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10 Books by Women to Read This Spring

Spring is here, which means it’s the perfect time of year to escape with a story: especially these fabulous tales penned by women writers. From split-time historicals to nail-biting thrillers to heartwarming rom-coms, these books will leave you feeling a surge of girl power. I call that a good thing!…

Julie CantrellApril 15, 2021

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8 Novels About Women That Are Set During the Second World War

I’ve been living in the dark time of World War II lately, and it looks like I’m going to stay there for a while. When All the Light We Cannot See came out, I spent days reading the novel, savoring every word and marveling at the superb technique and lyricism.…

Weina Dai RandelMay 6, 2021

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8 Books With Fish-Out-Of-Water Protagonists

As a military spouse of over two decades, changing residences (also called a PCS, or a permanent change of station) is both an exciting and a daunting process. The logistics of it all, the myriad of moving pieces that must somehow come together, and saying farewell to places and people…

Tif MarceloJune 10, 2021

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Whose Story is This? Classic Tales Cleverly Retold

You’ve heard the wry pronouncement, “There are only two plots in the world: someone takes a journey, and a stranger comes to town.” And then someone inevitably replies “That’s the same story. It all depends upon the point of view.” If there are only two stories in the universe, and…

Hank Phillippi RyanJune 17, 2021

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8 Fiction Books Revealing the Risk of Fame

After you read a book about a celebrity you might realize you’d never want to be a celebrity. If you read a book about fame you’d never want to be famous. Because, in books, what happens? The center of attention, the rockstar, the movie star, the influential publisher ... they…

Hank Phillippi RyanAugust 26, 2021

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Forthcoming 2021 Women’s Fiction to Watch For

I'm looking forward to 2021 for more reasons than I can name — but great new reads are certainly at the top of the list! Of course, I'm also counting down the days until my own forthcoming release, Under The Southern Sky, hits shelves on April 20. In the meantime,…

Kristy Woodson HarveyJanuary 21, 2021

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For the Love of Quirky Characters: 6 Novels Starring Peculiar People

Forget partisan politics. The U.S. came together last week and shared many a laugh with their brothers and sisters across the aisle over the never ending and ever delightful stream of Bernie Sanders memes. What’s not to love? His mittens, that pose, the manila envelope clutched beneath his arm ……

Nicole BaartJanuary 28, 2021

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8 Stories About Sisterhood That Will Steal Your Heart

During this time of distancing, our connections — even if they happen via phone and Zoom — are more important than ever. For writers, the bonds we have formed with our influencer friends in the book community are not only a saving grace for our sanity but also, in a…

Kristy Barrett and Kristy Woodson HarveyMarch 4, 2021

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Where History Becomes Story: 8 Tales of Wartime Bravery

It was my father’s birthday the other day. He would have been 97. And in celebrating, I thought about one encounter he and I had some years ago. We were in a friend’s home library, and Dad pulled a battered paperback volume of poetry from the shelves. “This is just…

Hank Phillippi RyanMarch 11, 2021

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Amy Reichert’s 10 Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

Turning the calendar page (literally or virtually) into January always marks a fresh start — maybe for a new fitness plan, a new job or new goals. For me, it’s the launch of my next novel, The Kindred Spirits Supper Club, out April 20. For book readers, January also marks…

Amy ReichertDecember 31, 2020

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When Are We? 8 Stories Featuring Dual Timelines

It’s true. It is possible to be in two places at once. It’s even possible to be in two different times at once! It’s the fascinatingly complex and incredibly revealing method used by authors in books with two separate timelines. You’ve read them — part of the book is marked…

Hank Phillippi RyanJanuary 14, 2021

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Southern State of Mind: 6 Books Set in The Sultry South

The South and stories mingle together like a hive and honeybees. I’ve only lived in the Lover’s state of Virginia for a little bit, but I’ve come to appreciate the conversations with strangers at the grocery store, smiles as sweet as salt water taffy, and the slow dance of lazy…

Sadeqa JohnsonOctober 29, 2020

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10 Books to Keep You Warm This Winter

As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, I find myself longing to escape with a good book to warm me up! I wrote my Peachtree Bluff Series, Feels Like Falling and my forthcoming Under the Southern Sky — all set in coastal climes — during the chilly winter…

Kristy Woodson HarveyDecember 3, 2020

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Winter Is Here: 10 Books to Transport You to a Snowier Setting

Snow is a perfect character. It’s relentless, it’s uncaring, it’s destructive, it’s basically unpredictable, and under the right circumstances, devastatingly beautiful. Without a second thought, it will bury, destroy, disturb, upset and entrap. It can soften any noise, or crash like an explosion. It can freeze a person solid. Or…

Hank Phillippi RyanDecember 17, 2020

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Sisters and Sagas: Must-Read Novels About Built-In Best Friends

Nearly every voracious female reader can point to a favorite book about sisters — from the blockbuster My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult to childhood classic Little Women by Louisa May Alcott to the widely studied Jane Austen novels to the critically acclaimed We Have Always Lived in the Castle…

Kelly SimmonsNovember 5, 2020

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Mother Knows Best? 12 Suspenseful Mother-Daughter Dynamics

I can’t think of toxic mother-daughter relationships without hearing Joan Crawford screech about no wire hangers! Or remember the sinister Mrs. Coulter in Philip Pullman’s brilliant novel The Golden Compass, trying to lure her daughter Lyra into giving up the precious alethiometer. (And who was Cinderella’s real mother, anyway, who…

Hank Phillippi RyanSeptember 17, 2020

10 Books by Women to Read This Spring

8 Novels About Women That Are Set During the Second World War

8 Books With Fish-Out-Of-Water Protagonists

Whose Story is This? Classic Tales Cleverly Retold

8 Fiction Books Revealing the Risk of Fame

Forthcoming 2021 Women’s Fiction to Watch For

For the Love of Quirky Characters: 6 Novels Starring Peculiar People

8 Stories About Sisterhood That Will Steal Your Heart

Where History Becomes Story: 8 Tales of Wartime Bravery

Amy Reichert’s 10 Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

When Are We? 8 Stories Featuring Dual Timelines

Southern State of Mind: 6 Books Set in The Sultry South

10 Books to Keep You Warm This Winter

Winter Is Here: 10 Books to Transport You to a Snowier Setting

Sisters and Sagas: Must-Read Novels About Built-In Best Friends

Mother Knows Best? 12 Suspenseful Mother-Daughter Dynamics

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