Pride & Publishing: Trolls and other real world monsters
Never feed the troll! But what if the troll is disguised as a helpful person? Chrissy Brown offers authors advice on dealing with trolls.
Interview: N.E. Davenport. On Her Debut Novel The Blood Trials.
By Wyatt Bandt You have a pretty rich background! A biological sciences and theatre degree, a masters in secondary education, and now you’re a science and english teacher – and you’re writer on the side! What’s it like wearing so many hats? ND: Honestly, it’s challenging, but also fulfilling! I’ve been fortunate enough to be […]
Bookstagram @parysinthepages
Each issue we feature a new bookstagrammer, highlighting some of their amazing work. This time we catch up with @parysinthepages.
Feature: 16 New & Upcoming Memoirs to Discover.
Memoirs are, to me, a magical thing―they offer us a glimpse into the lives and experiences of others, broadening our understanding of the world and strengthening our capacity for empathy.
[Expletive] Censorship: The Importance of Banned Books Week
Many books are taken from school shelves each year. This is why Banned Books Week, which takes place September 26 through October 2 is so important.
Roundup: Q&A with Book Cover Designers
By V. Jolene Miller In the April/May 2021 edition of Shelf Unbound, I went behind the scenes with some book cover designers to find out how things work behind the covers of books. In this roundup, I had the pleasure of chatting with Amanda Richardson, Cathy Walker, and Black Rose Writing’s lead designer, David King. […]
Bookstagram @_katie.reads
Tell us a little about you. @_katie.reads: I am an 8th grade English teacher based out of Hampton Roads, VA. I graduated in May from The College of William & Mary with a Bachelors in English and Secondary Education. While I was an undergrad, I was lucky enough to intern at Blue Dragon Publishing and […]
Interview: Jamie Harrison. Author of The Center of Everything.
By V. Jolene Miller Meet Jamie Harrison, daughter of a poet/novelist, author of several books, and a woman who didn’t dream of growing up to be a writer. What?Thankfully, Jamie resisted a nonwriting life and recently completed her newest novel, The Center of Everything. Polly, the main character, lives an idyllic life in Montana until […]
Books in Review: The Girl in the Treehouse by Jennifer Asbenson
Girl Power by Association Perhaps the difficulty of the retelling resulted in a choppy blend of two major life events that Jennifer Asbenson experienced. Regardless, Asbenson displays heroic warrior qualities for what she endured and lived to tell about in The Girl in the Treehouse. Asbenson’s memoir reminds me of A Child Called It and […]
Books in Review: When the Color Started by Bradford Philen
Bradford Philen is a tourist. He strolls from one end of the earth to the other in search of character types. A myriad of races and ethnicities, different sexes, and a variety of ages…he seeks them out. Then, he transformed them into a collection called When the Color Started. These characters are bold and daring. […]