My 2025 Summer Reading Guide is out! It is an 18-page printable document that contains over 60 reading recommendations including books from spring and summer 2025 as well mystery series recommendations, fiction/nonfiction pairings, fall 2025 titles that I love, backlist titles, and some fall most anticipated reads. I have read every page of over 90 books and sampled at least 40 more to find the ones that really resonated with me and that I can personally recommend. Please fill out this form to indicate which form of payment (a tip in the amount of your choosing), and I will send it to you!

Author Q & A Posts

I conduct Q & As with various authors about their books, writing process, and more.
April 18, 2023

Q & A with Susan Meissner, Author of ONLY THE BEAUTIFUL

Susan Meissner’s latest novel Only the Beautiful published on April 18, 2023. Susan Meissner is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction with more than three-quarters of a million books in readers' hands and translations in eightee…

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March 19, 2023

Q & A with Kristen Loesch, Author of THE LAST RUSSIAN DOLL

Kristen Loesch’s debut novel The Last Russian Doll published on March 14, 2023. Kristen grew up in San Francisco. She holds a BA in History, as well as a Master’s degree in Slavonic Studies from the University of Cambridge. Her debut his…

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Oct. 2, 2022

Q & A with Freya Sampson, Author of THE LOST TICKET

Freya Sampson’s book The Lost Ticket published in September 2022. Freya is the author of two novels, The Last Chance Library and The Lost Ticket/The Girl on the 88 Bus. She worked in TV as an executive producer and her credits include two docu…

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Sept. 12, 2022

Q & A with Khristin Wierman, author of BUCK'S PANTRY

Khristin Wierman’s book Buck's Pantry published in September 6, 2022. Khristin spent twenty years rising through the marketing ranks of Fortune 500 companies, building a career that was lucrative, ego-boosting, and a little bit soul-crush…

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Sept. 11, 2022

Q & A with Roselle Lim, Author of SOPHIE GO'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB

Roselle Lim’s latest book Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club published in August 2022. Roselle is the critically acclaimed author of Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune and Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop. She lives on the…

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Aug. 24, 2022

Q & A with Ali Hazelwood, author of LOVE ON THE BRAIN

Ali Hazelwood’s latest book Love on the Brain published this week. Ali is the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, as well as a writer of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out…

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Aug. 8, 2022

Q & A with Rebecca Stirling, Author of THE SHELL AND THE OCTOPUS

Rebecca Stirling’s new memoir The Shell and the Octopus published on July 26, 2022. Rebecca lives between Aspen, Colorado and Kauai, Hawaii, with her two children. She teaches creative art and writing classes to help spread the knowledge and i…

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Aug. 6, 2022

Q & A with Maren Cooper, Author of FINDING GRACE

Maren Cooper’s book Finding Grace published in July 2022. Maren grew up in the Midwest and now resides in St. Paul, Minnesota. She currently serves as a volunteer for various nonprofits and retreats frequently to the shore of Lake Superior, wh…

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July 28, 2022

Q & A with Nan Fischer, Author of SOME OF IT WAS REAL

Nan Fischer’s new novel Some Of It Was Real published on July 26, 2022. Nan is a graduate of Cornell University and former Traveling Writer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Senior Campaign Writer for The University of Cali…

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July 19, 2022

Q & A with Brooke Beyfuss, Author of AFTER WE WERE STOLEN

Brooke Beyfuss's novel After We Were Stolen published July 19, 2022. She is a freelance writer who lives in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey with her husband, daughter, and far, far too many pets. She graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in ps…

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July 18, 2022

Q & A with Abigail Cutter, Author of LONG SHADOWS

Abigail Cutter’s novel Long Shadows published on July 12, 2022. Abigail started out as an artist/printmaker with a MFA from George Washington University, but during a long stint at the National Endowment for the Humanities she developed a…

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July 5, 2022

Q & A with Louise Hare, Author of MISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS

Louise Hare’s novel Miss Aldridge Regrets published on July 5, 2022. Louise is a London-based writer and has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Originally from Warrington, the capital is the inspiration for muc…

