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I wanted to write a book that’s page-turning fun. With characters you love and others you’d avoid like the plague. But at the same time, I wanted to engage with the social, political, and economic issues of our lives…. And so, walking around D.C., I created Jen Lu to embody all the above.Michael Kau
Writing my blog allowed me to vent, evaluate my life and the world around me, and ponder the big questions. It also gave me space to make fun of myself (I’m OCD and have low self-esteem) and showcase my quirky family and wonderful (but silly) collies.Emily Kemme – 12 November 2022The Back FlapAfter
The characters confront very difficult issues: school violence, abortion rights, euthanasia, homophobia, and political extremism. And one must be very SENSITIVE when addressing such topics.M. Laszlo – 1 November 2022The Back FlapIn this trio of novellas, three game young ladies enter into dangerous
The characters are deeply influenced by the people I’m surrounded by though. The main character, Eiliyah, resembles my mother’s personality.Umme Pritam – 17 December 2022The Back FlapThe boy you loved since you were a child comes back when you think you’ve found the love of your life in another pers
Many years ago I requested information about Project Blue Book from the United States Air Force. At the time, I read articles and books about UFOs. Although I had wanted to try to write a thriller about the federal government’s investigation into the subject, I put it off for decades …Bentley Turner
This is the continuation of a series that is the story of a feisty little donkey who carries a big secret.Cindy Tingley – 1 December 2022The Back FlapLily the Donkey’s Adventures with the Holy Family continue as they depart Bethlehem in the dark of night to escape King Herod’s clutches. After crossi
I sat at my computer, tears streaming down my face, but I didn’t give up. I still cry each time I edit or reread that section.Susen Edwards – 15 November 2022The Back FlapIn this fast-paced coming-of-age novel we meet Fiona, an art student at a New Jersey college who is brilliant, beautiful, and str
I hope I’m a reminder to those who are immigrants, orphans, lonely and seeking refuge while living in challenging times that some of us who live in darkness do so to sit beside you and spin tales to pass the time — a beacon to show you’re not alone.Victory Witherkeigh – 6 December 2022The Back FlapT
I traveled to Leningrad in 1979 as a college student and the most moving and impactful part of that trip was a visit to the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery where nearly 500,000 of the one million casualties of the siege of Leningrad are entombed. More civilians are buried in that single cemetery th
I wanted to explore why and how people identify so closely with the past even when it is impossible to ever know exactly what happened.Heidi Hackford – 15 November 2022The Back FlapAre we ever able to escape the past? Should we be allowed to?Though deeply ashamed of her slaveholding heritage, Temple
When living in San Francisco, my husband discovered a linen closet hidden behind a mirror in our apartment. We’d lived there for over a year, never realizing the mirror was actually a door. It inspired me to create a world where every mirror could potentially have something to hide, even another dim
The characters are deeply influenced by the people I’m surrounded by though. The main character, Eiliyah, resembles my mother’s personality.Umme Pritam – 17 December 2022The Back FlapThe boy you loved since you were a child comes back when you think you’ve found the love of your life in another pers
Many years ago I requested information about Project Blue Book from the United States Air Force. At the time, I read articles and books about UFOs. Although I had wanted to try to write a thriller about the federal government’s investigation into the subject, I put it off for decades …Bentley Turner
I hope I’m a reminder to those who are immigrants, orphans, lonely and seeking refuge while living in challenging times that some of us who live in darkness do so to sit beside you and spin tales to pass the time — a beacon to show you’re not alone.Victory Witherkeigh – 6 December 2022The Back FlapT
This is the continuation of a series that is the story of a feisty little donkey who carries a big secret.Cindy Tingley – 1 December 2022The Back FlapLily the Donkey’s Adventures with the Holy Family continue as they depart Bethlehem in the dark of night to escape King Herod’s clutches. After crossi
I sat at my computer, tears streaming down my face, but I didn’t give up. I still cry each time I edit or reread that section.Susen Edwards – 15 November 2022The Back FlapIn this fast-paced coming-of-age novel we meet Fiona, an art student at a New Jersey college who is brilliant, beautiful, and str
When living in San Francisco, my husband discovered a linen closet hidden behind a mirror in our apartment. We’d lived there for over a year, never realizing the mirror was actually a door. It inspired me to create a world where every mirror could potentially have something to hide, even another dim
There are only 171,000 words in the English language. You don’t want to run out.Rob Roy O’Keefe – 22 October 2022The Back FlapA little tale of trial and error. Okay, mostly error.Duncan and Maya Small have just moved to an out-of-the-way town filled with odd characters, quirky customs, and a power-o
I traveled to Leningrad in 1979 as a college student and the most moving and impactful part of that trip was a visit to the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery where nearly 500,000 of the one million casualties of the siege of Leningrad are entombed. More civilians are buried in that single cemetery th
The medical community still hadn’t come to grips with how the virus was spread. I wanted to stay away from my family so I didn’t put them at risk, so my wife suggested I use my downtime to finish writing this book, escaping into a fantasy world I had created.28 October 2022The Back FlapThe sweat pou
…one story started “she dug a hole and hid him under a tarp, when they knew the law was coming”Yvonne Martinez – 19 October 2022The Back FlapAt Eighteen, Yvonne Martinez flees brutal domestic violence and is taken in by her dying grandmother…who used to be a sex worker. Before she dies her grandmot
I wanted to explore why and how people identify so closely with the past even when it is impossible to ever know exactly what happened.Heidi Hackford – 15 November 2022The Back FlapAre we ever able to escape the past? Should we be allowed to?Though deeply ashamed of her slaveholding heritage, Temple
The story is first of all an adventure story about a life and death struggle and what that does to the people involved, but it’s also about love, betrayal, redemption and ultimately how we find our way in the world.David Sklar – 25 October 2022The Back FlapHow far would you go to save someone you ba
Writing my blog allowed me to vent, evaluate my life and the world around me, and ponder the big questions. It also gave me space to make fun of myself (I’m OCD and have low self-esteem) and showcase my quirky family and wonderful (but silly) collies.Emily Kemme – 12 November 2022The Back FlapAfter
The characters confront very difficult issues: school violence, abortion rights, euthanasia, homophobia, and political extremism. And one must be very SENSITIVE when addressing such topics.M. Laszlo – 1 November 2022The Back FlapIn this trio of novellas, three game young ladies enter into dangerous