THE VINEYARD Maria Dueñas Atria Books, ISBN 9781501124532, Authorlink Audio Interview with Maria Dueñas Audio Length: 15 minutes MARIA DUEÑAS, the New York Times bestselling author of THE TIME IN BETWEEN (now a hit series on Netflix) and THE...
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2017 Southern Fiction Award Winner Kim Wright
Last Ride to Graceland by Kim Wright (Gallery Books, 2016) has been named the 2017 Winner of the 10th Annual Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction. On the 10th anniversary of its creation, the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction (www.williemorrisaward.org)...
2017 ASJA Writing Awards for Books Goes to Dawn Anahid MacKeen
The American Society of Journalists and Writers has named Dawn Anahid MacKeen winner of its ASJA Writing Awards for Books in the Biography/History category. She will receive the award for her winning title, The Hundred-Year Walk – An Armenian Odyssey, at the annual...
Emily Griffin’s LIGHT YEARS Inspires Young Creatives
Light Years, Emily Ziff Griffin, Simon Pulse – Writer and film producer Emily Ziff Griffin survived two experiences of devastating grief.
Five Cautionary Points to Ponder Before Publishing on Amazon
So, you are about to self-publish a book in e-book or print-on-demand format. It seems like a no-brainer to sign an exclusive contract with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and up goes your book to Amazon’s vast online audience. After all, presumably they own 60...
2017 LAB GIRL Wins Awards for Advancement of Science
Hope Jahren's Lab Girl (Alfred A. Knopf, 2016) has been named Winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Film Prize for Excellence in Science Books. Ms. Jahren received the award during the AAAS Annual Meeting in...
Ohlsson Follows Her Heart in Writing The Chosen
The Chosen, Kristina Ohlsson, Washington Square Press – On a cold winter’s day, a preschool teacher is shot to death in front of parent and children at the Jewish Congregation in Stockholm.
“Face Value” Explores How Beauty Shapes Lives
FACE VALUE: The Hidden Ways Beauty Shapes Women’s Lives, Autumn Whitefield-Madrano, Simon & Schuster – A self-proclaimed beauty obsessive, author Autumn Whitefield-Madrano spent more than a decade working at women’s magazines, where she witnessed firsthand the crafting of mainstream messages about beauty.
Two Shattered Souls Find Hope in Novel by Charles Martin
Unwritten (Center Street/Hachette, May 2013) Charles Martin AUDIO Interview with Charles Martin New York Times bestselling author discusses his latest novel, Unwritten 20-minute audio interview A broken recluse, living on his boat off the Florida coast is compelled...
Why Does One Stay in a Life One Doesn’t Want? Douglas Kennedy Asks
“With FIVE DAYS, Douglas Kennedy has crafted a brilliant meditation on regret, fidelity, family, and second chances that will have you breathlessly turning pages to find out what happened in the past and what will happen next. At once heartbreaking and hopeful, it is a powerful new work of fiction by an internationally acclaimed writer at the height of his powers.”
