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Book Club Questions for Project Hail Mary

Tabitha Lord
Book Club Profiles, Book Club Questions, Reviews
Like many people, my first experience with Andy Weir's work was The Martian, both the book and the film, and I loved them! Science fiction is the realm of the weird and wonderful, freakish and futuristic, and o... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Circe by Madeline Miller

Tabitha Lord
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This one was a personal favorite! My undergrad degree in Classics pointed me toward this re-imagination of the sorceress Circe, and the novel did not disappoint. I actually listened to audio production and it w... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Good Morning, Midnight

Tabitha Lord
Book Club Profiles, Book Club Questions, Interviews, Reviews
As I think through some of the most discussion-worthy books my club has read over the years, Good Morning, Midnight, by Lily Brooks-Dalton comes to mind. A literary sci-fi, with a haunting apocalyptic theme tha... Read More...

Journey to Ancient Greece with Author Sophia Kouidou-Giles!

Tabitha Lord
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Follow the thread of the Fates in this fast-paced and adventurous new tale of love and revenge from the world of Circe as she finds herself caught in the middle of a romance filled with tragedy. An Unexpected A... Read More...

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

Tabitha Lord
Book Club Profiles, Interviews, Literary Lagniappe, on Writing
In 1947, war bride Ursula arrives in Minneapolis torn between guilt over leaving loved ones behind and her desire to start a new life, and a family. But the American dream proves elusive—she is struck with po... Read More...

There’s Still Time for a Summer Romance Series!

Tabitha Lord
Book Club Profiles, Literary Lagniappe
Summer's winding down, but there's still time for some romance! For fans of Me Before You and Fault in Our Stars, Always, Orchid (October 24, 2023; Publisher: Azine) is the conclusion of award-winning author Ca... Read More...

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

Tabitha Lord
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The theft of Trina Leigh Dean’s beloved snakes – including a rare Eastern indigo named Unicorn, Banana Splits the yellow ball python, and Bandit the banded king snake – coincides with the disappearance of a tro... Read More...

Spotlight on Nancy McCabe’s YA Science Fiction Novel – Vaulting through Time

Tabitha Lord
Book Club Profiles, Diversity, Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Writing
16-year-old Elizabeth is dealing with some growing pains. Being bi-racial, she doesn’t look like the other kids in her school, she’s worried about the changes to her center of gravity turning her love of gymnas... Read More...

Julie Carrick Dalton’s The Last Beekeeper Makes an Ideal Book Club Read

Amy Wilhelm
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Synopsis: It’s been more than a decade since The Great Collapse of the world’s pollinators, and Sasha Severn has returned to her childhood home with one goal in mind―find the mythic research her father, the in... Read More...

The Woman Behind the Character – Guest Post by Gabrielle St. George

Amy Wilhelm
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“You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head,” said Charles Dodgson’s Alice in Alice in Wonderland. “But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” When I dreamt up Gina Malone, the main character in ... Read More...
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