Posts Tagged ‘Wonderful authors’
SUMMER IS HERE!
Hi all! It’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog! The reasons are many and varied, but the main hold-up has been spring/end-of-school madness coupled with first-round edits on book three, which now has an official title of GLORY ROAD. (I’m tickled to say it’s MY title! I’m three for three on choosing titles!)…
Read MoreBookish People: Colleen Oakley **Plus a Giveaway!!**
Contest closed–winner is Robin Ruiz! This month’s Bookish People interview features Colleen Oakley, author of Before I Go and Close Enough to Touch. I was lucky to meet her a few months ago at The Book Exchange in Marietta, GA. She has a kindergartener and a second grader, like I do, so I’d imagine…
Read MoreBack to School (aka the most bittersweet day of the year)
Hi friends! It’s been a while. First, a little housekeeping: It feels pretty self-serving to direct you to my Facebook page, but since you’re here to see what’s going on in my world, I guess it’s not too much of a stretch to think you might be interested to know I post more frequently (but…
Read MoreBookish People: M.O. Walsh
Y’all, forgive me. It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Bookish People interview, but I’m back with a good one! Those of you who know my husband know he’s a runner. In the last several years, he’s concentrated his running on mountains and trails, which makes me happy because there are no cars or…
Read MoreBookish People–Judy Fogarty
I’m so excited to have Judy Fogarty here for this month’s (late–sorry!) Bookish People interview. If you remember, she wrote the book Breaking and Holding that I reviewed a few weeks ago and loved so much. It has a great mix of heavy and light–dysfunctional marriage, addiction, secrets, and abuse plus a sweet romance, friendship,…
Read MoreBookish People: Joy Callaway
I’m so excited to be back with my next installment of the Bookish People interviews! This month, it’s Joy Callaway, author of The Fifth Avenue Artists Society (available here!). The story follows a family of sisters during the Gilded Age of New York City. It’s a love story combined with tragedy and heartbreak, and the…
Read MoreBookish People–Emily Carpenter
It’s been a while, guys! I’ll update on life and books very soon, but today is the next installment of the Bookish People interviews. I’m excited to feature Emily Carpenter, author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls (available here!), a Southern Gothic romp full of suspense, secrets, and mysteries. Much of the book takes place in…
Read MoreBookish People–Ella Joy Olsen
It’s the second edition of the Bookish People interviews, and today I’m featuring author Ella Joy Olsen. Ella and I were matched as critique partners through WFWA (Women’s Fiction Writers Association). She read The Hideaway for me and I had the privilege of reading her second book that will be published next year. Her debut,…
Read MoreThe Friday 5: Blurbs, Books, and back to regular life
The kids went back to school this week–woohoo! It was a “short” week, meaning four days of school instead of five (and two instead of three for my preschooler) but the parental readjustment to making lunches and getting myself dressed before 8 more than made up for whatever shortness the school people intended. I have…
Read MoreFriday 5: Random Assortment, but not a resolution to be found
jacket 1. Several years ago, I officially deemed myself a “cold person.” I’m mostly cold from mid-October through the end of March, regardless of how many layers I wear, how much hot tea I drink, how many blankets I pile on myself. To add to the coldness, I’ve never found a jacket that really keeps…
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