Katie Williams is the author of The Space Between Trees, a new book for young adult audiences that I highly recommend for mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 14 and up. (See my review.) In her novel, Evie and her mother don’t often see eye-to-eye, and they seem to have forgotten how to communicate with [...]

Kathleen Kent is the author of The Heretic’s Daughter, a story of the Carrier family and the Salem Witch Trials (see my review). She grew up in Dallas before attending the University of Texas at Austin.  After college she moved to New York where she worked in commodities and then as a contractor for the [...]

Cathy Hall at Finders & Keepers says she’s “finding children’s writing stuff for you to keep.” Today, I’m appearing there as part of my WOW! Blog Tour with an interview. While you’re there you can check out all the other great information she has to offer.

Jo Maeder is the author of a memoir about the time she spent caring for her aging mother. It’s called When I Married My Mother: A Daughter’s Search for What Really Matters—and How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo. I recently read and reviewed When I Married My Mother, and I’ve been recommending it [...]

Today I’m being interviewed at Selling Books, a great site with resources for writers and publishers. But readers can also benefit, particularly because Selling Books runs lots of author interviews you can check out.

Last month I reviewed Debbie’s wonderful book, The Year of Goodbyes, which was about her mother’s last year in Nazi Germany before the family left for the U.S. The book revolves around entries in Jutta’s poesiealbum and her diary. I really loved the simple way the story came to life through [...]

My good friend and writing mentor Christina Katz has recently released an e-book called Author Mama: How I Became a Published Author & How You Can Too. If you’ve ever considered writing a book, I highly recommend this as a way to help you decide if you want to take the plunge and learn about [...]

Yesterday, I reviewed Aries Rising by author Bonnie Hearn Hill. Aries Rising is the first in a new series, and I’m giving away a copy to someone who comments on yesterday’s post, so be sure to visit before midnight (PDT), Friday, March 26 and leave a comment. Today, I’m featuring more information about Hill, and [...]

Markus Zusak is a storyteller. Whether standing in front of a group that’s come to hear him speak or writing the words to a book, he has the uncanny ability to weave a story that keeps people on the edges of their seats until the very end. Part of Zusak’s appeal is his ability to [...]

Christina Hamlett knows a lot about the stage. Besides writing collections of one-act plays, she’s also spent time in front of an audience and behind the curtains as an actress and a director. But that’s not all she’s known for. Her writing credits to date include 25 books, 125 plays and musicals, and five optioned [...]