Order of Debra H. Goldstein Books
Debra H. Goldstein is a jack of all trades, but you may know her best as the author of the Sarah Blair Mystery series. In addition to writing, she has also been a judge, litigator, civil volunteer, and, most importantly, a wife and mother. (more…)
Order of Toni Morrison Books
Toni Morrison was an author, editor, essayist and teacher. Born on February 18th, 1931, Toni passed away on August 5th, 2019.
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Order of Cindy Woodsmall Books
Cindy Woodsmall is an American author who has written extensively about Amish people and the Amish lifestyle. She has real-life connections with Amish Mennonite and Old Order Amish families that really help in her writing. (more…)
Order of Catherine McKenzie Books
Catherine McKenzie is a Canadian lawyer and writer out of Montreal. She has had success with many of her books inlcuding Spin, that has been optioned for television, and Arranged which was made into a short film. (more…)
Order of Catherine Chung Books
Catherine Chung is an American author who is known for The Tenth Muse, her breakout novel. Chung had a lifelong love of affair with reading as she grew up across the United States in places like Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Michigan. She studied mathematics at the University of Chicago and worked at a California think tank for a few years before turning back to her true love of writing. (more…)
Order of Brandy Colbert Books
Brandy Colbert is an American author best know for her YA fiction. She is the award-winning author of Little & Lion, a book that was named Best Teen Romance of 2017 by Kirkus Reviews and also won the 2018 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. (more…)
Order of Barbara Pym Books
Barbara Pym was an English novelist who passed in 1980. During her long and illustrious career, she became known for writing social comedies such as A Glass of Blessings and Excellent Women. Pym is known for her unique style which put more of a focus on characters and style than plots. (more…)
Order of Amber Lynn Natusch Books
Amber Lynn Natusch is a Canadian author best known for her bestselling Caged series of adult books. She is also the author of the Unborn series and spread her wings into YA with the Hometown Antihero series. (more…)
August 2019 Newsletter
August already – where does the time go?
July was a great month for me as being at the cottage reinvigorated my love for reading. I mean I always have a book on the go – but just being there and flying through book after book got me highly motivated to read more. (more…)
Reader Mailbag: Memorable Scenes in Novels
In the July newsletter I asked readers for memorable scenes in novels.
Two scenes I mentioned were:
Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn: When Mitch has a job to do, however he sees a women(Anna) in distress. He’s being urged to carry on with his mission……but then he makes the right choice.
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch: The internet chat room.
Here were the readers responses: (more…)