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The Silver Baron’s Wife – An Interview With Donna Baier Stein

Tabitha Lord
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A remarkable woman dares to take hold of her own life at a time when that was the exception rather than the rule. The Silver Baron's Wife follows the story of Elizabeth Tabor from young girl, to newlywed, to di... Read More...

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Book Review and Author Interview

Maribel Garcia
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Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers is easily one of my favorite debut novels of 2016.  In this story, Mbue gives us a glimpse into what it means to pursue the American dream through the eyes of two families: the... Read More...

Fractured – An Interview With Catherine McKenzie

Tabitha Lord
Interviews
Novelist Julie Prentice and her family move to a quiet town, seeking a change of scenery and a fresh start after a former law school friend turned obsessed stalker targets Julie. But soon the relationships in h... Read More...
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Dessert First – An Interview with Dean Gloster

Tabitha Lord
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Dean Gloster's young adult novel Dessert First is a beautifully written, compassionate story of a young girl dealing with the painful realities of her brother's fight with cancer, while at the same time navigat... Read More...
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When Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction – An Interview with Nick Foster

Tabitha Lord
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In 2010, an American named William "Wild Bill" Holbert killed five of his fellow expats in Bocas Del Toro, Panama. He stole their real estate and disposed of their bodies, all the while entertaining friends and... Read More...
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Speculative Story Bites – Satisfying Samples of Short Fiction

Tabitha Lord
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Welcome to part two of BCB's interview with Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press. On Tuesday I talked with Sarena about the inner workings of a small press, and about her job in particular. It... Read More...
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The Inside Scoop on Small Press Publishing – Q&A With Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press

Tabitha Lord
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Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press I'm so pleased to welcome Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press, to Book Club Babble today. Originally, I was planning to talk with her ... Read More...
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Interested in the Human Past? Check out Lydia Pyne’s Book, Seven Skeletons

Mary Sullivan
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Though we normally review and interview writers of fiction, when I heard about Lydia Pyne’s new book, Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World’s Most Famous Human Fossils, I knew I had to make an exception. ... Read More...

In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford

Maribel Garcia
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If you are a fan of Jane the Virgin or the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, you have seen Diane Guerrero play Jane’s best friend Lina or the feisty Litchfield Penitentiary inmate with the gorgeous long b... Read More...
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Interview with Jean Thompson, Author of She Poured Out Her Heart

Kelly Sarabyn
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She Poured Out Her Heart is an excavation of a decades long friendship between two women with different life paths—Bonnie is a crisis counselor with a string of boyfriends, Jane is a suburban stay-at-home mothe... Read More...
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