Book Club Babble – Book Club Babble

I tried to come up with a category for Noah Lemelson's debut novel, The Sightless City, but had a tough time putting a box around it. It's a fantasy, but I'd also use words like thriller, steam-punk, and even h... Read More...

Paradise, WV is Heaven . . . For Serial Killers

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

Paradise, WV is a thriller with heart and humor – a rare combination in this genre, pairing as beautifully as wine with cheese. As a matter of fact, bring this refreshingly thoughtful and complex novel to the p... Read More...

The Author’s Cut with Bethany Harvey

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, The Author's Cut

Meet Bethany Harvey today on the Author's Cut. Her moving memoir, Dipped In It, released on July 9th!... Read More...

Chunky – A Feel-Good, Fantastically Funny Graphic Novel

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews

From the very first page of Yehudi Mercado's graphic novel Chunky, you will find yourself adoring its endearingly awkward main character Hudi and his imaginary monster cheerleader Chunky. Hudi's parents think h... Read More...

What Is a Frame Narrative? Guest Author A.M. Linden Talks Shop

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe

The following is a guest post by author A.M. Linden. Enjoy! At its simplest, a frame narrative is a story within a story. From there the possibilities are, if not endless, something close to it. What most fr... Read More...

Five Considerable Career Choices for the Literary Lover

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Reading

As much as you love your home, you might be ready to leave it and go back into the world, but you might also be looking for a change in your career. If you are a book lover, there are some careers that are a lo... Read More...

Dipped In It – Bethany Harvey’s Moving New Memoir

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, Reviews

I had the pleasure of reading an early draft of Bethany Harvey's moving memoir, Dipped In It. When she later asked me to write an endorsement for the release, here's what I said... Bethany tackles the messiness... Read More...

Victoria Aveyard’s YA Fantasy Series Realm Breaker Crosses Refreshingly New Boundaries

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews

New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard has another hit on her hands! Best known for her uber-succesful Red Queen series, she's embarked on a new journey with a new cast of characters in Realm Breake... Read More...

We’re All A Buzz About Melissa Scholes Young’s The Hive

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

Melissa Scholes Young's novel The Hive is a story that will enchant you from the first page. Growing up in Missouri, the Fehler sisters and their parents run a generations-old pest control business. Even though... Read More...

Using Bridges of Thought Instead of Words to Connect With One Another

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe

Before we translate them into words, thoughts form in our brains as electrical impulses. But what would happen if that current were fed directly into a futuristic computer? Would the machine interpret the pulse... Read More...

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