babble

I am so pleased to feature Dani Resh, author of The Magic Shoe middle grade fantasy series, on BCB today. In her guest article, Dani shares her inspiring journey to becoming a published author. Welcome, Dani! ... 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...

The Secret Soundtrack – Guest Post by Heloisa Prieto

Tabitha Lord

Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Writing

1971, Michigan, USA. Jimmi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Crosby, Still, Nash and Young, but mostly Santana's vinyls were constantly played in my cozy bedroom at the Morgan's family house, in Constantine. Back home, in... 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...

Ways that the World Could End: Author Interview with Kim Hooper

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, on Books, on Creativity, on Reading, on Writing

Today Book Club Babble is excited to be talking to Kim Hooper. Kim, thank you so much for joining us today. Let’s get started… Maribel Garcia: I love that this particular novel centers on neurodiverse ... 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...

Daralyse Lyons, author of Yoga Cocaine, on Memoir Writing

Maribel Garcia

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...

When the Person is the Message by Tucker Lieberman

Maribel Garcia

Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Publishing, on Writing

Most characters deliver messages through their words and actions, but some characters deliver messages through their very being. For years, I was curious about how castrated men were described in literature ... Read More...

Trepidation, Dread and Discovery of Memoir By Susan G. Weidener

Susan Weidener

Memoir, on Creativity, on Writing

As I listen to writers in a memoir workshop I’m leading about writing difficult subjects; I think how we share this in common. We’re on a journey of self-exploration … survivors who seek transformation and will... Read More...

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

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

Love Buzz – An Intelligent and Charming Debut by Neely Tubati-Alexander

Q&A with Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer Michael C. Bland

Disgruntled

Book Club Questions for Pierce Brown’s Red Rising

Manslaughter Park, a cozy mystery YA retelling of Jane Austen is a delight

YA Romance Rhythm & Muse Is a Joy

Looking for YA Fantasy Romance? Try Cursed Crowns

Looking for steamy summer reads? Check out these new titles…

Love Buzz – An Intelligent and Charming Debut by Neely Tubati-Alexander

Book-to-Film: Room

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

Middle Grade Author Dani Resh Talks About Her Writing Journey

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

The Secret Soundtrack – Guest Post by Heloisa Prieto

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

Ways that the World Could End: Author Interview with Kim Hooper

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

Daralyse Lyons, author of Yoga Cocaine, on Memoir Writing

When the Person is the Message by Tucker Lieberman

Trepidation, Dread and Discovery of Memoir By Susan G. Weidener