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When her beloved father mysteriously vanishes, sixteen-year-old Leola Rideout has little time to question why. With the 1918 influenza epidemic in its second year, social turmoil raging across Texas, and povert... Read More...

Rita Williams-Garcia’s A Sitting in St. James is a Classic in the Making

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews

A Sitting in St. James is one of those books that as you read, you know you are part of something special. The epic work exposes how deep the self-deception of white plantation owners goes, exposing the roots o... Read More...

A Quest for Freedom: The Other Side of Paradise

Maribel Garcia

Interviews

Here Comes the Sun chronicles three generations of one family, focusing on three women: Margot, Thandi, and Delores. Set against the backdrop of the lush resorts and pristine beaches of Montego Bay in Jamaica, ... Read More...

8 Children’s Books to Encourage Social Activism

Kelly Sarabyn

Literary Lagniappe, Reviews

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are sharing a list of children’s books that teach the values of justice and equality. These books are not preachy or didactic. They are well-written and beautifully il... Read More...

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Book Review and Author Interview

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

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...

In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

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...

Go Set a Watchman: Listening to the Hard Truth

Kate Newton

on Books

Clichés may be the bane of good writing, but sometimes there’s no easier way to say I wish I had more time to read, than, well, I wish I had more time to read. I don’t even wonder where the time went, because I... Read More...

Coming to Terms with the Truth About Atticus Finch

Kate Newton

on Books

The hottest news in the literary world is the July 14 release of Harper Lee’s book Go Set a Watchman. As someone who devoured To Kill a Mockingbird in eighth grade and reread it several times since then, I was ... 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

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!

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

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

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

An Interview with Suzanne Moyers, Author of ’Til All These Things Be Done

Rita Williams-Garcia’s A Sitting in St. James is a Classic in the Making

Go Set a Watchman: Listening to the Hard Truth

Coming to Terms with the Truth About Atticus Finch

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