Author Interview: Maysoon Zayid, The Girl Who Can Can by Seema Yasmin In her writing, Seema Yasmin has a gift for bringing extraordinary real life stories to young readers in a way that feels honest, hopeful, and deeply human. In Maysoon Zayid, The Girl Who Can Can, Seema introduces kids […]
Author Interview: Limelight by Andrew Keenan-Bolger In Limelight, Andrew Keenan-Bolger captures the thrill and pressure of growing up in the New York theater world, where wanting something badly can make you feel both alive and painfully exposed. Set in 1996, the novel follows Danny as he tries to find his footing […]
Author Interview: Butterfly Games by Kelly Scarborough Historical fiction has a way of breathing life into the margins of history, especially when it dares to imagine the inner worlds of women whose stories were flattened into scandal, rumor, or footnotes. In Butterfly Games, Kelly Scarborough brings readers into the glittering […]
Author Interview: Carnival Fantástico by Angela Montoya Whimsical, romantic, and just a little bit dangerous, Carnival Fantastico sweeps readers into a magical traveling carnival where second chances, old wounds, and unexpected wonders collide. We’re thrilled to feature an interview with Angela Montoya to talk about food-first carnival priorities, banter-filled second-chance […]
Author Interview: Beth is Dead by Katie Bernet In Beth Is Dead, debut author Katie Bernet takes one of literature’s most beloved tragedies and gives it a razor-sharp twist, reimagining Little Women as a contemporary murder mystery. What begins with the familiar heartbreak of Beth March’s death quickly spirals into […]
Author Interview: An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew In An Ocean Apart, Jill Tew delivers a fierce and immersive eco-thriller that feels both cinematic and heartbreakingly real. The world has fractured into the flooded Marshes below and the glittering cruise-ship cities above, where the privileged sail away from the wreckage […]
Author Interview: The Dysfunctional Family’s Guide to Murder by Kate Emery Families fight, bicker, and keep secrets but in Kate Emery’s The Dysfunctional Family’s Guide to Murder, Ruth takes it a step further: she suspects her relatives of actual homicide. With a blend of laugh-out-loud wit and genuine chills (including […]
Author Interview: The Leaving Room by Amber McBride Amber McBride’s writing has always lingered at the edges of the mystical and the deeply human, and The Leaving Room is no exception. In this novel, we meet Gospel, the Keeper of a liminal space where the young must pause between life […]
Author Interview: Try Your Worst by Chatham Greenfield Chatham Greenfield’s Try Your Worst is a romcom that mixes prank wars, tourist-town shenanigans, and a rivals-to-lovers romance that’s as heartfelt as it is hilarious. Sadie and Cleo’s journey from lifelong enemies to something much softer is full of laugh-out-loud moments, swoony […]
Author Interview: Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto Jesse Q. Sutanto is best known for the laugh-out-loud hijinks of the Aunties series and Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, but her newest novel, Next Time Will Be Our Turn, takes a quieter, more intimate approach. Blending […]