Order of Howard Engel Books
Howard Engel was a Canadian mystery author best known for writing the long-running Benny Cooperman series of books. The series is set in the Niagara region of Canada and follows the title character, a Canadian Jewish detective. (more…)
October 2020 Newsletter
Welcome to October! It’s the month of Halloween! I always like to google “best Halloween books” and pick at least one random month to read this month.
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Reader Mailbag: Most Memorable Novels From Your Youth
In the September 2020 newsletter we asked readers what the most memorable novels they read while growing up. Here are the responses: (more…)
Order of Melissa Payne Books
Melissa Payne is an American author of contemporary fiction. She made her debut in 2019 with The Secrets of Lost Stones and then released Memories in the Drift in 2020. She believes that she was born to tell stories as she has been telling them her whole life. (more…)
Order of Mi-ae Seo Books
Mi-ae Seo is a Korean author who burst onto the English-speaking scene with The Only Child. In addition to her work as an author, Seo is also a screenplay writer with numerous filmed works. The rights to The Only Child have been sold for adaptation as well. (more…)
Order of Marion Moore Hill Books
Marion Moore Hill is an American author of mystery novels. She was born in Oklahoma, and grew up in Illinois and Kansas. She holds A.A., B.S., and M.A. degrees. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, college English and journalism teacher, legal secretary, and ad copywriter. In addition to that, she and her husband owned and ran a small ethnic/gourmet grocery in Durant, Oklahoma for several years. (more…)
Order of Maxine Mei-Fung Chung Books
Maxine Mei-Fung Chung is an English author of suspense-thriller novels. Maxine is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and training psychotherapist. She lectures on trauma, gender and sexuality, clinical dissociation, and attachment theory. Previously, she worked as a creative director for ten years, at Condé Nast, The Sunday Times, and The Times (London). Maxine lives in London, England with her son. (more…)
Order of Nghi Vo Books
Nghi Vo is an American author who is best known as the author of The Singing Hills Cycle series. That series began in 2020 with The Empress of Slat and Fortune and then continued with When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain. The first book in the series was named as a Book Riot Must-Read Fantasy and a Library Journal Debut of the Month. (more…)
Order of Kristina McMorris Books
Kristina McMorris is an American author best known for writing historical fiction novels. She made her debut in 2011 with the release of Letters From Home that was partially inspired by her own grandparents’ courtship during World War II. (more…)
Order of S.L. McInnis Books
S.L. McInnis is a Canadian author who made her debut in 2020 with Framed. Her debut has drawn comparisons to Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. (more…)