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From Shore to Fiction: “Beneath the Lighthouse”

Julieanne Lynch is the author of Beneath the Lighthouse, an eerie story on ghosts and family tragedy. Today we have the pleasure of learning about her creative process and the inspiration behind her chilling story. But first, here is a taste of her story: Sixteen-year-old Jamie McGuiness’s sister is dead. Sinking into…
Julieanne Lynch
August 22, 2018
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Book and Wine Combos Perfect for Summer Reading

Picture your perfect evening in: What do you see? A nice big book? A glass of wine? Yeah, us too. Miriam Parker, author of The Shortest Way Home, is very much on the same page. In Parker’s novel, a woman named Hannah gives up her glamorous life in Manhattan to go work at a…
Bookish
August 8, 2018
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Finalists Are Named for Southern Fiction Award

The Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction has announced its finalists. The annual award is given to a writer whose work is set in the South and exemplifies the tenets of Southern literature—quality of prose, originality, and authenticity of setting and characters. This year’s finalists are: Joshilyn Jackson, The Almost Sisters (William…
BookTrib
August 8, 2018
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AuthorBuzz Giveaway: 3 Steamy Romances

This week's AuthorBuzz giveaway features three romances hotter than steamy August days.    Dear Reader, I love stories that dig deep into family relationships, so when I set out to write Hawkyn, I wanted to bring readers deeper into the world of the guardian angels known as Memitim, as well…
AuthorBuzz
August 13, 2018
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Sorting Through Fiction and Non-Fiction Narratives

At Delphinium, we often ponder the difference between fiction and non-fiction narrative, and it seems more and more that these two literary distinctions are being blurred. Even though the memoir genre is still thriving, it’s now generally understood that memoirs are embellished, truth laced with invention; and yet it’s also…
Joseph Olshan
August 7, 2018
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AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Mix of Romance & Tragedy

Dear Reader, When I first read that Louis Comfort Tiffany's Long Island magnificent mansion, full of his stained glass and artwork, had burned down in 1957 and no one knew why -- I knew there was a novel there! So I've taken a bit of history --everything about the magnificent mansion…
AuthorBuzz
August 6, 2018
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The Ever-Changing Climate of Book Reviewing

A good friend of mine (who started her career more or less at the same time) reminded me the other day how it used to be when a writer of literary fiction published a book. All the reviews would appear within a couple of weeks, and there were quite a…
Joseph Olshan
August 7, 2018
Miscellany

Writer’s Bone: Hear Caroline Kepnes And Paul Tremblay

Image courtesy of amazon To learn more about Caroline Kepnes, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Read Sean’s review of Providence in June’s “Books That Should Be On Your Radar.” To learn more about Paul Tremblay, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, or follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen…
BookTrib
July 24, 2018