Paying tribute to her mother before she passed inspired Lucille Guarino’s first novel, Like Wine. Several years later in 2022, after amassing drawers full o

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30.04.2024

Author Book Tag – Laura Stegman - Laura's Books and Blogs

Laura Segal Stegman is a Los Angeles-based publicity consultant and author whose middle grade debut novel, Summer of L.U.C.K., its sequel, Ready or Not (both Fi

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23.04.2024

Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

What does it mean to live a full life? There’s no definitive answer. There’s no single lifestyle, profession, or age that a person can attain to earn the ti

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16.04.2024

Author Book Tag – Stephanie Brick - Laura's Books and Blogs

Stephanie Brick, in addition to writing portal fantasy for middle grade readers, is a licensed architect. As a passionate and respected expert in salutogenic de

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09.04.2024

"Ada" Short Film Review and Filmmaker Interviews - Laura's Books and Blogs

Stories about creative and inventive individuals are often reserved for the triumphant. It’s not only satisfying but inspiring to see someone beat the odds an

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02.04.2024

Playing God in the Digital Age by Catherine Conmy + ARC Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Hello readers of Laura’s Books and Blogs! My name is Catherine Conmy, and I’m a first-time novelist here to get you excited about my upcoming release––a

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26.03.2024

Funny Characters in Children’s Literature - Laura's Books and Blogs

When I go browsing for a new book to read, I find that you’re more likely going to find a sad, scary, or dramatic story rather than a funny one. Humor is very

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19.03.2024

Catastrophe in the City by Stephen and Arlo Baer Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

When we get too impulsive, we can really mess things up. We can get too hyper and break something. We can say the wrong thing on impulse and hurt somebody’s f

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12.03.2024

Author Book Tag - Jo Szewczyk - Laura's Books and Blogs

Jo is a post-modern reject who spent most of his time writing jokes only Norm Macdonald, Thomas Pynchon, and Rachel get. Exempli gratia: Much to his am

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05.03.2024

A Bird Alone by Ericka Clay Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

We all know someone who has had it rough. I’m not talking about the friend who tends to spill coffee on themselves each morning or the relative who is always

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27.02.2024

Creative Inspirations – Suburbia - Laura's Books and Blogs

Coming up with story ideas is a struggle. It’s hard to find the right concept that is going to hold your attention along with the reader’s. However, once I

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20.02.2024

What Happens in Montana by Kim McCollum Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

The purpose of getting away is literally to get away from your life, and hopefully, from your worries and problems that you carry around every day. Unfortunatel

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13.02.2024

60 Songs That Explain the 90s Book Review - Laura's Books and Blogs

I started the 90’s barely out of my toddler years and ended it a full-blown teenager. That personally makes for a long and definitive decade. And it’s the d

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06.02.2024

Tea Tasting Winter Teas from The Whistling Kettle Paired with Winter Book Scenes - Laura's Books and Blogs

I don’t need an excuse to drink tea, but in the winter, it’s not only a drink, it’s a tool to keep warm on cold days. Winter is by far my least favorite s

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30.01.2024

Shelby and the First Ride by Marty Kay Jones Book Review and Author Interview - Laura's Books and Blogs

I’ve never been a big animal lover, but I always understood the stereotypical girl obsession with horses. Horses, like girls, are a mixture of strength and gr

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23.01.2024

Author Interview - Terry Evers - Laura's Books and Blogs

Terry Evers has lived most of his life in Oregon’s Willamette Valley and has spent the past 33 years in various roles in elementary education. His passion for

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16.01.2024

The Way You View the World by Tasneem Dairywala Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

We tend to think of the world as a big, scary place for children, but children mostly see it as a big playground with new things to see, hear, touch, and explor

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09.01.2024

Working With an Illustrator by Karen A. Wyle of Oblique Angles Press - Laura's Books and Blogs

I wrote the initial drafts of most of my picture books many years ago, starting when I was pregnant with my oldest child. I was sitting (my most frequent activi

