
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.” –...

Kitty Morse’s Le Riad au Bord de l’Oued: winner (translation)….Gourmand World Awards
A huge congratulations to Novel Network’s own Kitty Morse, who shared this wonderful announcement: What a lovely surprise to wake up to this e-mail on December 1, 2019 From M. Edouard Cointreau, founder, World Cookbook Awards: “Le riad au bord de l´oued is the Winner...

Huda Al-Marashi Goes Above and Beyond for Book Club
Recently, a book club group in Coronado, California, requested a book club visit via NovelNetwork with Huda Al-Marashi for discussion of Huda's debut memoir, FIRST COMES MARRIAGE. Due to scheduling conflicts on both sides, the author visit was not able to go forward....

True to Me by Kay Bratt
ABOUT TRUE TO ME: From the bestselling author of Wish Me Home comes a breathtaking novel about the secrets that families keep and one woman’s illuminating search for the truth. Quinn Maguire has a stable life, a fiancé, and what she thinks is a clear vision for her...

Lost Tomorrows by Matt Coyle
ABOUT LOST TOMORROWS: Perfect for hard-boiled PI fans who like a tainted hero living by his own code. A phone call thrusts Rick Cahill’s past and all its tragic consequences into his present. Krista Landingham, his former partner on the Santa Barbara Police...

Aimee Liu – Bestselling Author
ABOUT AIMEE: from author's website Aimee Liu is the author of the bestselling novels:FLASH HOUSE (Warner Books, 2003)is a tale of suspense and Cold War intrigue set in Central Asia. The story centers on an American journalist’s wife whose quest to rescue her missing...

Lake Whitney (TX) Library Book Club Enjoys Laura Kamoie
The Lake Whitney (TX) Library Book Club thoroughly enjoyed their video chat with NYT Bestselling author and historian of early America, Laura Kamoie. Book club manager Jeannine shared with us her review, as quoted in the attached photo. We look forward to seeing which...

A Girl Like You by Michelle Cox
ABOUT A GIRL LIKE YOU: Beautiful Henrietta Von Harmon works as a 26 girl at a corner bar, Poor Pete’s, on Chicago’s northwest side. It’s 1935, but things still aren’t looking up since the big crash and her father’s subsequent suicide. Left to care for her antagonistic...

Kim Taylor Blakemore – Award Winning Historical Fiction Novelist
ABOUT KIM: from author's website Kim Taylor Blakemore writes women's historical fiction. She writes about the thieves and servants, murderesses and soiled doves, grifters and dancehall girls. The fierce women. The darker stories with tangled lies and hidden...

Cardinal Creek Book Club Welcomes Kristina McMorris
The Cardinal Creek Book Club (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) is all smiles as they capture a moment from their maiden voyage video chat with NYT Bestselling author (and really super human being) Kristina McMorris. Book club manager Sandy shared these kind words, “We could...

J.A. (Jodi) Wright – Award Winning Debut Novelist
ABOUT JODI: from author's website J.A. Wright grew up in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and moved to New Zealand in 1990 with her young family. Jodi is the founder and director of the World Buskers Festival (1994–2014), and the New Zealand Jazz and Blues...