Category: Suspense/Thriller
There are the authors we like and the authors we love. And then there are the authors we really love: the ones whose books we buy automatically, without even …
Sara Deeter
February 8, 2017
Adult, Book Lists, Cassandra Clare, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Classics, Dystopian, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fantasy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, George R.R. Martin, Harper Lee, J. R. R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Potterheads, Quizzes, Sci-Fi, Suspense/Thriller, Truman Capote, Young Adult
Any bookworm worth their salt can identify a book based on the first line or names of major characters, but can you select the correct title of a novel …
Hideo Yokoyama is regarded as one of Japan’s most popular crime writers, with several of his publications reaching best-seller status. His 15th novel, Six Four, is the first to be translated …
YouTube Channel: Audible From the Description: Go behind the scenes with Olivier Award-winning actress Noma Dumezweni (A Raisin in the Sun, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), narrator of …
On the back of the global success of the BBC hit series The Night Manager, the team behind the Le Carré adaptation are returning once again to another of …
Christianna Marks
January 11, 2017
Adult, Banned Books, Book Lists, Book News, Cassandra Clare, Chick Lit, Children, Contemporary, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, J.K. Rowling, Romance, Stephanie Meyer, Suspense/Thriller, Travel, Women, Young Adult
It’s mind blowing to me that so many of these books are turning, or have already turned, 10 this year. How is it that so many of these books, …
Reading breeds empathy is a common idea among readers and promoters of literacy, but author Karin Slaughter also stresses the importance of the author’s use of empathy as well. …
Christianna Marks
January 4, 2017
Adult, African American, Book Lists, Book To Movie News, Book To TV News, Comics and Graphic Novels, Drama, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
I know, some of us cringe when we think of our favorite books getting turned into movies and TV shows, but for some reason we keep on watching them, …
It’s that time of the year when we all take a step back and reflect on the year passed. Then we set ourselves a far reaching New Years Resolution …
If you’ve enjoyed my last two articles about Stanley Kubrick and Francis Ford Coppola, you’ll be interested to know that Martin Scorcese has an even more impressive roster of …
I imagine it is every author’s secret dream to be considered ‘inspirational.’ Except maybe to certain readers. How would you feel if your book was on the top of …
Few directors are shrouded in as much controversy as Stanley Kubrick; from his filming methods to how he treated his actors and the creative liberties he took with many …
My husband recently told me he actually wanted a good book to read and I said, “I have lots of recommendations!” The trouble is, most of the recommendations off …
Christianna Marks
December 16, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Contemporary, Crime, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Faves, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBT, Memoir, Mental Health, New Adult, Relationships, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
As 2016 comes to a close, (how the heck did that happen?) it’s time for me to reflect on the books that found their way into my heart this …
Kathy Gates
December 14, 2016
Chick Lit, Children, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Dystopian, Ebooks, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Reviews, Romance, Sci-Fi, Suspense/Thriller, TBR, Young Adult
A few days ago, a friend told me she’d downloaded an ‘indie’ book from Amazon because it was written by a ‘friend of a friend’ and she wanted to …
As a child, I always had an aversion to the song, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. I mean, as a kid you have enough people telling you, “better …
Francis Ford Coppola has made some of the most amazing movies of all time. What you may not know, however, is that many of them draw from (or are …
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 …
YouTube Channel: Astral Road Media From the Description: In this interview, bestselling novelist Lee Child (Jack Reacher novels) explains why it’s better to start writing later in life. Featured image …