Award-winning, first-time novelist Marisel Vera pens an honest, heart-felt, often sad tale of an idealistic, naïve Puerto Rican girl named Felicidad who goes to America to be with the man she loves. The story, told from an author omniscient point of view, begins in the early 1940’s in the Puerto Rican countryside and ends about [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Interview with Camilla Chafer, author of Illicit Magic
Posted in Interviews, Paranormal, suspense, tagged Camilla Chafer, Illicit Magic, Stella Mayweather paranormal series on June 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Camilla Chafer is a freelance journalist, non-fiction book writer (and editor) and debut novelist. She’s written for dozens of newspapers, magazines and websites throughout the world on a wide range of issues from politics and technology to education and lifestyle. At times she’s worked as a copywriter, book editor, blogger and something dull in central [...]
Interview with Paula Meseroll, co-author of Little Hot Mama: The Flossie Turner Lewis Story
Posted in Biography, Interviews, Uncategorized, tagged African American history, entertainment, Flossie Turner Lewis, literacy, memoir, Paula Meseroll, vaudeville, women’s literature. on June 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Paula Meseroll is a public relations professional and award-winning freelance writer/editor/columnist whose work has appeared in newspapers and magazines, including Syracuse University Magazine, UB Today, Central New Yorker Magazine, and All Kids Considered. A summa cum laude graduate of Marywood University with a degree in communication arts/public relations, Meseroll is director of marketing and communications [...]
Meet Darby Karchut, author of the new young adult novel, Griffin Rising
Posted in Fantasy, Interviews, Uncategorized, Young Adult, tagged adventure, Angels, books for boys, coming of age, male protagonist, middle school, Paranormal, reluctant reader, urban fantasy, Young Adult on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
All her life, the archetypal hero and his journey have enthralled Darby Karchut. A native of New Mexico, Darby grew up in a family that venerated books and she spent her childhood devouring one fantasy novel after another. Fascinated by mythologies from around the world, she attended the University of New Mexico, graduating with a [...]
“Why I Love (and Write) Mystery Novels,” by Dave Zeltserman
Posted in Crime/Detective, Interviews, Mystery, The Writing Craft, The Writing Life, Uncategorized, Virtual Book Tour Guests, tagged Dave Zeltserman, Ellery Queen’s Readers Choice Award, Julius Katz and Archie, Shamus Award on June 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was seven when I first started reading mysteries with Encyclopedia Brown and Freddy the Pig Detective books, and that must’ve gotten me hooked because by the time I was 13 I was devouring all the Rex Stout Nero Wolfe books and Agatha Christies I could get my hands on, and at some point made [...]
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