Best Books of 2017
Our talented literary critics share their top choices of the year.
Tabitha's Top Picks:
The Next, Stephanie Gangi's debut novel, combines a page-turning thriller with the deep, complicated relationships typic... Read More...
Is Memoir Vanity or An Act of Love? By Susan G. Weidener
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...
Family Myths and the Memoir Writer by Susan G. Weidener
The memoir writer has the unenviable task of breaking through the family myths to get to the heart of her story and the people who populate it. Too often we bow “to the legend,” as Virginia Woolf writes in her memoir Moments of Being; by doing so it increases ... Read More...
I Ran into Monica Lewinsky Recently and Learned Something…
There I was, trying to think of ways that Book Club Babble could raise awareness about bullying since October is National Bullying Prevention Month. I started to mentally put together a list of painfully honest... Read More...
Under a Sardinian Sky – An Interview with Sara Alexander
Mina, a London-based travel writer, returns to her family's home in Sardinia to bury an aunt. With her mother also gravely ill, she worries that her family's history will be lost as the last of that generation ... Read More...
The Author’s Cut: Upcoming Events
The Author's Cut
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March 29th, 2017 at 9 PM EST
BCB and auth... Read More...
Author Spotlight – Delilah Dawson
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...
BCB starts an online book club!
Please join us for the BCB version of an online book club! We hope to bring passionate readers together to discuss books from many different genres and subject matters. We will only be discussing books we LOVE ... Read More...
Eight Books That Help Explain Trump’s Election
Months later, many people are still puzzling over Donald Trump’s presidential win. As an entertainer and businessman without any political or military experience, Trump was an unconventional candidate who made numerous statements (about women and Mexicans, for... Read More...
Inside a Writer’s Mind: On Editing
I actually like book editing. The bones of my book are already there, and at that point, I know I have a good story. I’ve worked out the major plot tangles and character arcs, defined the conflicts, and sorted ... Read More...