historical fiction – Book Club Babble

Inspired by the true story of Patricia McCormick, The Moment of Truth tells the tale of the first American woman to professionally bullfight. Set in the early 1950s, it follows Kathleen Boyd as she drops out of... Read More...

We Were the Lucky Ones, An Interview with Georgia Hunter

Elise Schiller

Interviews

Georgia Hunter has written an epic novel, We Were the Lucky Ones, based on a true family story. Before World War II, her great-grandparents, Nechuma and Sol, owned a thriving business and with their five childr... Read More...

Under a Sardinian Sky – An Interview with Sara Alexander

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, on Books

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 Silver Baron’s Wife – An Interview With Donna Baier Stein

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

A remarkable woman dares to take hold of her own life at a time when that was the exception rather than the rule. The Silver Baron's Wife follows the story of Elizabeth Tabor from young girl, to newlywed, to di... Read More...

Interview with Fiona Davis, Author of The Dollhouse

Kelly Sarabyn

Interviews

The Dollhouse is the riveting story of two American women living at the famed Barbizon Hotel sixty years apart. In 1952, the Barbizon is a New York boarding house for aspiring models, editors and secretaries... Read More...

Interview with Anna Solomon, Author of Leaving Lucy Pear

Kelly Sarabyn

Interviews

Leaving Lucy Pear is the heartbreaking story of Lucy Pear, a daring girl who was birthed by one woman and raised by another. But it is not only Lucy’s story; it is the story of both Lucy’s mothers and their fam... Read More...

When Good Books Make Bad Mistakes

Kate Newton

on Reading

First, let me say as a disclaimer that Donna Tartt is one of my favorite authors. I’ve only read two of her books—but then, she’s only written three. She writes a book about every ten years. Considering I’m jus... Read More...

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Author Spotlight: Nathaniel Philbrick

What Would You Write To Your Grown Child? Kirsten Wreggitt discusses her latest book Before I Let You Go: Stories for My Grown Son with Book Club Babble.

(Sky)Dive into Freefall Summer, Tracy Barrett’s New YA Set at a Jump Zone

Expanding Creative Horizons – The Appeal of Anthologies

Accept Warner Loughlin’s Invitation to Embrace the Acting Revolution!

The Author’s Cut with Susan Henderson

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

What Would You Write To Your Grown Child? Kirsten Wreggitt discusses her latest book Before I Let You Go: Stories for My Grown Son with Book Club Babble.

What I’m Reading this Summer: A Trilogy about Russian Spies

The Gaia Effect, a peek inside a not-so-far-off dystopian future

All the Ever Afters: A Powerful Rendition of the Stepmother’s Side of the Cinderella Story

“Oh No They Didn’t”: Amerilexicophobia

Is the Key to Being Resilient, Keeping Hope Realistic? An Interview with Memoirist, Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

Book-to-Film: Room

Up for a Russia Spy Thriller Not on the Nightly News? Try Red Sparrow

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Lauren Oliver’s YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

What is 2000 Libros?

Crossing Over by S.B. Alexander – Defining the New Adult Genre

The Hope and Anchor: Author Interview/Book Review of Julia Kite’s Debut Novel

A Woman Breaks Into Bullfighting, An Interview with Damian McNicholl

We Were the Lucky Ones, An Interview with Georgia Hunter

Under a Sardinian Sky – An Interview with Sara Alexander

The Silver Baron’s Wife – An Interview With Donna Baier Stein

Interview with Fiona Davis, Author of The Dollhouse

Interview with Anna Solomon, Author of Leaving Lucy Pear

When Good Books Make Bad Mistakes

Author Spotlight: Nathaniel Philbrick

What is 2000 Libros?

What Would You Write To Your Grown Child? Kirsten Wreggitt discusses her latest book Before I Let You Go: Stories for My Grown Son with Book Club Babble.

Book Club Questions for Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman

Looking At What is to be Seen: A Review of Dana Spiotta’s Innocents and Others

Two Families, One Secret: An Interview With Lynda Cohen Loigman

Unearthing The Lion Trees’ Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

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