Anita Kushwaha grew up in Aylmer, Quebec. Her road to publication included a fulfilling career in academia, where she studied human geography at Carleton University and earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. A graduate of the Humber School for Writers
2020 Debut Book Feature and Author Interview: Barbara Linn Probst, Queen of the Owls
Barbara Linn Probst is a writer, researcher, clinician, and “serious amateur” pianist living on a historic dirt road in New York’s Hudson Valley. Author Interview Q: In a sentence or two, what’s Queen of the Owls about? A: Queen of the Owls is
2020 Debut Book Feature and Author Interview: Sara Rauch, What Shines From It
Sara Rauch is an author, editor, book reviewer, writing coach, and teacher based in Western Massachusetts. Her prose has appeared in several literary magazines, including Split Lip, Gravel, So to Speak, WomenArts Quarterly, Hobart, and Luna Luna, as well as
2020 Debut Book Feature: Sweet Jane, Joanne Kukanza Easley
Joanne Kukanza Easley, born in Chicago, Illinois, has adopted Texas as her home. She lives in the Texas Hill Country on a small ranch with her husband, three rescue terriers, and abundant wildlife. Retired from a career in nursing–with dual
2020 Debut Book Feature and Author Interview: Barker House, David Moloney
David Moloney worked in the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections, New Hampshire, from 2007 to 2011. He received a BA in English and creative writing from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he now teaches. He lives north of Boston
2020 Debut Book Feature: Mimi Lee Gets a Clue, Jennifer J. Chow
Jennifer J. Chow writes multicultural mysteries and fantastical YA. Her Asian-American novels include the Sassy Cat mysteries, Winston Wong cozies, Dragonfly Dreams (a Teen Vogue pick), and The 228 Legacy. She lives in Los Angeles, where she hunts for all things matcha. From the publisher, Berkley Mimi
2020 Debut Book Feature and Author Interview: Sara Bond, Gravity’s Heir
Born and raised in Atlanta, Sara is a southern tall-tale teller with a terrible poker face. So, she writes fiction to better conceal the difference between truth and imagination. After dabbling in careers in academia, politics, and even a lucrative
2020 Debut Book Feature and Author Interview: Megan Walker, Lakeshire Park
Megan Walker was raised on a berry farm in Poplar Bluff, MO, where her imagination took her to times past and worlds away. While earning her degree in Early Childhood Education from Brigham Young University, she married her one true
2020 Debut Book Feature and Author Interview: Rashi Rohatgi, Where the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow
In an attempt to help some of my fellow 2020 debut authors who have had book launches and events cancelled because of the coronavirus, I am featuring several of them and their books over the coming weeks and months. The
2020 Debut Book Feature and Author Interview: Tracey Enerson Wood, The Engineer’s Wife
In an attempt to help some of my fellow 2020 debut authors who have had book launches and events cancelled because of the coronavirus, I am featuring several of them and their books over the coming weeks and months. The