Book Review: Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions for You starts with the return of Bodie Kane, film professor and podcaster, to Granby, the New Hampshire boarding school of her youth, to teach a short course in podcasting to high schoolers.
Ellen Birkett Morris
Ellen Birkett Morris is an award-winning, multi-genre writer based in Louisville, Kentucky. Morris is the author of LOST GIRLS, a short story collection, which Kirkus Reviews called "A varied set of tales from a skilled practitioner of the short form."
Her fiction has appeared in Shenandoah, Antioch Review, Notre Dame Review, South Carolina Review, Fiction Southeast, Santa Fe Literary Review, and Upstreet, among other journals. https://ellenbirkettmorris.ink/index.html
Author Talk: Overby Explores Tech World in The Cyclone Release
Interview: The Cyclone Release, Bruce Overby, Madville Publishing – Driven by the adage “write what you know” and drawing from his own experience living and working in what is now known as Silicon Valley, Bruce Overby offers an intimate look into the exciting world of tech and the personal lives of the people who drive that world.
Interview: MFA Mentors Inspired Tara Ison, Even Now
Interview: At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf, Tara Ison, Ig Publishing – Tara Ison’s novel, At the Hour between Dog and Wolf, is a frighteningly evocative look into a descent into fascism, one small step at a time.
Interview: Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark
Interview: Fellowship Point, Alice Elliot Dark, Simon & Schuster – In her latest novel Fellowship Point, Alice Elliot Dark explores friendship, ownership and legacy through the lens of two women, Polly and Agnes, in their declining years.
Interview: Frank Explores Memory and Friendship in Juniper Street
Interview: Joan Frank’s latest work Juniper Street offers a visceral portrait of female friendship and it’s after effects. Told in a series of short snapshot-like vignettes,
Review: Lucy by the Sea: Intimate Portrait of Grief
Review: Elizabeth Strout has a unique gift for sharing the intimate on the page;
Interview: Lockdown Inspires Thriller, Her Perfect Twin
Her Perfect Twin, Sarah Bonner, Grand Central – During pandemic lockdowns, many readers looked to thrillers to offer comfort and diversion. First-time author Sarah Bonner used that time to write a thriller of her own.
Interview: Stay Gone Days Tells a Story of Family and Place
Interview: Stay Gone Days, Steve Yarbrough, Ig Publishing – In his latest book, Steve Yarbrough pulls us deep into the psyches of teenage sisters Ella and Caroline Cole as they escape the claustrophobic world of their hometown in Mississippi.
Interview: Storytelling Through Octopus Eyes
Interview: Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco – I was drawn to Remarkably Bright Creatures by the engaging cover. When I learned that one of the characters was an octopus, I had to read on.
Interview: The Making of Her by Bernadette Jiwa
Interview: The Making of Her, Bernadette Jiwa, Dutton – Given her background, living with and listening to relatives across the generations tell stories, it is no surprise that Bernadette Jiwa was drawn to write an intergenerational story in THE MAKING OF HER.
