on Creativity

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

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...

Is Memoir Vanity or An Act of Love? By Susan G. Weidener

Susan Weidener

Memoir, on Creativity, on Writing

Not everyone understands why some write their memoirs. They dismiss it as narcissistic vanity. Why write something so personal they ask? Who cares? Stories are my passion, so I am biased that writing memoir,... Read More...

Author Spotlight – Delilah Dawson

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, on Books, on Creativity, on Publishing, on Writing

Delilah Dawson first caught my attention when she wrote a short story for the Star Wars franchise titled Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon. When I looked into her other work, I learned she had an impressive resume ... Read More...

Handle With Care: Writer Inside

Tabitha Lord

Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Writing

Something unusual has happened to me since I started writing. I find myself feeling rather vulnerable, and with some regularity. I had a different career before this - one where I was confident in my abilities ... Read More...

There is work to be done, but … all we want to do is read. Welcome to Book Club Babble, the site for busy people who love books. We recommend and review books, host discussions, interview authors, and discuss the art of reading and writing.

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Maribel Garcia and Kelly Sarabyn

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Amy Wilhelm and Tabitha Lord

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Kate Newton and Mary Sullivan

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Maria Riegger

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Kristin Jacobson

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

Assassin’s Lullaby – An Interview with Mark Rubinstein

An Interview with Suzanne Moyers, Author of ’Til All These Things Be Done

Looking for a Mind-bending Thriller? You’ll Love We Lie Here by Rachel Howzell Hall

You Won’t Be Able to Look Away From Lovering’s Can’t Look Away

Until We Meet – An Interview with Camille Di Maio

Q&A with Jody Hadlock, Author of The Lives of Diamond Bessie

Disgruntled

Assassin’s Lullaby – An Interview with Mark Rubinstein

Decay and Rise by Courtney Nord – A Vehement Success of Expression

Looking for a Mind-bending Thriller? You’ll Love We Lie Here by Rachel Howzell Hall

You Won’t Be Able to Look Away From Lovering’s Can’t Look Away

Jeneva Rose’s One of Us Is Dead Kills It (Literally!)

Until We Meet – An Interview with Camille Di Maio

Three Worthy Literary Adaptations to Stream

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

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

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Book Club Spotlight Selection – Blurred Fates by Anastasia Zadiek

Decay and Rise by Courtney Nord – A Vehement Success of Expression

Ethics, Equity, and Women in STEM – Guest Post by Lois Melbourne

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

Is Memoir Vanity or An Act of Love? By Susan G. Weidener

Author Spotlight – Delilah Dawson

Handle With Care: Writer Inside