Less than four years ago, Janice Hallett tells me, she could have summed up her writing career with the words “years of failure.” Today, at 55, she is a fixture on the bestseller lists and is being hailed as the new queen of cozy crime. Readers flock to tell her that her novels are saving […]
When Deanna R. Adams of Mentor wrote her first historical novel, the story she told took on a life of its own. During the four years Adams worked on “A Place We Belong,” she also juggled jobs as a freelance writer, hairdresser, restaurant hostess/waitress and caregiver for her daughter who was battling cancer. Her daughter […]
Lorraine Carey is a retired children’s reading specialist, teacher and international award-winning author. Her love of paranormal stories and urban legends began at a young age when she would stay up all night watching scary movies or reading a scary book, which became a lifelong passion. Lorraine is familiar with the paranormal as she has […]
The New York Post may receive compensation and/or affiliate commission when you purchase through our links. “Wherever you lead, I will follow.” If you sang that to the tune of the 2000s Gilmore Girls soundtrack, then so did we. In fact, now that we’re on the verge of fall, we’re drinking coffee from our Luke’s […]
The New York Post may receive compensation and/or affiliate commission when you purchase through our links. Happy week until Labor Day! Although the holiday is only a week away, the holiday Sales are already starting to offer big discounts at retailers across the internet. This of course includes Amazon, which is offering up to 40% […]
In her debut novel for teens and young adults, Killingly author Sarah Crowne takes readers into a world of serial killers, a missing father, time travel, and the 1980s. And so far her book has been successful. Her first published novel, All These Threads of Time, landed on Amazon’s list of the 100 best time […]
A RARE first edition Harry Potter book is set to fetch thousands at auction – 27 years after its owner bought it for £3.50 from the bookshop where she worked. Jane Thompson-Webb, 52, bought the book brand new from Ottakar’s Bookshop in Birmingham in 1997 for £4.99 – less a 30% staff discount. 3 The […]
Any novel narrated by an attractive young spy with large (and fake) breasts who stalks a group of French communists and tries to incite them to eco-terrorism can be cheesy. But a novel that also features emails full of lecture-like sermons detailing the history of radical groups and the relationship between Neanderthals and early Homo […]
They come from the same author, are set in the same world and even have the same fans, but the Lord of the Rings series differs from its predecessor The Hobbit in a few key ways. Published 17 years before The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit is lighter in both mood and adventure. Rather […]
I’m going to mention two words that might scare some people: internships and jobs. Yes, I get goosebumps just thinking about it. If you’re like me, entering the professional world can be such a daunting step into the future. The job search is overwhelming and applications and interviews are the bane of my existence. I’ve […]
