Kate Newton, Author At Book Club Babble

Romantic bohemians Claudio and Mathilde Simone run a struggling vinyl store in New York while trying to raise their three very different daughters, Natasha, Lucy, and Carly. An arresting saga about an eccentric... Read More...

Interview with Ellen Wittlinger, Author of Local Girl Swept Away

Kate Newton

Interviews

Book Club Babble had the recent opportunity to talk with Ellen Wittlinger, winner of the Lambda Award and the Printz Honor. She discussed her latest novel, Local Girl Swept Away, a story that explores the compl... Read More...

Interview with Dr. Virginia Simpson, Author of The Space Between

Kate Newton

Interviews

One of the painful truths of growing up is the inevitable shift that takes place between parent and child in the twilight years of those who’ve raised us. Book Club Babble recently had the opportunity to speak ... Read More...

Interview with Laurel Saville, author of North of Here

Kate Newton

Interviews

Against the backdrop of the Adirondack Mountains, Laurel Saville’s North of Here immerses readers in the story of a back-to-nature cult, delving into the complex relationships that can grow between damaged soul... Read More...

Interview with Bob Brink, author of MURDER IN PALM BEACH

Kate Newton

Interviews

In January 1976, the doorbell rings at the Palm Beach home of a man and his wife who have just returned from a dinner party. He answers and is mortally wounded by a shotgun blast. Rodger Kriger was a promine... Read More...

Interview with Jessica Barraco, author of The Butterfly Groove

Kate Newton

Interviews

Jessica Barraco is the author of The Butterfly Groove, an investigative memoir about her mother, Dianne, who died of cancer when Jessica was only twelve. Ten years after her mother’s death, Jessica set out to i... Read More...

Go Set a Watchman: Listening to the Hard Truth

Kate Newton

on Books

Clichés may be the bane of good writing, but sometimes there’s no easier way to say I wish I had more time to read, than, well, I wish I had more time to read. I don’t even wonder where the time went, because I... Read More...

Coming to Terms with the Truth About Atticus Finch

Kate Newton

on Books

The hottest news in the literary world is the July 14 release of Harper Lee’s book Go Set a Watchman. As someone who devoured To Kill a Mockingbird in eighth grade and reread it several times since then, I was ... 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...

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

Book Club Questions for Good Morning, Midnight

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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

Women Don’t Always Want the “Perfect Ending” in Books and Life By Harper Ross

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

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

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

Interview with Christine Reilly, Author of Sunday’s on the Phone to Monday

Interview with Ellen Wittlinger, Author of Local Girl Swept Away

Interview with Dr. Virginia Simpson, Author of The Space Between

Interview with Laurel Saville, author of North of Here

Interview with Bob Brink, author of MURDER IN PALM BEACH

Interview with Jessica Barraco, author of The Butterfly Groove

Go Set a Watchman: Listening to the Hard Truth

Coming to Terms with the Truth About Atticus Finch

When Good Books Make Bad Mistakes

Author Kate Newton