Stephen King: "The Institute" isn't exactly ripped from the headlines

Posted on September 3, 2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Margaret Atwood isn’t the only wildly popular author releasing a scary tale next week. Stephen King’s sixty-first novel, The Institute,...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Horror, Politics, The New York Times

New book unravels the mystery of author's mother's life

Posted on September 1, 2019 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Five Days Gone is not your average family memoir. (Though who wants to read an average memoir, right?) Journalist Laura Cumming’s...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR

New book gets up close and personal with global migration

Posted on August 21, 2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Over thirty  years ago, reporter Jason DeParle went to great lengths to fully research poverty in the Philippines. By that,...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

The Guardian checks in with George R.R. Martin

Posted on August 19, 2019 at 4:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The big reveals in a new interview with George R.R. Martin aren’t connected to the most commonly speculated-about topics. (Namely:...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Fantasy, The Guardian

The picture-perfect love story of Brian and Andrea Davis Pinkney

Posted on August 18, 2019 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Some authors and their illustrators never meet in person. Meanwhile, children’s writer Andrea Davis Pinkney is married to her illustrator....

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Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, NPR

The Kitten Lady shares her cat-rearing tips in a new book

Posted on August 17, 2019 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today we celebrate “Caturday” with an interview with Hannah Shaw, also known as the Kitten Lady. Shaw earned that nickname...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

Téa Obreht chats about her new novel "Inland"

Posted on August 15, 2019 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Téa Obreht’s debut novel, The Tiger’s Wife, was a smash hit in 2011. So understandably, readers eagerly anticipated a follow-up...

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Tagged As: Author interview, New release, NPR

Author Q&A: Debbie De Louise

Posted on August 13, 2019 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mystery author Debbie De Louise's photo and website URL.

Today we're interviewing Debbie De Louise, who writes novels in addition to working as a reference librarian at a public library.

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Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery

Author Q&A: Melanie P. Smith

Posted on August 12, 2019 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Multigenre author Melanie P. Smith's photo and website URL.

Today we’re interviewing Melanie P. Smith, a multigenre author who writes paranormal, criminal suspense, police procedural, and romance novels.

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Tagged As: Author interview, Paranormal, Romance

New book aims to explain the nuances of online communication

Posted on August 11, 2019 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter how tech-savvy you are or aren’t, you know that digital communication holds its own set of rules and...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Language, Nonfiction, NPR