Amy Wilhelm, Author At Book Club Babble

A Synopsis: 1967 Iowa. Nursing school roommates BettyKay and Kitty don’t have much in common. BettyKay has risked her family’s disapproval to pursue her dreams away from her small town. Cosmopolitan Kitty has ... Read More...

Should I Watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews, Should I Watch?

Going to a wedding in London sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Not when the bride-to-be is your much wealthier half-sister Eloise who’s always trying to fix things with her money but inevitably makes things worse. T... Read More...

Dark Rivers to Cross – An Interview with Lynne Reeves

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

Lynne Reeves creates her characters from pure human emotion. It's probably her background as a school and family counselor that gives her this intuitive sixth sense. In Dark Rivers to Cross, we understand why L... Read More...

Things to Do When You’re Not Reading – Some Family-Oriented Winter Activities and Outings

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe

As the holidays approach, how will you keep the youngsters occupied? It might be challenging to come up with family-friendly activities that won't break the bank during the colder months. Fortunately, there are... Read More...

Six Tips to Help You Research Your First Novel

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

So you want to become a novelist. Congratulations, you’re already on your way to becoming a master of the written word with that decision. But anyone who’s ever tried to write a book will tell you it isn’t as s... Read More...

Cheers To The Grandparents! Contemporary Young Adult Literature Featuring Beloved Grandparents As Central Characters

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe

Please enjoy this guest post by Kate Stollenwerck. In a world that sometimes feels fractured and divided, one universal truth is the power and profound impact on children and teens of grandparents' uncondition... Read More...

Writing Female Anger by Cai Emmons

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Books, on Writing

My two recent novels, Unleashed and Livid—both being published in September 2022—feature female protagonists who discover their anger. They not only realize they’re angry, they put their rage into action. And w... Read More...

Why I Don’t Mind the Gaps by Susanne Dunlap

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe

Historians and historical novelists have a lot in common. We both love the chase, the research. Tracking down that nugget of information that is so telling, so revealing of the time or the character or t... Read More...

Book Club Spotlight Selection – Blurred Fates by Anastasia Zadiek

Amy Wilhelm

Book Club Questions, Literary Lagniappe

We're pleased to offer Blurred Fates by Anastasia Zadiek as our most recent Book Club Spotlight Selection. Category: Women's fiction/ psychological thriller A woman’s seemingly perfect life unravels in the fa... Read More...

Decay and Rise by Courtney Nord – A Vehement Success of Expression

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, Reviews

Decay and Rise by musical artist and creator Courtney Nord is emphatically gorgeous. Its unmitigated honesty and brutal hope make it both a clarion of empowerment and an oasis of understanding. Not a single one... Read More...

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

Book Club Questions for Good Morning, Midnight

Book Club Questions for Rita Williams-Garcia’s A Sitting in St. James

Spotlight on What We Leave Behind – Christine Gallagher Kearney’s Debut Historical Fiction Novel

Rachel Howzell Hall And What Never Happened

Your Next Book Club Read – Snakes of St. Augustine by Ginger Pinholster

The Best Laid Plans – Guest Post by Mark Goldblatt

Isola Book Review: Allegra Goodman's Powerful Story of Resilience

Best Book to Screen Adaptations of 2024 & 2025

Why Are Book Club Picks Always So Heavy? How About Some Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Romantasy Instead!

Book Club Questions for Children of Ever After by Avery Yearwood

Should you read YA book, Murder on a Summer Break?

Book Club Questions for Project Hail Mary

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy – Book Club Questions for a Timeless Classic

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

Best Book to Screen Adaptations of 2024 & 2025

Should I Watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?

Should I Watch All the Old Knives? – Joint Review with Katie Kupstas

The Best Book-To-Movie Adaptations To Hit Your Screens

The Top Fantasy Book Adaptations to Look Forward To

Why BCB Thinks Dune Will Be A Spectacular Movie

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Bookstore Revival: A Nostalgic Journey Back to the Love of Reading

Why Are Book Club Picks Always So Heavy? How About Some Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Romantasy Instead!

How To Write a Kick-Ass Love Scene

Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader Makes a Great Book Club Read!

Should I Watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?

Dark Rivers to Cross – An Interview with Lynne Reeves

Things to Do When You’re Not Reading – Some Family-Oriented Winter Activities and Outings

Six Tips to Help You Research Your First Novel

Cheers To The Grandparents! Contemporary Young Adult Literature Featuring Beloved Grandparents As Central Characters

Writing Female Anger by Cai Emmons

Why I Don’t Mind the Gaps by Susanne Dunlap

Book Club Spotlight Selection – Blurred Fates by Anastasia Zadiek

Decay and Rise by Courtney Nord – A Vehement Success of Expression

Author Amy Wilhelm