Category: Author Spotlight
December 27, 2016, marked a sad day indeed for Star Wars fans everywhere. Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the iconic Star Wars movies, …
Scrappy Little Nobody was written by Anna Kendrick, triple-platinum singer, Oscar-nominated actress, Tony-nominated Broadway star, and all-around goddess. That right there should be enough to get you to buy, open, …
Amber Tamblyn is no stranger to dark, heavy subject matter. In response to our president-elect Donald Trump’s lewd, horrendous recorded conversation about women, she posted her own assault story …
This month (December 2016) a short story collection by the name of Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? was released in bookstores. The author is Kathleen Collins, and her name might …
A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Ann Brashares, recently announced that she would be releasing a new young adult novel on April 25, 2017. The Whole Thing Together …
YouTube Channel: Videracy From the Description: Author Ben Ehrenreich (The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine) discusses when he first began writing about the West Bank, and …
When it comes to horror writing, there are some names that everybody recognizes— authors such as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and H.P. Lovecraft. But there are a huge …
After the success of The Girl On The Train, author Paula Hawkins announced at the end of November that her new suspense novel, Into the Water, will be hitting shelves on …
Christianna Marks
November 30, 2016
Author Spotlight, Crime, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Human Interest, New Releases, Reading, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
Do you enjoy a brooding gentleman who also happens to be tall, dark, and handsome, and not without extreme amounts of wit? If you answered yes, then allow me …
Carrie Fisher: known only in the eyes of most as Princess Leia herself. But this legendary role, taken up when she was just 19, is far from her only …
Do you have $3.85 million? May I have it, please? Fine. In that case, how about a mansion that once served as Charles Dickens’s summer home? That price includes …
The brilliant article by Andra Watkins about bringing libraries back into our communities includes the quote “Libraries are community service powerhouses.” Libraries are more than storerooms for books: they have …
Early this month, the world of children’s literature suffered a devastating blow: Natalie Babbitt died of lung cancer on November 4th, 2016. She is survived by her husband Sam …
Judy Blume is one of America’s most beloved and controversial authors. She has 29 published books that have sold over 85 million copies. Her first book, The One in the …
Among literary families, there are few as famous as the Brontës. Charlotte Brontë brought the mysterious Mr. Rochester and the mousy governess Jane Eyre to life while Emily Brontë …
With the release of the revised and updated Vonnegut Encyclopedia by Marc Leeds, comes a chance to relish once again in the works of Kurt Vonnegut, the author known …
I read my share of poetry (as well as books) because sometimes you’re just looking for that direct punch of emotion that can only be summed up in a …
I’ve read many books through the course of my life thus far, but few authors seem to capture my attention quite like Erica Spindler. With strong female protagonists that …
My mother was obsessed with Agatha Christie when I was a child; I can remember barely being old enough to read and pulling her books out of boxes, spooking …
Melanie Pitman
November 13, 2016
Adult, Author Spotlight, Authors, Biography, Book Lists, Contemporary, Faves, Memoir, Music, News, Poetry, Romance
When I read the news of Leonard Cohen’s death, my breath caught in my throat. It had never occurred to me that this man, one of our culture’s greatest …