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Manuscript Monday: The Wedding People.
On this week's Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends " The Wedding People " by Alison Espach. A novel that surprised me in the best way possible. If you've listened to the podcast you'd know that I’m a reader who actively seeks out happy endings and avoids sad stories. So, when I discovered the central premise of this book, I was considering bailing on this book. I worried it would be a story defined by its darkness. What I found instead was a narrative defined by its light, a

Sarah Diop
20 hours ago2 min read


Manuscript Monday: Fourth Wing (Again)
On this week's Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends "Forth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros. You know that feeling when a book recommendation hits so perfectly, it feels like a personal gift? That was me this week, utterly consumed by Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing . The credit goes entirely to our own Lindsay (thank you), who first featured it in a Manuscript Monday and then, in the latest Book Interrupted podcast episode, planted the seed: “This could be your next book series obsess

Sarah Diop
Dec 29, 20252 min read


Authors Spotlight with Keven Albers
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Keven Albers and his book “ Helcyon: The Ashen Knight.” We explore a story that is far more than a traditional fantasy, it’s a profound exploration of grief, memory, and the stories we inherit. Thirteen-year-old Bobby Porter is pulled into the unfinished fantasy novel left behind by his recently deceased father. He lands in Helcyon, an ash-choked world ruled by an immortal tyrant, where he partners with Zenobia, a fi

Sarah Diop
Dec 21, 20252 min read


Authors Spotlight with Montie Carol Montgomery
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Montie Carol Montgomery and her book “Two Squirrels and a Girl”. Born to wealth that the Civil War ravaged, held captive by renegade Comanche, and rejected by family and friends, Mary Elizabeth (“Libby”) Haley ran away from home at the age of 14. Libby learned to navigate the dangerous and volatile Old West and made a name for herself as Squirrel Tooth Alice. Given her moniker because of a gap in her front teeth and

Sarah Diop
Oct 19, 20251 min read


Manuscript Monday: The Inheritance Games
On this weeks Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends " The Inheritance Games" by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I was surprised how much I liked this...

Sarah Diop
Jun 9, 20251 min read


Authors Spotlight with Lucian Lazar
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Lucian Lazar and his book “The Framework: Motivationless Exercise” . The...

Sarah Diop
May 25, 20252 min read


Manuscript Monday: The Song of Achilles
On this weeks Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller. I always enjoy stories that include Greek...

Sarah Diop
May 5, 20251 min read


Authors Spotlight with Kathleen Shields
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Kathleen J. Shields and her book “How to Write, Market and Sell Children's...

Sarah Diop
Apr 26, 20252 min read


Which Witch are you? Quiz
Inspired by Sarah's Book Pick "The Change" by Kirsten Miller. Join the Book Interrupted members while they take the quiz and figure out...

Sarah Diop
Apr 17, 20252 min read


Manuscript Monday: Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Saké
On this weeks Manuscript Monday Lindsay recommends Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Saké by Nancy Masumoto & Michael Tremblay I...
Lindsay Schwietz
Apr 14, 20251 min read


Manuscript Monday: Before the Coffee gets Cold
On this weeks Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends "Before the Coffee gets Cold" by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. This is a small but mighty book. ...

Sarah Diop
Mar 24, 20251 min read


Manuscript Monday: The Lost Bookshop
On this weeks Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends " The Lost Bookshop" by Evie Woods. This book has it all for any book lover. It has...

Sarah Diop
Feb 24, 20251 min read


Authors Spotlight with Cale Lewis
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Cale Lewis and his book “Red Pill in the Universal Matrix: How Owls,...

Sarah Diop
Feb 23, 20252 min read


Authors Spotlight with Lukas Klessig
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Lukas Klessig and his book “Words With My Father: A Bipolar Journey Through...

Sarah Diop
Feb 2, 20252 min read


Manuscript Monday: How to Solve Your Own Murder
On this weeks Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends " How to Solve your Own Murder" by Kristen Perrin. This book had everything I like in a...

Sarah Diop
Jan 27, 20251 min read


Manuscript Monday: It's Not You
On this weeks Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends "It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic " by Ramani Durvasula PhD. This...

Sarah Diop
Jan 6, 20251 min read


Authors Spotlight with Carew Papritz
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Carew Papritz and his novel “The Legacy Letters: his wife, his children, his...

Sarah Diop
Nov 24, 20242 min read


Manuscript Monday: Sociopath
On this weeks Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne PHD This was an excellent book that I couldn’t put...

Sarah Diop
Nov 11, 20241 min read


Authors Spotlight with Chris Donaldson
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Chris Donaldson and his novel “Going the Wrong Way”. Driven by a desire to...

Sarah Diop
Oct 27, 20242 min read


Manuscript Monday: The Shadow of the Wind
On this weeks Manuscript Monday Sarah recommends The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I loved the ending and the beginning,...

Sarah Diop
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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