The Lonely Writer’s Companion Where Have All the Bookstores Gone? "I was so stunned by what greeted me." —Lenard-Cook I needed a new Rand McNally Road Atlas, having recycled my circa 1999 edition when we moved last summer. So off I headed to the...
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Easy as Pi: An interview with Wendy Mass
“If you think it’s tough being the Supreme Overlord of the Universe, try being his son. Or, more precisely, his seventh son.”
So laments young Joss, narrator of award-winning author Wendy Mass’s latest novel for tweens, Pi in the Sky (Little, Brown, 2013).
Advent by James Treadwell
Thrill-seekers, puzzle investigators and paranormal lovers, there is no way to say it better than: THIS is the book you’ve been dying to read.
Lifetime by Liza Marklund
A character that has grown popular all over the world – Annika Bengtzon comes back to prove she is the hard-headed, dedicated reporter who will solve a crime no matter what it takes.
A Case of Redemption by Adam Mitzner
Acclaimed thriller author Adam Mitzner returns with the gripping tale of a high-profile attorney recovering from a personal tragedy who’s drawn back into the courtroom—and a media firestorm— in the biggest murder trial in a decade.
Brilliant Blunders by Mario Livio
WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. Nobody’s perfect. Not even some of the greatest geniuses in history, as Mario Livio tells us in this marvelous story of scientific error and breakthrough.
There Can Never Be Said Enough About Metaphor
There Can Never Be Said Enough About Metaphor by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro November 2012 Rerun in April 2013 by popular demand Watch for her insights every month on Authorlink ". . . to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances.” ---Aristotle...
Inspiration or Perspiration. Which Is Most Important?
Inspiration or Perspiration. Which Is Most Important? By Susan Mary Malone, Guest Columnist May 2013 Well, of course, we know it’s both. Anyone who has undertaken the daunting task to actually write and complete a book knows that no choice really...
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Although many have tried, no writer has quite been able to reach the ‘top rung’ on the ladder when it comes to the ‘best’ in tween fantasy (top spot being held by Harry Potter)…until now. This is a fairytale/adventure/thriller/fantasy with humor and characters readers will never forget, and everyone from tweens to adults will want to walk in this world!
Carry On, Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
For years Glennon Doyle Melton built a wall between herself and others, hiding inside a bunker of secrets and shame. But one day everything changed: Glennon woke up to life, committing herself to living out loud and giving language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences.
