Tweet Yesterday I wrote a review of Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria Became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel, a young adult historical fiction novel that I liked a lot. Today, I’m … Continue reading
Category Archives: Author Interviews
Tweet Recently, I caught up with author Kimberley Griffiths Little, asking her to tell us a little bit more about herself and her book, The Healing Spell. Here’s the interview: Tell us a little bit about how you got the … Continue reading
Tweet In addition to teaching at the University of Oregon, Lauren Kessler is the author of several narrative nonfiction books, including Stubborn Twig, which tells the story of Japanese internment camps during World War II, and Dancing With Rose. In … Continue reading
Tweet Katie Williams is the author of The Space Between Trees, a 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 … Continue reading
Tweet 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 … Continue reading
Tweet 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 … Continue reading
Tweet 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. … Continue reading
Tweet 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. … Continue reading