Mary Sullivan, Author At Book Club Babble

Murder on a Summer Break review cover picture

Murder on a Summer Break is author Kate Weston’s sequel to her first murder mystery featuring unexpected teenaged sleuths, Kerry and Annie. This one takes place at an influencer conference in England where the ... Read More...

Manslaughter Park, a cozy mystery YA retelling of Jane Austen is a delight

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

Tirzah Price’s Manslaughter Park, a murderous retelling of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, was a surprise and a delight. I was not familiar with the YA trilogy (of which this is the third), so I expected it to be... Read More...

YA Romance Rhythm & Muse Is a Joy

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

Rhythm & Muse by India Hill Brown is a sweet YA romance about a boy looking to find his voice both romantically and artistically. Darren is a soft-spoken high school student with an interest in music and in... Read More...

Looking for YA Fantasy Romance? Try Cursed Crowns

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

Looking for your next YA fantasy novel? Try Cursed Crowns, which is the second book in the Twin Crowns series. The story opens with sisters Rose and Wren at their coronation. They're becoming queens of Eana. (T... Read More...

BCB’s Favorite Books from 2021

Mary Sullivan

Best of 2021, Reviews

While many great books are slated to come out in 2022, it’s not too late to look back at the ones we loved from last year! If you’re looking for something new to read, maybe you’ll enjoy one of our favorite boo... Read More...

YA Thriller Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross Will Make You Want to Cancel Your Trip to the Mountains

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

Ski Weekend is Rektok Ross’s latest YA thriller. As the weather turns colder and people prep for ski weekends of their own, this novel could be a good companion for your road trip to the mountains…if you don’t ... Read More...

Hayley Krischer Leaves Us in Suspense with Latest YA, The Falling Girls

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

YA novelist Hayley Krischer's The Falling Girls leaves the reader in suspense in her latest tale about complicated female friendships. Shade and Jadis are BFFs who seem attached at the hip, forged together by m... Read More...

Ready to laugh AND fall in love? Try Becky Albertalli’s Kate in Waiting

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

(Warning: could contain spoilers!) Kate in Waiting is bestselling author Becky Albertalli’s (of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda fame) latest YA rom-com. It features theatre kid Kate (cue jazz hands) an... Read More...

Ready to be Swept Away to Paris? Try New YA Romance Kisses & Croissants

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau is a French YA writer who skipped across the publishing pond to share her latest novel, Kisses and Croissants. It's about an American ballet student named Mia who's given entry into a pre... Read More...

White Ivy by Susie Yang: Review and Book Club Questions

Mary Sullivan

Book Club Questions, Reviews

Susie Yang’s debut novel, White Ivy (2020), is about a Chinese-American girl who is determined to get her version of the American dream…by any means necessary. Growing up, Ivy never got what she wanted, whic... 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

Paper Towns

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

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

Manslaughter Park, a cozy mystery YA retelling of Jane Austen is a delight

YA Romance Rhythm & Muse Is a Joy

Looking for YA Fantasy Romance? Try Cursed Crowns

BCB’s Favorite Books from 2021

YA Thriller Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross Will Make You Want to Cancel Your Trip to the Mountains

Hayley Krischer Leaves Us in Suspense with Latest YA, The Falling Girls

Ready to laugh AND fall in love? Try Becky Albertalli’s Kate in Waiting

Ready to be Swept Away to Paris? Try New YA Romance Kisses & Croissants

White Ivy by Susie Yang: Review and Book Club Questions

Author Mary Sullivan