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June 6, 2022

Q & A with Catherine Drake, Author of THE TREEHOUSE ON DOG RIVER ROAD

Catherine Drake’s debut novel The Treehouse on Dog River Road published on May 10, 2022. Catherine lives with her husband in Stowe, Vermont. She fell in love with Vermont when she moved there shortly after her wedding and is still starry-…

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June 5, 2022

Q & A with Susan Speranza, Author of ICE OUT

Susan Speranza’s new book Ice Out published May 24, 2022. Susan was born in New York City, grew up on Long Island, and for a time worked in Manhattan, enjoying the hectic pace and cultural amenities of the City. Eventually, however, …

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May 15, 2022

Q & A with Robin Farrar Maass, Author of THE WALLED GARDEN

Robin Farrar Maass’s new book The Walled Garden publishes May 17, 2022. Robin is a lifelong reader and writer who fell in love with England when she was twenty-two. She enjoys tending her messy wants-to-be-English garden, painting waterco…

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May 7, 2022

Q & A with Connie Hertzberg Mayo, Author of THE SHARP EDGE OF MERCY

Connie Hertzberg Mayo’s new book The Sharp Edge of Mercy was published on May 6, 2022. Mayo came to Massachusetts to get a Literature degree from Tufts University and never left. She first learned about Thompson Island shortly after graduation…

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April 25, 2022

Q & A with Anna Salton Eisen, Author of PILLAR OF SALT

Anna Salton Eisen’s new book Pillar Of Salt: A Daughter’s Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust published on April 26, 2022.  Anna was a founding member and the first president of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. S…

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April 20, 2022

Q & A with Colleen Hubbard, Author of HOUSEBREAKING

Colleen Hubbard’s new novel Housebreaking published April 19, 2022. A native of New England, Colleen Hubbard now lives in the U.K. with her family. She wrote her debut novel, Housebreaking, while on maternity leave from her…

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April 18, 2022

Q & A with Aparna Shewakramani, Author of SHE'S UNLIKEABLE

Aparna Shewakramani’s new book She’s Unlikeable: And Other Lies That Bring Women Down was published on March 22, 2022. Aparna is a lawyer who holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law and a B.A. from Rice University. The breakout star o…

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April 5, 2022

Q & A with Jody Hadlock, Author of THE LIVES OF DIAMOND BESSIE

Jody Hadlock’s new book The Lives of Diamond Bessie published April 5, 2022. Jody’s love of history goes all the way back to junior high, when she was a member of the Junior Historians of Texas—so it’s no surprise her first n…

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March 26, 2022

Q & A with Caitlin Hamilton Summie, Author of GEOGRAPHIES OF THE HEART

Caitlin Hamilton Summie’s new book Geographies of the Heart published in January 2022. Caitlin earned an MFA with Distinction from Colorado State University, and her short stories have been published in Beloit Fiction Journal, Wiscon…

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March 7, 2022

Q & A with Kris Clink, Author of SISSIE KLEIN IS COMPLETELY NORMAL

Kris Clink’s new book, Sissie Klein Is Completely Normal, published on November 9, 2021. Kris Clink is the author of Goodbye, Lark Lovejoy and Sissie Klein is Completely Normal, which have received praise from&nbs…

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Feb. 23, 2022

Q & A with Heather Frimmer, Author of BETTER TO TRUST

Heather Frimmer’s new book, Better to Trust, published on September 21, 2021. Heather is a radiologist specializing in breast and emergency room imaging. Her first novel, Bedside Manners, was published in 2018 and has received several awa…

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Nov. 2, 2021

Q & A with Sherry Thomas, author of MISS MORIARTY, I PRESUME?

Sherry Thomas’s sixth installment in her Lady Sherlock series, Miss Moriarty, I Presume?, publishes on November 2, 2021. Sherry Thomas is one of the most acclaimed historical romance authors writing today. Readers of Deanna Raybourn …

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