I met Victoria Brown at the fabulous Christamore House Guild Author Book and Author Benefit the week her first novel released. Publisher's Weekly calls Grace in …
Guest Authors
David Abrams: The Birth of Fobbit, and Other Happy Accidents in a War Zone
David Abrams' debut novel, Fobbit, is one of the most anticipated releases of the fall. It's a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, a …
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Kim Fay: Imagine the Impossible
A former indie bookseller, The Map of Lost Memories author Kim Fay is also a bit of a traveler. She's lived in Vietnam, and is the creator/editor of the To Asia …
Heather Barbieri: Not According to Plan
This week's guest, Seattle novelist Heather Barbieri, has published Snow in July, The Lace Makers of Glenmara, and most recently The Cottage at Glass Beach. …
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Sally Koslow: Magazine Editor Turns Novelist
I first connected with Sally Koslow when I was asked to read her delightfully funny The Late, Lamented Molly Marx for a possible blurb - a first for me - and …
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Joshua Henkin: Risking Failure
Joshua Henkin wanted to be a fiction writer when he was growing up but, like so many of us, feared he wasn't good enough. But his second novel, Matrimony - …
Camille Noe Pagán: Would I Steal these Scenes?
Last year I had the pleasure of hosting debut novelist Camille Noe Pagán when The Art of Forgetting, was published by Dutton. I'm delighted now to rerun her …
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Lynda Rutledge: The Time I Broke Up with Fiction
Lynda Rutledge's path to publishing Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale - which comes out tomorrow! - included stints petting baby rhinos and dodging …
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Andrea Buchanan: Captivating Your Inner Night-Time Critic
I first connected with Andi Buchanan on Readerville.com years ago, when we were both baby authors (her first, Mothershock, came out five months before my The …
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Carolina De Robertis: How I Avoided Second Novel Syndrome
I met Carolina De Robertis at a book club mixer at Books Inc. Berkeley when her first novel, the international bestseller The Invisible Mountain was just out. …
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