Annie Ward sat down with the Harlequin team to discuss her inspiration behind her twisted thriller, Beautiful Bad [March 5, Park Row Books]…and has the photos to back it up! Based heavily on her time working in the Balkans, as well as real people in her life, Annie talks about her experience in the unstable region, as well as her aim to “challenge people’s assumptions about villains and what makes a monster.” Love (read more…)
Attending ALA MW in Seattle this year? Don’t miss three fabulous authors in conversation! PopTop Stage: Support Your Local Girl Gang Sunday, Jan. 27 2:00PM – 2:50PM Moderated by Bruce MacIntosh, Director of Programming (Denver Pop Culture Con and Reno Pop Culture Con) Milicent Patrick was one of Disney’s first female animators and the creator of one of Hollywood’s most iconic monsters, but her work (read more…)
You might think you don’t know Lia, but she’s the one who slides into your DMs for @HQforLibraries! She’s the one with the gifs! – Now that that’s out of the way, here’s what she’s been loving lately. Maybe you two have something in common. Ruby Red Rose Wine: It’s grapefruit and pink wine. You can drink it while watching the Matthew-McFadyen-in-the-rain Pride and Prejudice alone and still be cosmopolitan OR drink it alone (read more…)
Ambitious Ursula and libertine Jay are hardly an ideal pair – good thing their engagement is fake! But in Felicia Grossman’s historical romance debut, Appetites & Vices [Carina Press, February 2019] when playing pretend gets too personal, all bets are off. “Debut author Grossman doesn’t shy away from tough topics—detailing anti-Semitic prejudices of Early American high society as well as drug addiction without overshadowing the romance and humor at the center of the relationship (read more…)
When 12-year-old Maddie vanishes from her bedroom one night, her seemingly perfect family is thrown into chaos. Mofina, a former crime reporter and award-winning thriller author, pulls no punches in his newest thriller, Missing Daughter [MIRA, February 2019], and people are taking notice. “Well-developed characters and an intense pace add to this gripping novel. This latest from a gifted storyteller should not be missing from your reading pile.”— Library Journal, starred (read more…)
