The familiar ding sounds on your computer. You have mail. Your heart beats faster as you scroll through the messages to the unopened one. Yes, it is from the publisher! No, it is from the publisher! You swipe your sweaty palms across your pants, then click the mouse to open the email. It’s what youContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: REJECTION DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN NO by Taylor Anne”
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Interview: Kadie Scott, Contemporary Romance Author
Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from? My mother and my father. My mother was a high school English teacher who loves literature but also loves. My father loves history. I swear we’ve stopped at every historical marker in Texas. And history, to me is a form of storytelling. Between them I developed aContinueContinue reading “Interview: Kadie Scott, Contemporary Romance Author”
Interview: Tonya Kuper, author of the YA New Release, ENIGMA
How long have you been teaching the Writing Young Adult Literature Writer’s Workshop? I’ve taught WYAWW since spring of 2016 at a local university, so it is still relatively “new.” What is your approach to teaching writing? How are your classes structured? My writer’s workshop class is a little different than most offered on ourContinueContinue reading “Interview: Tonya Kuper, author of the YA New Release, ENIGMA”
Excerpt: GAIJIN COWGIRL: A Val Benson Thriller by Jame DiBiasio
Working Tokyo nightclubs is easy money for beautiful and troubled American Val Benson – until a wealthy client with a dark past – reluctantly gives up a map to a stash of Japanese war loot and tempts his favourite girl into a dangerous treasure hunt. But the Congressman’s daughter is not the only oneContinueContinue reading “Excerpt: GAIJIN COWGIRL: A Val Benson Thriller by Jame DiBiasio”
Guest Post: PULLING OFF A POLARIZING CHARACTER by Melissa Chambers
Writers want our heroes and heroines to be likable so our readers will attach to them and root for them. We can give them all sorts of characters quirks like type-A personalities, neuroticism, perpetual clumsiness, etc., all treated in a lovable and forgivable way. But every once in a while, it’s fun to challenge ourselvesContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: PULLING OFF A POLARIZING CHARACTER by Melissa Chambers”
Review: BLOOD OATH by Melissa Lenhardt – Badlands Blog Tour
BADLANDS Sawbones, Book 3 by MELISSA LENHARDT !!NEW RELEASE!! Genre: Historical / Western / Action-Adventure / Romance Publisher: Redhook Date of Publication: June 27, 2017 Number of Pages: 416 Outlander meets post-Civil War unrest in the conclusion to Melissa Lenhardt’s fast-paced historical series. Laura’s worst fears have been realized: Kindle has been taken into custodyContinueContinue reading “Review: BLOOD OATH by Melissa Lenhardt – Badlands Blog Tour”
Guest Post: What is Noir? by Elka Ray
As an author, editor and avid reader, I’m excited to have been invited to write a guest post for The Librarian Talks. My name’s Elka Ray. I write crime fiction, mystery, suspense and noir. If you’re like me, up until fairly recently, I didn’t actually know what noir was. So I’m going to explain itContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: What is Noir? by Elka Ray”
Guest Post: Karen Witemeyer, author of Heart on the Line
HEART ON THE LINE Ladies of Harper’s Station #2 by Karen Witemeyer Genre: Christian / Historical / Frontier Romance Publisher: Bethany House Date of Publication: June 6, 2017 Number of Pages: 336 Scroll down for Giveaway! Grace Mallory is tired of hiding. She hungers for a normal life, perhaps even a suitor like twoContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Karen Witemeyer, author of Heart on the Line”
Special Preview: Educator’s Guide to THE ELDRIDGE CONSPIRACY by Don M. Winn
THE ELDRIDGE CONSPIRACY Sir Kaye the Boy Knight, Book 4 by Don M. Winn Genre: Children’s Chapter Book / Adventure / Medieval Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press Date of Publication: June 16, 2017 Number of Pages: 166, B&W illustrations Scroll down for Giveaway! Kaye’s father is in danger! The young knight, Kaye,ContinueContinue reading “Special Preview: Educator’s Guide to THE ELDRIDGE CONSPIRACY by Don M. Winn”
Review: THE SWIMMING HOLES OF TEXAS
THE SWIMMING HOLES OF TEXAS by Julie Wernersbach & Carolyn Tracy Genre: Travel / Outdoors / Swimming Publisher: The University of Texas Press Date of Publication: May 16, 2017 Number of Pages: 240, 100 color photos Scroll down for Giveaway! A Must-Have, So-Much-More-Than a Guide Book – helping Texan families survive the summer (andContinueContinue reading “Review: THE SWIMMING HOLES OF TEXAS”
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