Life is But a Dream: A Short Story from Richard Osman, Author of The Bullet That Missed
It’s no secret that we’ve been big fans of Richard Osman since the first book in his Thursday Murder Club…
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How Characters from Aiden Thomas’s Books Would Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: An Exclusive Guest Post from Aiden Thomas, Author of The Sunbearer Trials
The beloved author of The Cemetery Boys is back with the first installment of a Mexican-inspired fantasy duology that will have readers…
What Ashley Poston and Her Characters Are Reading and Recommending
We swoon for a tale about the book world. How could we not? Look at the website you’re visiting! And,…
Video Games, Novels, and the Art of Story Telling: Gabrielle Zevin’s Guest Post on Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is about storytelling, the lies we tell about ourselves, the difficulty of expressing love, the…
Liminal Spaces of the Heart: An Exclusive Guest Post from Leesa Cross-Smith, Author of Half-Blown Rose, Our June Book Club Pick
Half-Blown Rose is a story drenched in travel, art, music, and romance. It was sparked by a trip to Paris…
The Rescue of Stories: An Exclusive Guest Post from Jodi Lynn Anderson, Author of The Memory Thief
This first book in the Thirteen Witches trilogy perfectly balances the realistic and fantastical to create a story that is…
Mirrors and Windows: An Exclusive Guest Post From Colin Kaepernick, Author of I Color Myself Different
For all kids, books can be both a mirror and a window–a mirror to reflect and affirm their dignity, and…
Escape Into Books: An Exclusive Guest Post from Grace D. Li, Author of Portrait of a Thief — Our April Discover Pick
Portrait of a Thief is the perfect novel to escape into, and here we have five book recommendations from the…
Safe Spaces: An Exclusive Guest Post From Francesca May, Author of Wild and Wicked Things
We were so excited to get to hear from Francesca about her experience as a bookseller in England, the safe…
On Ghosts: An Exclusive Guest Post From T. L. Huchu, Author of The Library of the Dead — Our March Speculative Fiction Pick
Part mystery, part dystopic thriller, and part magical academia with a lot of heart. Tendai Huchu discusses ghosts, “bringing up…
Reshaping the Story: An Exclusive Guest Post from NoViolet Bulawayo, Author of Glory
This imaginative and satirical debut novel is one we were highly anticipating, so we were extra excited to get to…
Small Towns and Storytellers: Seven Questions for Dolly Parton and James Patterson, Authors of Run, Rose, Run
Dolly Parton and James Patterson were kind enough to talk to us about what inspired this partnership between them, their…
I Dreamed of Antarctica: An Exclusive Guest Post from Julian Sancton, Author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth — Our March Nonfiction Pick
Meticulously researched and realized, with a deep novelistic flare, Madhouse at the End of the Earth reconstructs the action-packed survival story of…
Become a More Creative Cook with J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Chef and Author of The Wok
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt writes about his most consistent kitchen companion, how to become a more creative cook, and shares a…
Find Your Voice and Honor Your Truth: An Exclusive Guest Post From Adele Myers, Author of The Tobacco Wives — Our March Discover Pick
We were lucky enough to talk with Adele Myers and find out the inspiration behind The Tobacco Wives, our March…
My Own Italian Summer: An Exclusive Guest Post From Rebecca Serle, Author of One Italian Summer — Our March Book Club Pick
We caught up with Rebecca Serle to learn about how discovering her mother’s youth on a mother/daughter trip to Italy…
Desire, Ambition and Complex Women: An Exclusive Guest Post From Julia May Jonas, Author of Vladimir
Back in 2018, when there was a crescendo of #metoo stories in the media, I started thinking not about the…
Murder and Celebrity in the Early Aughts: Five Questions for Calla Henkel, Author of Other People’s Clothes — Our February Discover Pick
We got the opportunity to ask Calla Henkel five questions on everything from the inspiration behind her novel, constructing our…
The Greatest Dinner Party Ever: An Exclusive Guest Post From Lan Samantha Chang, Author of The Family Chao — Our February Book Club Pick!
Lan Samantha Chang discusses the early inspiration for this harrowing and hilarious family drama and offers up a writing prompt…
San Francisco, the 1950s, and Me: An Exclusive Guest Post From Malindo Lo, Author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club — Our January Young Adult Pick
Last Night at the Telegraph Club started out as a short story called “New Year,” which was published in the anthology All Out: The…