Book Review: Homer’s Odyssey, by Gwen Cooper

Would you adopt a four-week-old stray kitten with a serious handicap? This is what author Gwen Cooper did and she writes her anecdotes in Homer’s Odyssey, a book that will warm the hearts of cat lovers.
Homer’s Odyssey is the story of an unusual cat — not only because he’s blind, but because he’s one of [...]

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Guest Post: “Finding Time to Write,” by Aaron Lazaar

You want to write. Your head is packed with stories that haunt you, begging to be released. They keep you up at night, and sometimes you wake at 2 AM to scribble down your ideas in a journal full of… scribbles. You dream of the day when you’ll have delicious, lazy hours to put pen [...]

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Interview with Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, author of DAUGHTERS OF THE STONE

 
My guest today is the talented Puerto Rican author Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa. Raised in New York City, she taught in the New York City school system before becoming a young-adult librarian. She’s won the Bronx Council on the Arts ACE and BRIO awards, as well as a Literary Arts Fellowship. Daughters of the Stone is [...]

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Guest Post by J.D. Seamus, author of LAST CALL

Seamus-Irish Musings
I frequently am asked about the humor in the dialogue used in Last Call. I’d love to say its magical, some kind of gift or even how hard I work on it late into the night. Truth be told, hard for an Irishman, most of the dialogue for my book takes place [...]

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Book Review: Dog Nanny, by Ann Whitaker

When Julie Shields temporarily loses her job as a vet technician, Fate throws in her way an opportunity to make some good money training two poodles living with a rich couple in a mansion in Waco, Texas.
What does she have to lose? Julie loves dogs and, after all, she has a lot of experience in [...]

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My Latino Book Tour Starts Today

For the next two weeks I’ll be touring the Latino blogosphere with BronzeWord Latino Authors!
I invite you to check out the schedule and stop by the hosts’ blogs if you get a chance. I’ll be giving away print copies of my children’s books and ebook copies of my other books. To be eligible, just leave [...]

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Interview with Gail Pool, author of Faint Praise: The Plight of Book Reviewing in America

Former Boston Review Editor Gail Pool has been involved in literary journalism for three decades. She has been a magazine editor, a review editor, a critic, a columnist, and a freelance journalist. Her columns, essays and articles have appeared in publications such as the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Houston Post, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the St. Petersburg Times, the Kansas City Star, Columbia Journalism Review [...]

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