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In her debut novel, Nancy Johnson explores racial injustice and social inequality. Nancy Johnson’s eloquently written, introspective, and emotionally resonant debut novel, The Kindest Lie, is a timely commentary on social…
A sweeping story of two women who overcome destitution to create an iconic French fashion brand. “People thought they were buying Chanel, glamour, Parisian sophistication. But what they were really…
How Yi Shun Lai advocates for marginalized voices. Yi Shun Lai is a writer, editor, columnist for the Writer magazine, an MFA program instructor at Bay Path and Southern New…
A dogged heroine struggles to untangle herself from the mysterious Vine. In her debut novel, Daughters of the Wild, Natalka Burian crafts a tale of magical realism mixed with a woman’s determination to…
Writing professor Susan Shapiro is a master in the art of the essay—both writing them and selling them to paying outlets. In her book, THE BYLINE BIBLE—Get Published in 5…
A Celebration of Books, Bookstores, and the Meaning of Happiness Deep into Susan Wiggs’ The Lost and Found Bookshop, a character declares: “A bookseller is the link between the stories…
There’s Florence, Italy, Florence, South Carolina, and closer to home and heart is the iconic Austin social advocate Florence Ponziano—the “Mother Teresa of Montopolis.” If you visit 515 Kemp Street,…
Books, like people, make such good companions. Getting us through the bad times and helping us celebrate the good times. Making us calmer or piquing our energy. It’s amazing what…