It’s a Novel Network Out There
By Susan McBeth, founder and CEO, Novel Network™ and Adventures by the Book®. “Books are something social – a writer speaking to a reader – so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the meeting of a book club, is a brilliant idea.” –...
PitchFest 2023 a Smashing Success!
by NovelNetwork Wow, over 300 readers, book clubs and library groups signed up for our first ever PitchFest, featuring 20 book club favorite Novel Network authors pitching their new book to readers. It was fast paced, fun, and we all now have overflowing TBR piles....
Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes From Occupied France
ABOUT: I'd never come across another suitcase quite like it. But what was the tattered black leather valise doing there, hidden behind a crocheted comforter on the top shelf of my late mother's closet? The tarnished brass locking mechanism had already been sprung. I...
Piper Huguley – Author of Historical Fiction featuring African American Characters
from author's website ABOUT PIPER: Piper G. Huguley’s biographical historical fiction, By Her Own Design: a novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register (William Morrow Publishing) tells the inspiring story of the Black fashion designer of Jackie...
Inspiration and Mission Behind The Award Winning Novel For My Sister
by Puja Shah Like many first generation families, I know what it took for my parents to leave everything they knew from their home country of India in search of a better life in the USA. As my family has settled into our Southern California life, I realize that I am...
The Man Who Came and Went by Joe Stillman
ABOUT: The Man Who Came and Went, a novel of the new west, is a magically realistic story for the modern era that will tease your understanding and beliefs, and draw you into the mysteries of the universe, from the brilliant mind of Joe Stillman, acclaimed Academy...
Whitney Scharer – Bestselling Author of Historical Fiction
from author's website ABOUT WHITNEY: Whitney holds a BA in English Literature from Wesleyan University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. Her short fiction, essays, and interviews have appeared in numerous publications including Vogue,...
For My Sister by Puja Shah
ABOUT: Amla and Asya are sixteen-year-old twins living with their family in a small village outside of Mumbai. While they look alike, they are very different. Asya is known for her quiet grace and understanding, whereas Amla questions authority and breaks rules. Their...
Kitty Morse – Award-Winning Author and Chef
from author's website Kitty Morse was born in Casablanca of a French mother and British father, and came to the United States in 1964 to attend college. She is the author of nine cookbooks, including a memoir with recipes titled Mint Tea and Minarets: a banquet of...
The First Book Club/Author Connection of 2023 is in the Books
Book clubs are off and running! The first official book club/author connection of 2023 honors belong to New York Times bestselling author Karen White and the lovely ladies of the Newport (Rhode Island) Public Library Wednesday book group. How fitting that they...
Going Down the Rabbit Hole Writing Historical Fiction
by Jennifer Coburn When I decided to write Cradles of the Reich, a historical novel about the Nazi Lebensborn breeding program, I knew it would require a great deal of research. I would be writing about Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler’s top-secret plan to create two...