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Cassidy Dwelis guest post and book giveaway

I’m so pleased to have as my guest today Cassidy Dwelis, the author of a series of middle-grade novels about the slightly odd, always interesting 10-year-old Braidy and his equally captivating family. Read on to learn more about Cassidy, her books, and how you can win a complete signed set of Braidy Von Althuis books.

CASSIDY DWELIS

Meet the Author:
I’m Cassidy, and I love storytelling! I’m incredibly passionate about writing, art, and anything that allows me to create my own worlds. My...

Michelle Falkoff – How to Pack for the End of the World

Today’s guest is the fabulous author of How to Pack for the End of the World, Michelle Falkoff. Keep reading to learn more about the book, the author, and how to enter the giveaway.

If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow, what would you do? This is the question that haunts Amina as she watches new and horrible stories of discord and crisis flash across the news every day. But when she starts at prestigious Gardner Academy, Amina finds a group of like-minded peers to join forces with...

Carolyn Haines–Three Questions & a Cover

Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.

Carolyn Haines is a USA Today bestselling author of the Sarah Booth Delaney, Pluto’s Snitch, and Trouble the black cat detective mystery series. She was inducted into the Alabama Writer’s Hall of Fame in 2020, received the Harper Lee Distinguished Writing Aware and the Richard Wright Literary Excellence Awards for her work. A native of Mississippi, she live on a small fa...

Lauren Carr ~ What’s Up With The Dog?

In this guest post from author Lauren Carr, you’ll find a shining example of how characters, human or otherwise, can take a story right out of the writer’s hands.

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I’ll admit it. When I started out my writing career, I envisioned writing humorous and entertaining pieces to make my readers happy. If I was really lucky, I could write murder mysteries with cutting-edge detectives.

Well, as I am now promoting my twenty-eighth book,...

Miranda James – Three Questions & a Cover

Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.

The stork dropped Miranda (aka Dean) James somewhere in north Mississippi some six decades ago, where a kindly farmer and his wife took delivery. An only child, Miranda/Dean grew up spoiled rotten with a love of books and reading that made him totally unsuitable for running a farm (not to mention mowing the lawn; ever seen a jigsaw puzzle lawn?). Love of reading led to multi...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

If you stay, stay safe

I’ve written about people who don’t realize they are victims of domestic violence. (Click here to download a PDF about domestic violence.)

Now let’s consider the victims who DO know but aren’t yet prepared to leave the relationship.

Never mind why they stay — they have good reasons for that, reasons they may not be able to explain fully to others or even to themselves.

If you or someone you know is still in an abusive situation, it’s important to plan ahead...

Lori Benton ~ – Three Questions & a Cover

Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.

Lori Benton’s historical novels transport readers to the eighteenth century, where she brings to life the colonial and early federal periods of American history. Her books have received the Christy Award, the Inspy Award, and have been honored as finalists for the ECPA Book of the Year. Lori is most at home surrounded by mountains, currently those of the Pacific Nort...

Barbara Linn Probst — Queen of the Owls

Have you ever wondered where the idea for a book comes from? Barbara Linn Probst has an answer.

Where did you get the idea for your book?

I’ve been asked that question many times about Queen of the Owls, my debut novel, and I’ve responded in various ways. Mostly, I say it was a combination of things. Some had been simmering below the surface for a long time, others were new, and they all came together in one of those magical convergences.

The memory of a painful adolescent momen...

Read Banned Books Week is almost here

The last week of September is when wise people remind us that the freedom to read, the freedom of access to information, the freedom to choose for ourselves is always in peril. This year Banned Books Week is September 27 through October 3, although I strongly suggest that you read banned books every chance you get throughout the year.

 The American Library Association provides more information on their site, including lists of frequently challenged books and the ten MOST challenged bo...

The Nature of Nature review

Enric Sala wanted to know: “In what way do we depend on all…other species for our own survival?” This book, The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild, is the answer.

A former faculty member at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Sala founded the National Geographic Pristine Seas program. With these and other relevant credits on his side, Sala was well-placed to conduct the investigation that explored a myriad of topics related to his opening question.

Given that a massive team of h...