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03.01.2024

The Black Magician by KayCee Jones Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Why do readers love dismal tales of people being held captive? The short answer is…because we want to see how they escape. We want to know that the wrongfully

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27.12.2023

Found Family and Friendships in Fiction by S. Labrecque - Laura's Books and Blogs

If you’re similar to me, then you like reading about characters who like each other. The book market is full of great romantic stories. But what about the oth

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19.12.2023

My Top 10 Books Read in 2023 - Laura's Books and Blogs

This year, I set my Goodreads reading goal at 60 books thinking I was lowballing it and would hit this goal by the end of the summer. But life intervened, and I

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12.12.2023

A Friend for Christmas by Mike Martin Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

When it comes to kids’ books, you can’t go wrong with cute little animals. Animals can help us tell stories with very human themes in a more colorful and si

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05.12.2023

Laura’s Books and Blogs Blogging Recap 2023 - Laura's Books and Blogs

Laura’s Books and Blogs turns five years old this month, and this year, I’ve seen tremendous growth thanks to my supporters, fellow indie authors, and highe

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02.12.2023

Author Book Tag – R.W. Starr - Laura's Books and Blogs

Though children’s author R.W. Starr has enjoyed writing poetry and storytelling since he was in high school, it wasn’t until he retired from U.S. Federal Se

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28.11.2023

Laura’s Books and Blogs - Bookshelf Tour 2023 - Laura's Books and Blogs

Back in 2021, I wrote a post where I took readers on a tour of my bookshelves. Back then, my shelves were kept in a dimly lit back room on cheap Walmart bookshe

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21.11.2023

My Favorite New York Kids in Middle Grade Fiction - Laura's Books and Blogs

For a number of reasons, no two childhoods are the same. But one big part of this has to do with where a kid grows up. Every environment has different appeals a

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18.11.2023

Author Book Tag – Ace Parlier - Laura's Books and Blogs

Lawrence “Ace” Parlier is an author/poet/musician from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of three novels, Sierra Court Blues, The Frontman, and the newly r

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14.11.2023

The Bully Solution by Kathy Greenberg Book Review and Author Interview - Laura's Books and Blogs

There are days when the grind of adulthood starts to wear on me, and I find myself feeling nostalgic for my teenage days. Then I remember how, while in hindsigh

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07.11.2023

Creative Inspirations: Tim Burton - Laura's Books and Blogs

It’s typical for a writer to say that they’ve always loved books. But I like to broaden that to say that I’ve always loved stories. Whether they came from

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04.11.2023

Author Book Tag – Vanessa Lanang - Laura's Books and Blogs

Vanessa Lanang, author of The Paranormal Playbook and Whiteout (Darby Creek, a Lerner Books Imprint), makes her home in Los Angeles, CA with her family includin

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31.10.2023

The Only One Left by Riley Sager Book Review - Laura's Books and Blogs

What makes a good whodunit? For me, it’s about how neatly the connections are made, how many details there are to catch…or miss… and how it can still keep

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24.10.2023

Where Fireflies Sleep by Karen Wyle Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

In my nearly four years of writing book reviews for Laura’s Books and Blogs, I have reviewed dozens of picture books. They’re not as popular in the blogging

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21.10.2023

Author Book Tag – Melanie Farrar + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Melanie Farrar was born in Derby, England and moved to Canada with her family when she was six years old. Her creativity sparked from a very young age through a

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18.10.2023

8 Great Witch Tropes - Laura's Books and Blogs

My horror character themed blog posts have become an unintentional blog series due to their popularity and how fun they are to write. As I come up with my lists

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13.10.2023

Exploring the Fall Aesthetic - Laura's Books and Blogs

As a kid, I remember being much more aware of the seasons. Time moved slower, you had lived through fewer months, and every new season felt fresh and exciting.

