Reader Mailbag: Judge A Book Chapter by Chapter?
In the July newsletter, I asked readers if they judge a book chapter by chapter, or wait until the end of the book. Here are the responses: (more…)
Order of Ann Napolitano Books
Ann Napolitano is an author of literary fiction and historical fiction. She is a New York Times bestselling author. Ann earned her MFA from New York University, and has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn College, NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and Gotham Writers’ Workshop. Her novel Dear Edward was named one of the best books of 2020 by The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Real Simple, Fast Company, Women’s World, Parade, LibraryReads and Amazon. (more…)
Order of T.C. LoTempio Books
T.C. LoTempio is an American author of cozy mystery novels. She writes the Nick and Nora Mysteries series, the Purr N’ Bark Pet Shop Mysteries series, and more. T.C. (or Toni) has worked as a staff reporter for the YA mag Susabella Passengers and Friends. She fell in love with the mystery genre by reading Nancy Drew in The Secret in the Old Attic when she was 10. Toni is passionate about her cats, who inspire the feline characters in her mysteries. She also writes other genres as Toni LoTempio. (more…)
Order of Rachel Lee Books
Rachel Lee is the pseudonym of American author Sue Civil-Brown. She writes romance and romantic suspense novels. Rachel has lived all over the United States and has had a number of careers, but writing is her true calling. She has won multiple Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards – including the Lifetime Achievement Award – and has been nominated for several RITA Awards. (more…)
Order of C.N. Crawford Books
C.N. Crawford is the collective pen name of a former school psychologist named Christine and a former biologist named Nick. Together, they write urban fantasy and fantasy romance novels. (more…)
Order of Maria DiRico Books
Maria DiRico is an American author of cozy mystery novels. She writes the Catering Hall Mysteries series. Maria was born and raised in Queens and Westchester County, New York. She is Italian-American on her mother’s side. Her paternal grandfather was a Jewish mobster who disappeared – his fate still unknown. Maria also writes mysteries as Ellen Byron. (more…)
Order of Mila Finelli Books
Mila Finelli is the pen name of author Joanna Shupe, who writes gay Mafia romance novels under this pen name. She writes the Kings of Italy series. She is a USA Today bestselling author. Mila has dreamed about writing about filthy mafia kings for years and now she’s finally put pen to paper. She enjoys coffee and travelling. (more…)
Order of Tracy Gardner Books
Tracy Gardner is an American author of cozy mystery novels. She writes the Avery Ayers Antique Mysteries series and the Shepherd Sisters Mysteries series. She has been nominated for an Edgar Award for her novel Ruby Red Herring. Tracy is originally from Detroit, and now resides in Florida. She has three children and a menagerie of pets. She also writes women’s fiction as Jess Sinclair. (more…)
Order of Tiffany McDaniel Books
Tiffany McDaniel is an American novelist and poet. She is from Ohio, and draws from her home state as well as her Cherokee heritage in her novels. Her novel The Summer That Melted Everything earned The Guardian‘s Not the Booker Award as well as the Ohioana Reader’s Choice Award. Her second novel, Betty, also won the Ohioana Library Readers’ Choice Award as well as the Nautilus Book Award. (more…)
Order of A.E. Rayne Books
A.E. Rayne is a New Zealand author of fantasy novels. She writes the Furyck Saga series and the Lords of Alekka series. A.E. (or Amy) began reading historical romance when she was young. She particularly loved the Brontës. By age 8, she already decided to become a writer. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communications, and trained as a graphic designer, but she kept working away at her dream – filling up binders of stories, screenplays and concepts. (more…)