It Began With a Lie is getting a new cover, courtesy of my audio publisher Podium Audio and just in time for the launch of my audiobook on May 19! It’s pretty, isn’t it? Podium even gave me an animated cover as well. Check it out: As you can see, January LaVoy is the narrator […]
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Quarantine Reading Challenge
Hopefully we’re getting near the end of our shelter-in-place time, but just in case, I thought it would be fun to have a Quarantine Reading Challenge. (I expect all of you could finish this in a week, because what else do you have to do with yourself right now?) We already know that bookworms are […]
Fiction Podcast Review: “The Black Tapes”
How do you feel about paranormal activity or the Supernatural? Ghosts? Spirits? Demons? Do you believe? The Black Tapes is a serialized fictional docudrama podcast about one journalist’s search for truth, her enigmatic subject’s mysterious past, and the literal and figurative ghosts that haunt them both. I discovered The Black Tapes a few months back […]
The Writer’s Journey: Your Guide to Writing During a Global Pandemic
Shakespeare allegedly wrote King Lear while under quarantine. (And he didn’t even have a typewriter back then, much less a computer. He had to write everything by hand!) So, you should have no trouble getting that book done, right? (You know–the one you’ve been talking about forever.) You’re stuck at home anyway, so why not […]
What Bookworms Can Teach Us About Surviving (Even Thriving) During Global Pandemics
With most of us practicing some version of home quarantining and social distancing as the corona virus rages on, there is hope on the horizon. Because the Bookworms are here to save us! Yes, while all those extroverts are busy climbing the walls and making us all crazy with their constant texts and messages, Bookworms […]
Book Review: “The Wives” by Tarryn Fisher
Thursday’s husband, Seth, has two other wives. She’s never met them, and she doesn’t know anything about them. She agreed to this unusual arrangement because she’s so crazy about him. But one day, she finds something. Something that tells a very different—and horrifying—story about the man she married. What follows is one of the most […]
“Betrayed by Love” Psychological Thrillers and Mysteries Perfect for Valentine’s Day
What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by getting your heart broken. I jest. Well, sort of. Because, let’s face it, if you love psychological thrillers and mysteries, you probably also love reading about other people’s dysfunctional relationships. (Don’t worry, we’re not judging.) So, this Valentine’s Day, let’s bring all of that out into […]
You May Be a Bookworm If …
Just because you read a lot doesn’t mean you’re an actual bookworm. Bookworms are a special breed. They’re not just committed to their books, they’re attached. (Like the joke around the eggs and bacon – the chicken is committed but the bacon is attached.) And if you’re wondering if YOU may be one of the […]
Book Review: “What You Did” by Claire McGowan
It was supposed to be the perfect reunion: six university friends together again after twenty years. Host Ali finally has the life she always wanted, a career she can be proud of and a wonderful family with her college boyfriend, now husband. But that night her best friend makes an accusation so shocking that nothing […]
Winter Reading Challenge
Ahhh winter. There’s nothing better when it’s cold and snowing outside then curling up under a warm blanket in front of a roaring fire with a hot cup of cocoa (or red wine) and a good book. So, let’s start the season off right with a Winter Reading Challenge. Unlike other reading challenges, this one […]