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13.10.2023

Three Halloween Graphic Novel Recommendations with The Whistling Kettle Fall Tea Pairings - Laura's Books and Blogs

Everyone loves a good team up, and good combinations can amplify an experience. Fall is the return of hot tea season and its specific fall flavors. And the perf

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13.10.2023

Creative Madness by David Atkinson - Laura's Books and Blogs

I decided to write a book and an album of songs simultaneously. I suppose the question is, WHY? All I can say is that it seemed like a great idea at the time

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13.10.2023

Bonnie and the Deaf Bake Squad by Mickey Carolan Book Review and Author Interview - Laura's Books and Blogs

Childhood is when we’re figuring out our skills, our interests, and how we want to spend our time. But it’s one thing to work on perfecting a skill on our o

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18.09.2023

Things to See in Arizona by Mary Vensel White Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

No matter how fulfilling our lives are, I think that there’s always a tendency for people to want to run away, either literally or figuratively, at some point

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11.09.2023

Visiting the Flight 93 Memorial - Laura's Books and Blogs

As a lifelong Pennsylvanian, I’ve been to all ends of the state, but the land is so full of history that there’s still so much that I want to see. One landm

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Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Author Book Tag – Stephanie Brick - Laura's Books and Blogs

"Ada" Short Film Review and Filmmaker Interviews - Laura's Books and Blogs

Playing God in the Digital Age by Catherine Conmy + ARC Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Funny Characters in Children’s Literature - Laura's Books and Blogs

Catastrophe in the City by Stephen and Arlo Baer Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Author Book Tag - Jo Szewczyk - Laura's Books and Blogs

A Bird Alone by Ericka Clay Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Creative Inspirations – Suburbia - Laura's Books and Blogs

What Happens in Montana by Kim McCollum Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

60 Songs That Explain the 90s Book Review - Laura's Books and Blogs

Tea Tasting Winter Teas from The Whistling Kettle Paired with Winter Book Scenes - Laura's Books and Blogs

Shelby and the First Ride by Marty Kay Jones Book Review and Author Interview - Laura's Books and Blogs

Author Interview - Terry Evers - Laura's Books and Blogs

The Way You View the World by Tasneem Dairywala Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Working With an Illustrator by Karen A. Wyle of Oblique Angles Press - Laura's Books and Blogs

The Black Magician by KayCee Jones Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Found Family and Friendships in Fiction by S. Labrecque - Laura's Books and Blogs

My Top 10 Books Read in 2023 - Laura's Books and Blogs

A Friend for Christmas by Mike Martin Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Laura’s Books and Blogs Blogging Recap 2023 - Laura's Books and Blogs

Author Book Tag – R.W. Starr - Laura's Books and Blogs

Laura’s Books and Blogs - Bookshelf Tour 2023 - Laura's Books and Blogs

My Favorite New York Kids in Middle Grade Fiction - Laura's Books and Blogs

Author Book Tag – Ace Parlier - Laura's Books and Blogs

The Bully Solution by Kathy Greenberg Book Review and Author Interview - Laura's Books and Blogs

Creative Inspirations: Tim Burton - Laura's Books and Blogs

Author Book Tag – Vanessa Lanang - Laura's Books and Blogs

The Only One Left by Riley Sager Book Review - Laura's Books and Blogs

Where Fireflies Sleep by Karen Wyle Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Author Book Tag – Melanie Farrar + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

8 Great Witch Tropes - Laura's Books and Blogs

Exploring the Fall Aesthetic - Laura's Books and Blogs

Three Halloween Graphic Novel Recommendations with The Whistling Kettle Fall Tea Pairings - Laura's Books and Blogs

Creative Madness by David Atkinson - Laura's Books and Blogs

Bonnie and the Deaf Bake Squad by Mickey Carolan Book Review and Author Interview - Laura's Books and Blogs

Things to See in Arizona by Mary Vensel White Book Review and Author Interview + Giveaway - Laura's Books and Blogs

Visiting the Flight 93 Memorial - Laura's Books and Blogs

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