Laura Sobiech talks to CNNs Bill Weir about FLY A LITTLE HIGHER
Laura Sobiech’s FLY A LITTLE HIGHER launched this week with a flurry of media attention and a starred review in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY which said, “Sobiech’s talent as a writer and love for her son are obvious. Her details ring true, not treacly, and the power of this book lies in its understatement of the faith […]
Jennifer Lynn Alvarez attends ABC Children’s Institute 2014
Jennifer with author Nate Bell April 7, 2014, I had the pleasure of attending ABC Children’s Institute 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. This event is hosted by the American Booksellers Association and is sponsored by Baker and Taylor as well as book publishers. The purpose is to gather independent booksellers from across the country for […]
Pretty in Ink’s Lindsey Palmer at Housing Works
Here’s our very own Lindsey, book in hand, participating on a panel of debut women writers. Of course, PRETTY IN INK hardly reads like a debut novel. This girl’s a pro! –Joelle Delbourgo
The Paris Bookshop
I just returned from Paris (vacation!). One of the joys of my trip, while wandering around neighborhoods, was to visit bookstores. While I can’t comment on the overall health of publishing in France, some observations: *There seem to be bookstores everywhere. Small bookstores, large bookstores, neighborhood bookstores, chain bookstores, specialized bookstores. It appears at least […]
Ben H. Winters’ THE LAST POLICEMAN Wins an Edgar Award!
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the Mystery Writers of America’s annual Edgar Allen Poe Awards at the invitation of Quirk Books, publisher of one of the one of the nominees in the “best paperback original” original category. Turns out the amiable author Ben Winters dresses up really nice in a tux, and […]
Elaine Neil Orr at Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC
Last night, April 9, Elaine Neil Orr launched A Different Sun (Berkley/Penguin), a novel about a young missionary woman who leaves her parent’s plantation to accompany her missionary husband to Africa, at a wonderful independent bookstore in Raleigh, Quail Ridge Books. Orr, who was born in Nigeria, where much of the novel takes place, was […]