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

Ebook-only Publishing Platform for Short Books: An Interview with Industry Game-Changer Brooke Warner

An Interview with the author Sarahlyn Bruck

Alice Mattison talks marriage, political protest, and her new novel, Conscience

An Interview with M.J. Rose, founder of AuthorBuzz.com

Two Can Keep a Secret – Another Stunning Success by NYT Bestselling Author Karen McManus

Antigone Books: Iconic Feminist Bookstore’s New Chapter

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

An Interview with the author Sarahlyn Bruck

Harriet Levin’s My Oceanography reviewed by L. Shapley Bassen

Books We Love: Our 2018 Gift Guide

The Artist: Can Love Save a Man from Himself?

Lucky Broken Girl is about so much more than you think…An Interview with Ruth Behar

Jodi Picoult’s – A Spark of Light

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

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

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

Who Will Win on Oscars Night? Hidden Figures Gets Our Vote

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Ebook-only Publishing Platform for Short Books: An Interview with Industry Game-Changer Brooke Warner

Books We Love: Our 2018 Gift Guide

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

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

Ebook-only Publishing Platform for Short Books: An Interview with Industry Game-Changer Brooke Warner

An Interview with the author Sarahlyn Bruck

Book Club Questions for Conscience, a Novel by Alice Mattison

Alice Mattison talks marriage, political protest, and her new novel, Conscience

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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