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Jody Hadlock's debut novel, The Lives of Diamond Bessie, features the 19th century murder of a sex-worker at the hands of her husband. This impeccably researched historical fiction tale with a twist, based on t... Read More...

Hotel Portofino – Coming to PBS in 2022!

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, Reviews

Set in pre-WWII Italy during the rise of Mussolini, Hotel Portofino is a beautifully crafted historical fiction novel that's sure to appeal to fans of Downton Abbey, the Crown, and other period dramas. Having c... Read More...

The Author’s Cut with Annabelle McCormack

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, The Author's Cut

Annabelle McCormack's debut novel, Windswept, is a beautifully written, well-researched nail biter. Focused on a rather underrepresented time and place in history, Palestine during WWI, we follow the story of G... Read More...

What Is a Frame Narrative? Guest Author A.M. Linden Talks Shop

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe

The following is a guest post by author A.M. Linden. Enjoy! At its simplest, a frame narrative is a story within a story. From there the possibilities are, if not endless, something close to it. What most fr... Read More...

Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun: An Interview with Marc Graham

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews

Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun: An Interview with Marc Graham

Paula McLain’s Circling the Sun Showcases Intrepid Female Adventurer in 1920s Kenya

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife, hit a home run with Circling the Sun (2015), her historical fiction take on intrepid aviator Beryl Markham's life. After reading the book, I can't believe I'd never hear... Read More...

Review of Listen to the Wind by Susanne Dunlap

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews

Susanne Dunlap's Listen to the Wind is an engaging work of historical fiction replete with sympathetic characters. The novel is set in thirteenth-century Languedoc, a time when families are torn apart by religi... Read More...

Minds and Hearts Entwined: The Love of Michelangelo Buonarroti and Vittoria Colonna

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews

Love That Moves the Sun illustrates the deep connection between the poet Vittoria Colonna and Michelangelo Buonarroti, while also painting a clear picture of the life and trials of Colonna. In this work of hist... Read More...

A Woman Breaks Into Bullfighting, An Interview with Damian McNicholl

Kelly Sarabyn

Interviews

Inspired by the true story of Patricia McCormick, The Moment of Truth tells the tale of the first American woman to professionally bullfight. Set in the early 1950s, it follows Kathleen Boyd as she drops out of... Read More...

We Were the Lucky Ones, An Interview with Georgia Hunter

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews

Georgia Hunter has written an epic novel, We Were the Lucky Ones, based on a true family story. Before World War II, her great-grandparents, Nechuma and Sol, owned a thriving business and with their five childr... 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

Up for a Russia Spy Thriller Not on the Nightly News? Try Red Sparrow

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

Q&A with Jody Hadlock, Author of The Lives of Diamond Bessie

Hotel Portofino – Coming to PBS in 2022!

The Author’s Cut with Annabelle McCormack

What Is a Frame Narrative? Guest Author A.M. Linden Talks Shop

Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun: An Interview with Marc Graham

Paula McLain’s Circling the Sun Showcases Intrepid Female Adventurer in 1920s Kenya

Review of Listen to the Wind by Susanne Dunlap

Minds and Hearts Entwined: The Love of Michelangelo Buonarroti and Vittoria Colonna

A Woman Breaks Into Bullfighting, An Interview with Damian McNicholl

We Were the Lucky Ones, An Interview with Georgia Hunter

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