Interview: John Crawle Author of The End
Shelf Unbound: Your main character Lucy is dying from cancer; her estranged brother, a devout Catholic priest, is her next of kin in control of her end-of-life decisions and disapproves of her long-term relationship with her partner Christine. What made you want to write about end of life issues? John Crawley: Over the years I […]
Interview: Victoria Capper Author of Opal Ridge
Shelf Unbound: How does the setting of the Australian Outback influence the story? Victoria Capper: They say, “write what you know,” and I know the Australian Outback. It’s different, distinctive with its own special atmosphere. It is a fascinating way of life and my aim is to make it come alive for other people. I […]
Interview: Gerry Burke Author of The Snoodle Contract: A Provocative Power Play of Political Perfidy
Shelf Unbound: You’ve written a number of humorous mystery novels starring Aussie detective Paddy Pest. Tell us about Pest and about how you created him. Gerry Burke: Patrick Pesticide aka Paddy Pest is an extension of a pseudonym I gave myself as a freelance writer. I wrote opinion pieces and commentary on Politics, Entertainment, Sport […]
Excerpt: The Quartz (An Inspector Kwong Mystery) by Vic Warren
About the Book: http://www.vicwarren.com The Quartz is the first in a new series called The Inspector Kwong Mysteries, based on characters from Warren’s novel, Hong Kong Blues.The Quartz is not a whodunnit. It tracks the action in Hong Kong and Beijing of both Chief Inspector Lawrence Kwong and the villain, Vice Premier Xiao Mingyu, the […]
Excerpt: A Life Singular – Part Five by Lorraine Pestell
About the Book: http://www.ALifeSingular.com Fifth in Epic 7-part Series: Love and Loss, Celebrity and Secrets The Endless Pursuit of Love and Wisdom In essence a love story, “A Life Singular” is a seven-part contemporary fiction serial. Recipient of a WILDsound Review Award (November 2015), official selection for the New Apple Awards for Literary Fiction (October […]
Excerpt: Caledonia A Song of Scotland by William D. McEachern
About the Book: http://williammceachern.wordpress.com By the author of the critically acclaimed novel, Casting Lots, William D. McEachern, Caledonia: A Song of Scotland is his second historical novel. Caledonia is the epic tale of Scotlands struggle to become an independent nation. In the process, the story of Scotland is revealed in its people, the Picts, the […]
Excerpt: Remembrance of Blue Roses by Yorker Keith
About the Book: Remembrance of Blue Roses follows a man and a married couple in New York City, whose intricate relationship oscillates among friendship, love, love-triangle, and even obsession. Its romantic ambience is interwoven with classical music, opera, art, family legend, and international affairs, illuminating the lives of international civil servants at the United Nations […]
Excerpt: Almost Mortal by Christopher Leibig
About the Book: http://www.chrisleibig.com Emerging criminal defense attorney Sam Young has always known he had a gift. Or a curse. He thinks of them as minor psychic abilities. When Sam is hired by an attractive young nun named Camille Paradisi, he agrees to help discover the identity of a serial killer in order to prevent […]
Excerpt: Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
About the Book: http://www.debbyirving.com For twenty-five years, Debby Irving sensed inexplicable racial tensions in her personal and professional relationships. As a colleague and neighbor, she worried about offending people she dearly wanted to befriend. As an arts administrator, she didn’t understand why her diversity efforts lacked traction. As a teacher, she found her best efforts […]
Review: Single Stroke Seven
by Lavinia Ludlow casperianbooks.com If gross-out humor has a tragic cousin, then Lavinia Ludlow is a master of the form. Her new novel, Single Stroke Seven, begins with the protagonist, Lillith, castrating a drug-crazed former coworker in self-defense and then blasts off into a stratospheric series of riffs on trying, failing, and trying again to […]