Vanessa Hua is no stranger to writing about strong, resilient women. It’s what she did with A River of Stars, her debut novel published in 2019. It became a national bestseller, highly regarded by The Washington Post, NPR, and Real
Amelia Zachry is many things. She’s a mom of two girls, a wife, a writer, and an advocate. Most importantly, she is someone who has gone through hell and back. She’s emerged on the other side of trauma with her
As someone who has rediscovered the joy of reading middle grade novels lately, I was excited to find another selection to add to my TBR list - Caris Avendaño Cruz’s novel Marikit and the Ocean of Stars out now. Her
’ve lived in Portland, Oregon for almost three decades now and have never thought of this city as a literary-minded community. Sure, we have Tin House, the Oregon Book Awards, and the public library system is robust, but we don’t
Those in the novel writing community know that writing a book is no joke. It takes a lot of will and determination mixed with self-doubt to complete a book of a certain length. If you’re an aspiring adult literary fiction
Did Alicia Berenson really kill her husband, especially when they seemed to have such a perfect life? That’s the question that pervades throughout Alex Michaelides’ debut novel The Silent Patient, which came out in February 2019. Since then, the book
Certain professions are well known for the unequal and misogynistic treatment of women, but you may be surprised to find out that it also occurs in the art world. The PR release I received from author Linda Moore’s publicist, BookSparks,
For many of us, the bond we have between our mothers and fathers is at best, loving and at worst, brutal. Generally, we can say that it steers one way or the other. But what if it’s both?
I first heard about Althea Potter when I reached out to another chef and food blogger named Lola Milholland in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, for recommendations for an article I was writing at the time. Lola told me about
Mia P. Manansala is a writer, but she’s also a book coach. She describes herself as someone who loves books, baking, and bad-ass women. Thus, she has crafted a line of novels where all of these things exist. Taking inspiration