Interview with Rose Contreras, founder of Onda Books

There’s a new Latino publisher on the web: Onda Books. Its goal? To support unpublished and new Latino authors and break the mold of the big publishing houses by offering an alternative press to those talented authors who work to move beyond traditional publishing. Here to tell us all about it is founder and owner [...]

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Interview with Caroline Addenbrooke, author of The Gates of Hell

Caroline Addenbrooke was born in Broken Hill, (Kabwe) in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) in 1957, and was raised in the small copper mining town of Ndola.
At sixteen, she attempted, and completed her first work of fiction (unpublished).
She finished her education in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), and then moved to South Africa. Here she studied part time to [...]

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Carolyn Howard Johnson On the Subject of Book Reviewing

Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the founder of Authors’ Coalition, an award-winning author and poet, a columnist for My Shelf, and an instructor for the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. Her books include the popular titles The Frugal Promoter and The Frugal Editor, both USA Book News’ Award winners. Carolyn is also the editor of The New Book [...]

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Short Story: “The Grey Lady,” by C.S. Challinor

THE GREY LADY
Romantic Suspense/Mystery Short Story
by C.S. Challinor
Cornwall, England
In a blaze of chrome and burning rubber, the motorbike skidded to a screeching halt inches from Maggie’s feet where she had stepped into the street without looking. Ever since Adam’s departure, she had been in a trance.
“I’m so sorry,” she exclaimed. “I wasn’t [...]

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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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Book Review: The Unseen, by Alexandra Sokoloff

I have read all of Alexandra Sokoloff’s novels so far, and I can only say she keeps getting better with every book.
In this her third novel, she once again (as in her first one, The Harrowing) chooses an academic environment: the story takes place in Duke University, North Carolina. Our protagonist, Professor Laurel MacDonald, has [...]

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Interview with Sandra Rodriguez Barron, author of The Heiress of Water

My special guest today is talented Sandra Rodriguez Barron, author of the award-winning, The Heiress of Water. Sandra was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to answer my questions. Welcome, Sandra!
Your novel, The Heiress of Water, won the 2007 Best First Book Award at The International Latino Book Awards and has [...]

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Interview with Latina Poet Sarah Cortez

A proud Houstonian, Sarah Cortez is a cop, poet, short story writer and editor of the award-winning nonfiction work, Windows Into My World, a collection of short memoirs written by young authors. She was kind enough to take time from her busy schedule to answer my questions about her work, editing, and the creative process.

Thanks [...]

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Interview with Bev Walton-Porter, Editor of Scribe & Quill

Bev Walton-Porter is an author, reviewer, freelancer, editor and publisher. She's the lady behind the succesful ezine, Scribe & Quill. Her books include Sun Signs for Writers, The Complete Writer: A Guide to Tapping Your Full Potential, and Mending Fences. Her work has appeared on many publications, both print and online. In this interview, Porter talks [...]

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Interview with Thomas Phillips, author of The Molech Prophecy

Thomas Phillips is the author of The Molech Prophecy, a novel that blends elements of mystery, suspense and religion. In this interview, Phillips talks about this his latest novel, his unexpected success, and the craft of writing, among other things. His story is intriguing–though he had published 5 mystery novels in the past, it was not [...]

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