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Whether you’re an avid reader or just dabble in the occasional good read, we’ve got you covered! We’ve been reviewing books, interviewing interesting authors, and writing book-related articles since 2008. Take a peek below — we cover 30 different genres — so you’re bound to find a book that ticks your box. See what our reviewer thought of it. While we often provide an Amazon link to buy any book that strikes your fancy here, we strongly encourage you to support your local bookstore and pick up a copy there.

Generous Chance Encounters in Publishing

by Tim Miller | Apr 16, 2018 | Articles, Guest Contributors

In early 1921, dejected over the fears of publishers that was likely to leave his novel Ulysses unpublished, James Joyce needed a shoulder to cry on. Living in Paris at the time, he paid a visit to Shakespeare and Company, the Left Bank bookstore run by his American...

Plant-Based Eating for the Whole Family

by editor | Jan 8, 2018 | Articles, Cooking by the Book

By Holly Scudero Some people might think that a plant-based diet—what you might call “vegan”—is too extreme for children. But the truth is that pretty much every parent ever wants their kids to eat more vegetables. Conversations between new parents often veer into...

Writing From Other Cultural Perspectives Encourages Empathy and Understanding

by editor | Oct 31, 2017 | Articles, Guest Contributors

By Dori Jones Yang Confession: I am not a Chinese boy living in 1870s Connecticut. I was not alive in the 1870s. I have never lived in Connecticut. I am not a boy. And I am not Chinese. Whew! Got that off my chest. We writers of historical fiction are called to help...

Hearing the Muse

by editor | Sep 19, 2017 | Articles, Guest Contributors

By Anne Leigh Parrish Americans are practical people. We think about profit and loss, success and failure, maximizing our utility, avoiding diminished returns. We’re healthy Capitalists. We live for the business model of constant, steady growth. We seek profits at...

The Deep Dark Places Where Ideas Lie

by editor | Sep 18, 2017 | Articles, Guest Contributors

By Cate Holahan Where do you get your ideas? The question is a favorite at mystery conferences and most novelists—myself included—cobble together an answer about an overheard anecdote, news story, or image that served as the genesis for a recent book. But the answers...

Building Your Brand With Book Blogger Outreach

by editor | May 12, 2017 | Resources for Writers

As any author knows, getting attention from the ever-declining professional book outlets is harder every year. Each year, more newspapers shrink or cancel their book section, fire or retire their book editor and add those responsibilities to the entertainment editor’s...