About the Author, Brit Lunden: Brit Lunden is a prolific author who’s written over 50 books in assorted genres under different pen names. Bulwark was her first effort in adult fiction and was chosen by several of her fellow authors as the basis for a new series, A Bulwark Anthology. Using her characters, they are… Read More Book Review: ‘Bulwark’, by Brit Lunden {and Giveaway!}
About the Author, Arianne Costner: Arianne Costner is a former English teacher who firmly believes that writers should crack up at their own jokes. Born and raised in Mesa, Arizona as the oldest of five, she currently lives outside of Los Angeles, California with her husband and children. Her favorite kind of potato is the… Read More Book Review: ‘My Life as a Potato’, by Arianne Costner
Review of ‘The Night Country’, by Melissa Albert Melissa Albert’s The Night Country was, imo, even better than The Hazel Wood. It was plot driven, didn’t stop for a second, and extremely creative. Gritty, as well. Oppressive at times, uplifting in the end. A little different from the usual stuff that I read, and not… Read More Book Review Round-Up: March 2020
About the Author, Eric Lynn: Eric Lynn spends his professional life managing workforce solutions for small, mid-sized and Fortune 1000 companies. With years of professional experience, Eric understands the value of preparation. Thus when his wife, Ashley, became pregnant, Eric sought a way to prepare for his new role as a father. Something shifted within… Read More Book Review: ‘Notes To My Son’, by Eric Lynn
Must-Read: When I Was White, by Sarah Valentine (non-fiction) Sarah Valentine’s When I Was White was an incredible read. In short, a young woman in her early twenties finds out that she is not the daughter of the white man she has been calling “Dad” all these years, but rather the daughter of a black… Read More Book Review Round-Up: February 2020
So, I have to start 2020 with a confession: I’ve been cheating on y’all. I know a lot of readers have noticed that I haven’t been updating the blog nearly as often as I used to. And although I use the generic excuse of being a relatively new mom, truth is that I have been… Read More It’s 20/20 for 2020
Review of ‘The Water Dancer’, by Ta-Nehisi Coates (fiction) Fiction has the power to effect change by immersing the reader in a reality completely different from his own, but vital to understanding the reasons behind some of modern-day society’s failures. The Water Dancer, although containing some supernatural elements, is such an important read when it… Read More Book Review Round-Up: January 2020
About the Author, Ryan La Sala: Ryan La Sala has always lived on the partition between the real and unreal. He writes about surreal things happening to real people, and his stories are almost always queer. His first book, REVERIE, focuses on the worlds we build within ourselves—our dreams and our delusions—and how they warp our… Read More Book Review: ‘Reverie’, by Ryan La Sala
About the Authors: Kimberly Jones Kimberly Jones is a former bookseller, and now she Hosts the Atlanta Chapter of the popular Well Read Black Girl book club, as well as the infamous, viral sensation the YA Truth or Dare author panel at the Decatur Book Festival. She has worked in film and television with trailblazing… Read More Book Review: “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight”, by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal
About the Author: A former attorney, Sejal Badani left the law to pursue writing full time. She is a USA Today, Washington Post & Amazon Charts bestselling author, Goodreads Fiction Award Finalist and ABC/DISNEY Writing Fellowship Finalist. About the Book: From the bestselling author of Trail of Broken Wings comes an epic story of the… Read More Book Review: ‘The Storyteller’s Secret’, by Sejal Badani