A few years back, I was on a book panel with a women’s fiction author. (I understand that classifying authors by genre, especially this one, can be controversial. I only mean that she writes modern-day, relationship-driven fiction with strong female protagonists.) An audience member asked us about our writing process and this author said, “Well,… Read More »

Historical fiction is an extremely popular choice for book clubs everywhere. Rich with details from a time we missed and will never get to see, it’s easy to get lost in a new story set in a different time. Here are seven works of historical fiction (and one of nonfiction) from original points of view… Read More »

Oftentimes, we find ourselves caught up in our lives and entrenched in a tunnel-vision view of the world. Any bookworm will tell you that reading can cure that by taking us to unexplored lands with new friends that we come to know and love. Even if all of it is fictional, it’s the rush of… Read More »