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Pest, Elizabeth Foscue's debut novel, is a charming coming-of-age tale sprinkled with drama, laughs, and an unlikely romance. Pest follows high school senior and pest control technician Hallie Mayhew as she stu... Read More...

Using Setting As Character – Guest Post by Alana Quintana Albertson

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

Ramón and Julieta is my 30th book, but one of the biggest struggles in my earlier novels was how to use setting. I was an English Literature major at Stanford, and I remember that back then when I was reading a... Read More...

A Supernatural Experience – Guest Post by Kevin Moore

Tabitha Lord

Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe

Kevin Moore's first full-length novel The Book of Souls will be released on March 8th. While it is a work of fiction, Kevin has had some powerful supernatural experiences in his own life which have touched his ... Read More...

Lara Elena Donnelly’s Base Notes – A Charmingly Snarky and Distinctive Literary Thriller

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

As a writer, words are my purview. So, it would only be fair that I give Lara Elena Donnelly's Base Notes due credit for leaving me speechless, i.e. wordless. Like Ella Fitzgerald's singing, Donnelly's voice is... Read More...

To The Woman In the Coffee Line – Guest Post by Jacquelyn Mitchard

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe

To the Woman in the Coffee Line, I wish that I had learned your name. You inspired me – first to pity, for your story was so very sad, and then to tribute because you were so loving and so brave. I wish ... Read More...

Reading to Help Alleviate Anxiety: Five Techniques for Overcoming Stress

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Reading

Stress is a natural part of life. It doesn't matter if you're doing your own thing or working for someone else; stress will always be there in some form. Sometimes, it's helpful because it can motivate us and p... Read More...

Science Fiction or Fantasy? Guest Post by Colin Alexander

Tabitha Lord

Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

Often science fiction and fantasy are linked together under the same banner, but are the two genres really the same? What are the essential components of each, and can they be combined? Today on BCB, guest auth... Read More...

Creating Mythical Characters – Guest Post by James Priest

Tabitha Lord

Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

Have you ever wondered how writers think up new characters, especially characters of the mythical sort? Read on to learn how fantasy author James Priest develops the weird and wonderful characters who populate ... Read More...

Four Techniques to Attract More Readers for Your Book

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, on Books, on Writing

You wrote your book and used a great self-publishing service to help achieve your literary goal because there was an undeniable need within you. Now, you want to share it with the rest of the world. The problem... Read More...

The Top Fantasy Book Adaptations to Look Forward To

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe, Should I Watch?

The fantasy genre is always a popular one for filmmakers to harvest from and adapt into films. Lately, we’ve also started seeing more TV shows or on-demand series taken from these fictional worlds. The success ... 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

Are We Really Goners? AI Doom Explained In: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

Yesteryear Book Club Questions to Get People Talking

Book Club Recommendations for Historic Fiction Fans

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!

Why BCB Thinks Dune Will Be A Spectacular Movie

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

Should I Watch Chaos Walking

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

Laughter, Romance, and Rats! An Interview with Elizabeth Foscue

Using Setting As Character – Guest Post by Alana Quintana Albertson

A Supernatural Experience – Guest Post by Kevin Moore

Lara Elena Donnelly’s Base Notes – A Charmingly Snarky and Distinctive Literary Thriller

To The Woman In the Coffee Line – Guest Post by Jacquelyn Mitchard

Reading to Help Alleviate Anxiety: Five Techniques for Overcoming Stress

Science Fiction or Fantasy? Guest Post by Colin Alexander

Creating Mythical Characters – Guest Post by James Priest

Four Techniques to Attract More Readers for Your Book

The Top Fantasy Book Adaptations to Look Forward To

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