Amy Wilhelm – Book Club Babble

Natalie Greene does not have it all together. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband is creating a new life with a new woman. Her teenage daughter is, well, a teenager. And, her step-sister Isabel is a happiness guru who is... Read More...

How To Pick a Great Book Club Read

Kristin Jacobson

Book Club Profiles, Book Club Questions, Literary Lagniappe

The world is slowly returning to normal. Maybe your book club even started getting together again with social distancing savvy or maybe you've all become professional zoomers. Whatever approach you're using, wh... Read More...

Why BCB Thinks Dune Will Be A Spectacular Movie

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews, Should I Watch?

Dune was originally accepted and printed in 1965 by a publishing house that specialized in auto repair manuals. That one tidbit might validate my premise that the upcoming movie Dune is destined to be much much... Read More...

Using Creative Project Failure To Your Advantage

Amy Wilhelm

on Writing

While any sort of creative writing failure can be very stressful, upsetting, and disheartening, the greatest thing you can do in this scenario is to flip things on their head, i.e. turn this experience into one... Read More...

Should I Watch Chaos Walking

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews, Should I Watch?

As a perpetual optimist, writing an honest review of the adaption of Patrick Ness's brilliant internationally best-selling book The Knife of Never Letting Go is heartbreaking for me. All the subtlety, intellige... Read More...

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

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews, Should I Watch?

First of all, let me make it clear – I LOVED the James S.A. Corey books - written collaboratively by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck - that The Expanse series is based on. I thought the novels were sharp, creativ... Read More...

How to Encourage Your Child’s Creative Writing Skills

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

Handwriting is fast becoming a lost art, especially among children. All evidence shows that handwriting is on the decrease due to the use of digital devices. Blissfully, creative writing itself is not a lost... Read More...

Black Canary Breaking Silence by Alexandra Monir

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

Growing up in a society where the Court of Owls has silenced the voices of all females, Dinah Lance still refuses to let go of her memory of a girl singing. She knows it was real even though her father denies i... Read More...

Five Ways Bloggers Can Stay In Touch With Their Readers

Amy Wilhelm

Blogging Tips, Literary Lagniappe, on Writing, Writing during the Covid-19 Crisis

During the pandemic, most businesses have been heavily hit by the lockdown. The blogging industry has also suffered a big hit, but not in the way you would expect. There are millions of blogs, with hundreds of ... Read More...

Book Club Babble’s January Thriller Pick: Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

Waiting for the Night Song is a thriller imbued with lushness and depth. Its pacing is perfect, its characters genuine. And its woodland New Hampshire setting is an invitation to view the natural and human worl... Read More...

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