Interview: Marthese Fenech, Author of Falcon’s Shadow. Tell us a little bit about your recent sequel in the Siege of Malta trilogy, Falcon’s Shadow MF: The hostility between the Ottoman Sultan and the Knights of St John incites the collision of two great empires, intertwining the fates of characters separated by faith, loyalties, and vast[…]
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Interview: Daven McQueen, Author of The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones.
By shelfmedia Interview Aug 09, 2020
Interview: Daven McQueen, Author of The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones. “Ethan and Juniper make a case for why allyship – productive, substantial allyship – is important for sustaining the movement. White people and non-Black people of color have to do the work of learning, supporting, and stepping back to let Black folks lead. That[…]
Interview: Kelly G. Park, Author of Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot. Mr. Kelly G. Park is a retired sandlot athlete, never having the skills to “take it to the next level” but enjoying every moment of those pick-up games. As a retired sandlot player, Kelly’s thoughts were not about being[…]
Jay Rayner is food critic and news writer for The Guardian’s The Observer, which covers the top stories and trends in lifestyle, arts, business political, and celebrity news around the world, a television personality, serving as a judge on Top Chef Masters, a radio show host for BBC 4, and an author of 11 books,[…]
In her sophomore novel, Sarah Leipciger channels the voices of three disparate individuals connected through time and space: a heartbroken young woman takes a final breath before plunging into the River Seine in 1890s Paris; a toymaker channels his grief into invention in 1950s Norway; and, in present-day Canada, a journalist battles a terrible disease[…]
Godshot was your debut, tell me a little about the writing process. CB: I wrote the book over the span of about six years, and during that time I had two children and was teaching full time as an adjunct. A lot of the process is a blur, sneaking writing sessions during naps, heading to[…]
One editor and three authors spoke with Shelf Unbound about the appeal of the short story format and give deeper insight into their most recent collections! Alysia Constantine Editor of the forthcoming Short Stuff anthology, Duet Books, available June 2020 “Editing this great collection of stories, all of which feature queer characters, gave me hope that[…]
Author of self published Tales of Folk & Fey: A Wicked Lovely Collection. by Sara Grochowski Melissa Marr’s young adult first novel, Wicked Lovely, was published in 2007 by HarperCollins and she’s since published standalones and series for adults, the middle grade audience, and children. In recent years, Marr has continued to publish through traditional[…]
Christy Wopat, author of Almost a Mother: Love, Loss, and Finding Your People When Your Baby Dies
By shelfmedia Interview Oct 17, 2019
During one of my summer breaks from college, I worked at a daycare in Lake Geneva, a nearby city. My job was to work with the school-aged kids, the ones who were not toddlers anymore, but not quite old enough to stay home alone. My coworker and I spent the summer dragging tweens around[…]
August 17, 2019 marks the first Bookstore Romance Day, a grassroots celebration of the Romance genre by over 100 bookstores across the United States. Billie Bloebaum, the founder and “Evil Mastermind” behind the movement, sat down with Shelf Unbound to discuss her career in bookselling, misconceptions about Romance genre, and increasing the visibility of independent[…]
