The Backstory
by Kitty Zeldis Every novel has a backstory, but The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights has two. It was my job to weave them together, rather like braiding a challah bread....
Brian J. Morra – Award-Winning Novelist
Brian J. Morra has spent his career in intelligence and national security beginning with his time as a decorated Air Force Intelligence officer and through his many years as a senior executive in the aerospace and defense industry. Brian was encouraged to write the...
After Anne by Logan Steiner
ABOUT: A stunning and unexpected portrait of Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of one of literature’s most prized heroines, whose personal demons were at odds with her most enduring legacy—the irrepressible Anne of Green Gables. “Dear old world,” she murmured, “you are...
Authors on Authors
Yes, even authors belong to book clubs! The All Booked Up Book Club is comprised of a group of eight women who have been meeting monthly for over 20 years to chat about books in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, gathering enjoyment from all genres. Their book club manager,...
Jillian Lauren – International and New York Times Bestselling Author
Jillian Lauren is a writer, storyteller, mom, rock-wife, and Los Angeleno, by way of Jersey. Jillian is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED and SOME GIRLS: My Life in a Harem, and the novel PRETTY, all from Plume/Penguin....
The Beauty of Rain by Jamie Beck
ABOUT: Two devoted sisters at a tragic breaking point discover the beautiful and painful truths of being alive in a powerful novel by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck. Winning the lottery changed Amy Walsh’s life, but...
Elizabeth L. Silver – Acclaimed Author
from author's website Elizabeth L Silver is the author of the forthcoming novel, The Majority (Riverhead), as well as the memoir, The Tincture of Time: A Memoir of (Medical) Uncertainty (Penguin Press, 2017), and the novel, The Execution of Noa P. Singleton (Crown,...
The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey
ABOUT: Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves in the process in this moving new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Veil and the Peachtree Bluff series. Nearly...
Elle Everhart – Debut Novelist
from author's website Elle Everhart writes romantic comedies featuring the internet, sarcasm, and lots of queer characters. She is a secondary English teacher in East London and, when she's not writing or teaching, she's hanging out with her son and obsessing over the...
Pumpkin Day at the Zoo by Susan Meissner
ABOUT: When farmers and pumpkin patch owners donate their pumpkins to the zoo, the animals chomp, chew, play, and give hearty hoorays for their favorite squishy squash! Grab a pumpkin and follow along as this lighthearted, lyrical zoo book for preschoolers and...
Jeffrey Dale Lofton – Debut Novelist
from author's website Jeffrey Dale Lofton hails from Warm Springs, Georgia, best known as the home of Roosevelt’s Little White House. He calls the nation’s capital home now and has for over three decades. During those early years of living in Washington DC,...
The Gay Best Friend by Nicolas DiDomizio
ABOUT: He’s always been the token gay best friend. Now, stuck between a warring bride and groom hurtling toward their one perfect day, he’s finally ready to focus on something new: himself. Domenic Marino has become an expert at code-switching between the...
Nicola Harrison – Author of Historical Fiction
from author's website Nicola Harrison is the author of three historical fiction novels, Montauk, The Show Girl, and Hotel Laguna. Born and raised in England, she moved with her family to Southern California when she was 14. She is a graduate of UCLA and received her...
The Book Whisperer Recommends Strangers in Budapest
Background: As a leader of a lively book club consisting of avid readers, Dorothy Caldwell Minor, aka "The Book Whisperer," has reached out to authors asking them to join her group via Zoom and in person for those authors who are local. Emily Hourican even met with...
Sally Brady’s Italian Adventure by Christina Lynch
ABOUT: What if you found yourself in the middle of a war armed only with lipstick and a sense of humor? Abandoned as a child in Los Angeles in 1931, dust bowl refugee Sally Brady convinces a Hollywood movie star to adopt her, and grows up to be an effervescent gossip...
Viola Shipman – USA Today Bestselling Author
from author's website Wade Rouse WADE ROUSE is the internationally bestselling author of nine books, which have been translated into nearly 20 languages. Wade chose his grandmother’s name, Viola Shipman, as a pen name to honor the woman whose heirlooms and family...
What Remains by Wendy Walker
ABOUT: She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go. Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime is a puzzle to solve, pulled from the past. Elise looks for cracks in the surface and has become an expert on how murderers slip up and give themselves...
Loretta Ellsworth – Author, Educator, Reader
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Loretta is a former Spanish teacher and the author of four young adult novels: The Shrouding Woman, In Search of Mockingbird, In a Heartbeat, and Unforgettable. Her debut adult novel, Stars Over Clear Lake (May, 2017, St. Martin’s Press) is set in...
Starring Adele Astaire by Eliza Knight
ABOUT: USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns with a story full of glitz and glam as she delves into the life of Adele Astaire, a spirited and talented woman who served up smiles and love both on and off the stage—with and without her also famous...
“Dear Kristina and Susan” – letters of appreciation from a book club
We have some pretty fabulous book clubs who take their reading experience to the next level, and visit regularly with NovelNetwork authors. Case in point: The UTF Book Club is comprised of a group of dedicated retired teachers who love to read, especially historical...