History on Repeat
by Christina Lynch The first draft of my novel Sally Brady’s Italian Adventure was actually set in 2041, during an imagined World War Three. I created a future where Europe, including Italy, had slid into war when Russian fascism took hold following the covid...
The Giant by Laura Morelli
ABOUT: As a colossal statue takes shape in Renaissance Florence, the lives of a master sculptor and a struggling painter become stunningly intertwined. Florence, 1500. Fresco painter Jacopo Torni longs to make his mark in the world. But while his peers enjoy...
She’s a Super Fan!
When the Soul Friends Book Club enjoyed a virtual visit with USA Today Bestselling author Susan Meissner back in 2021 for discussion of THE NATURE OF FRAGILE THINGS, it was the start of a lifelong following. According to book club manager Sharon, they "talked and...
Amy Meyerson – Bestselling Author
from author's website Amy Meyerson is the bestselling author of The Bookshop of Yesterdays and The Imperfects. Her books have been translated into eleven languages, and her short fiction has been published in numerous literary magazines. Amy teaches in the writing...
The Book Whisperer Recommends a Coming-of-Age Story
Dorothy Caldwell Minor, aka The Book Whisperer, discovers in bestselling author Jessica Keener's Night Swim a coming-of-age story that puts "the fun back in dysfunctional!" A little about Dorothy: “I am an avid reader and also enjoy Indie and foreign movies. I retired...
The Good Time Girls by K.T. Blakemore
ABOUT: A novel of wild women, the bonds of friendship, a harrowing road trip, and help found in the least likely places. In 1905 Kansas, ex-dancehall girl and outlaw Ruby Calhoun has settled into a (mostly) quiet and (mostly) lawful life. But out of the blue her past...
An author study series featuring Kristina McMorris
The UTF Book Club is comprised of a group of retired teachers who love to read, especially historical fiction. The group's book club manager, Joan, arranged for a group study of New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris's work, and scheduled three separate...
The World’s Most Intrepid Librarians
by Kate Thompson originally posted March 13, 2023 to The Nerd Daily From the Blitz to Ukraine via the mountains of Kentucky, why we need librarians more than ever. Read the full article here. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: My name is Kate. I live in leafy Surrey, England in a...
The Wrong Kind of Woman by Sarah McCraw Crow
ABOUT: In late 1970, Oliver Desmarais drops dead in his front yard while hanging Christmas lights. In the year that follows, his widow, Virginia, struggles to find her place on the campus of Clarendon College, the elite men’s college where Oliver was a professor....
Christina Lynch – Acclaimed Author
from author's website Christina Lynch is the author of The Italian Party (St. Martin’s, 2018) and the forthcoming Sally Brady’s Italian Adventure (St. Martin’s, 2023). Her picaresque journey includes chapters in Chicago and at Harvard, where she was an editor on the...
The Book Whisperer Recommends an Engaging Story
Dorothy Caldwell Minor, aka The Book Whisperer, discovers an engaging novel sure to offer lively discussion for book clubs in The Ways We Hide by New York Times Bestselling author Kristina McMorris. A little about Dorothy: “I am an avid reader and also enjoy...
Beach View Lane by Jan Moran
ABOUT: Grab your beach cruiser and head to the Majestic Hotel on Crown Island! Start a heartwarming family saga set in a charming beach town. April Raines is facing the end of her long-term marriage after her husband begins another family. Eager for a fresh...
Heather Webb – USA Today Bestselling Author
from author's website Heather Webb is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of eight historical novels. In 2015, Rodin’s Lover was a Goodread’s Top Pick, and in 2018, Last Christmas in Paris won the Women’s Fiction...
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
ABOUT: The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937...
Jennifer Rosner – Acclaimed Author of Historical Fiction
from author's website Jennifer Rosner is the author of the novels ONCE WE WERE HOME (forthcoming in March 2023) and THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS, a Massachusetts Fiction Honors Book and National Jewish Book Award finalist in the categories of debut fiction and book club. She...
Night Flight to Paris by Cara Black
ABOUT: It is once again up to American markswoman Kate Rees to take the shot that just might win—or lose—World War II, in the followup to national bestseller Three Hours in Paris. Three missions. Two cities. One shot to win the war. October 1942: it’s been two years...
Jane Healey – Bestselling Author of Historical Fiction
from author's website Jane Healey is the author of The Beantown Girls, a Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller, The Secret Stealers, which was an Amazon First Reads Editor’s Pick and a Historical Novel Society’s Editors’...
What’s it like to be a Pulpwood Queen?
by Carol Van Den Hende I’ve loved many aspects of being an author, from the creative process, meeting readers at events, and teaching at industry conferences. One of the most unique events I’ve attended is The Pulpwood Queens convention. Last month, dozens of authors...
The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock
ABOUT: Now available in trade paper—just in time for women’s history month—SIBA bestseller The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare explores the meaning of women’s history and the sacrifices every mother makes for her daughter. What happened to the Lost Colony of...
Janis Robinson Daly – Author of Historical Fiction
from author's website, in her own words After a career in sales and marketing and raising two boys active in sports, right through the college level, I asked the age-old question, Now what? I didn’t spend long looking for my answer. I found it within the...