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Assassin’s Lullaby – An Interview with Mark Rubinstein

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, Reviews
Assassin's Lullaby, by Mark Rubinstein, is a fast-paced thriller that I devoured in a weekend. It checked all my boxes for this category including a compelling main cast, a complex, twisting plot, and an ending... Read More...

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

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, Reviews
Decay and Rise by musical artist and creator Courtney Nord is emphatically gorgeous. Its unmitigated honesty and brutal hope make it both a clarion of empowerment and an oasis of understanding. Not a single one... Read More...

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

Amy Wilhelm
Interviews, Reviews
Usually, I'm not too fond of heavy swathes of confusion painted throughout a novel. My preference leans more toward a healthy smattering. But, We Lie Here by critically acclaimed author Rachel Howzell Hall pull... Read More...

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

Amy Wilhelm
Interviews, Reviews
Can't Look Away is the first novel I've read in one day in a long time. I LITERALLY couldn't look away. Lots of novels are described with the phrase "can't put down", but in this case, it's true! Molly has a... Read More...

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

Amy Wilhelm
Reviews
Drama, secrets, betrayals, and wealth are the backdrop of the Buckhead social scene in One of Us Is Dead. If you’re secretly obsessed with The Real Housewives of (fill in the blank), you’re going to find Jeneva... Read More...

Until We Meet – An Interview with Camille Di Maio

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, Reviews
Camille Di Maio's latest release, Until We Meet, is a  beautifully crafted WWII novel centered around three women whose lives are irrevocably impacted by war. Themes of love, loss, friendship, and the changing ... Read More...

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

Amy Wilhelm
Reviews, Should I Watch?
If you love thrillers but are sick of predicting the outcome before it transpires, this one is for you. Both the book and the movie have shocking turns in their plot that will make you gasp out loud. When old ... Read More...

Lyn Liao Butler’s Red Thread of Fate Binds the Reader In Gorgeously Rendered Angst and Salvation

Amy Wilhelm
Interviews, Reviews
Tam Kwan was on the phone with her husband when he died unexpectedly in an accident. If that wasn't enough trauma to deal with, it might not have been an accident at all. He was somewhere he wasn't supposed to ... Read More...

Hotel Portofino – Coming to PBS in 2022!

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, Reviews
Set in pre-WWII Italy during the rise of Mussolini, Hotel Portofino is a beautifully crafted historical fiction novel that's sure to appeal to fans of Downton Abbey, the Crown, and other period dramas. Having c... Read More...

BCB’s Favorite Books from 2021

Mary Sullivan
Best of 2021, Reviews
While many great books are slated to come out in 2022, it’s not too late to look back at the ones we loved from last year! If you’re looking for something new to read, maybe you’ll enjoy one of our favorite boo... Read More...
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