Heather Webb

4 Historical Novels That Burn Down Stereotypes of Lawless Women

For ages we’ve devoured stories about gangsters and cowboys, thieves and pirates, and all manner of scoundrels, but they nearly always feature male protagonists. Suddenly, there’s a rise in novels featuring women on the other side of the law, their trials and adventures, and it made me think about the…

Heather WebbMarch 1, 2024

Listicles

Six Books That Dive Deep Into the Glitz and Glamour of Old Hollywood

What is it about Hollywood of yore and its black-and-white icons that continues to seduce readers today? There’s something about the past that feels nostalgic, more wholesome. But as we dig deeper, losing ourselves in the pages of a good book that goes behind the scenes in Tinsel Town, the…

Heather WebbMarch 23, 2023

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Visit the Big Apple Through the Pages of These 5 Great Reads

One of my favorite parts of writing any book is the research. I love to wade into pages and pages about a particular event or person and trek to the location to immerse myself in the sounds, sights and smells of it. When the research is paired with one of…

Heather WebbFebruary 3, 2022

Fiction Listicles

7 Novels About Immigration That Tackle the Question: Can We Learn to Belong?

Immigration is always a timely topic in books and film, but never more than today with the world so easily accessible by planes, trains, and automobiles (and ships.) More importantly, as we reexamine our ethnic and cultural identities in the United States and worldwide, we ask ourselves: who are we…

Heather WebbNovember 4, 2021

Fiction Listicles

Nine Novels That Will Take You on a Trip Around the World

Road trips are full of fun, adventure and lasting memories. After over a year of being stranded by the pandemic, many of us are anxious to dust off our traveling boots and head … anywhere. While you’re waiting out the restrictions and making your wish lists, what better way to…

Heather WebbJuly 8, 2021

Fiction Romance

Tall Poppy Review: “The Kindred Spirits Supper Club” Is a Heartwarming Read

In Amy E. Reichert's The Kindred Spirits Supper Club (Berkley), down-on-her-luck Sabrina Monroe returns home to Wisconsin after a splashy journalism job in Washington D.C. goes awry. She dreads reconciling with fake friends and ex-boyfriends who are best left in the past, but most of all, she’s anxious about the…

Heather WebbApril 22, 2021

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Not-So-Typical Beach Read Redefines Family

Kristy Woodson Harvey’s new novel, Feels Like Falling (Gallery Books), is a perfect escape into a glittering seaside town on the North Carolina coast, complete with a sweep of dazzling sand, ritzy beach clubs and the kind of friendships that make a story good fun. But this is no ordinary…

Heather WebbApril 23, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: “A Distant Heart” Draws All to India

I love reading novels that sweep me away to faraway places; far from the mundanity of my daily routines, worries, and struggles. A Distant Heart (Kensington) by Sonali Dev does just that. From page one, suddenly I was in Mumbai, India with its gritty slums, beautiful mansions, rickshaw drivers, and…

Heather WebbNovember 11, 2018

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: “Daughters of the Night Sky” Pays Homage to WWII Female Pilots

When I sat down with this book, I knew nothing about the Night Bomber Regiment in the Red Army—a group of all-female Russian pilots that bombed Germany during WWII. I quickly found myself captivated by this band of determined women, who not only wanted to save their country from invasion…

Heather WebbJanuary 4, 2018

Fiction

Family Secrets and Fireworks in Kelly Simmons’ “The Fifth of July”

One of my favorite aspects of a good book is the way it transports me to another time or place, far from the daily grind. I want to fall into a world with a setting so vivid, I can taste the salt on my lips and hear the cry of…

Heather WebbAugust 31, 2017

Heather Webb

4 Historical Novels That Burn Down Stereotypes of Lawless Women

Six Books That Dive Deep Into the Glitz and Glamour of Old Hollywood

7 Novels About Immigration That Tackle the Question: Can We Learn to Belong?

Nine Novels That Will Take You on a Trip Around the World

Tall Poppy Review: “The Kindred Spirits Supper Club” Is a Heartwarming Read

Tall Poppy Review: “A Distant Heart” Draws All to India

Tall Poppies Review: “Daughters of the Night Sky” Pays Homage to WWII Female Pilots

Family Secrets and Fireworks in Kelly Simmons’ “The Fifth of July”

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