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The Enemy at Home by Kevin O'Brien INTERVIEW WITH kevin o'brien August 10, 2023   GENERAL QUESTIONS How do you begin /get started on writing a new novel? I’ll get an idea—or my editor (with whom I have a 27-year working relationship) will pitch an idea my way. Then I start asking “What...

The House of Lincoln by Nancy HoranINTERVIEW WITH nancy horan July 1, 2023   GENERAL QUESTIONS How do you begin writing a new book? Usually something snags my attention and I do a little research. If the huts Me as a great story, and if I keep going back to it, I know I am hooked.   What...

Antoinette's Sister by Diana GiovinazzoPhoto by Ryan TierneyINTERVIEW WITH dianA Giovinazzo November 15, 2022   GENERAL QUESTIONS How do you begin writing a new book? My first step is always research. I become engrossed in the history of the time period. I’ll make notes to myself with scene...

The Lost Manuscript by Cathy BonidanINTERVIEW WITH Cathy Bonidan October 10, 2022   GENERAL QUESTIONS How do you begin writing a new book? I would say “with a mad thrill“! Writing a new book means meeting new friends who will accompany you for a while. It is also a way to discover a whole new...

What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline Photo by Jeff WojtaszekINTERVIEW WITH LISA SCOTTOLINE August 22, 2022   GENERAL QUESTIONS How do you begin writing a new book? I pray, and then I start. What was your favorite childhood book? I was a Nancy Drew freak, and still am. I read all...

Love & Saffron by Kim Fayon sale 2/8/2023INTERVIEW WITH Kim Fay August 17, 2022   GENERAL QUESTIONS How do you begin writing a new book? A scene arrives in my head—fully formed. There’s a character in the scene. I feel what she’s feeling. The setting’s details are as vivid as if this is a...

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy is a searing and vibrant epic of generational love, trauma, and healing. In his trademark poignant prose,

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KlunePhoto by TJ KluneINTERVIEW WITH TJ Klune June 07, 2022   GENERAL QUESTIONS How do you begin writing a new book? Typically, writing something new is one of the last things I do. Before that, it begins with the spark of an idea, usually coming from...

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien CharlesPhoto by Richard BebenINTERVIEW WITH Janet Skeslien Charles February 24, 2022   GENERAL QUESTIONS How do you begin writing a new book? With my first book, I heard a voice. (I promise you, it’s the only time I’ve heard voices.;-) I built the voice of...

From award-winning crime writer and celebrated artist Jonathan Santlofer comes an enthralling tale about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the forgeries that appeared in its wake, and the present-day underbelly of the art world.

From international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley comes a historical tale of intrigue and revolution in Scotland, where the exile of King James brought plots, machinations, suspicion and untold bravery to light. Told partially in flashbacks, The Vanished Days weaves in and out of the timeline of the author’s beloved New York Times bestseller The Winter Sea, unraveling an investigation into a young widow’s secrets to unveil a plot that resonates to the highest echelons of Scotland’s social and political leaders.

From Tracey Garvis Graves, the bestselling author of The Girl He Used to Know comes a love song of a story about starting over and second chances in Heard It in a Love Song.

“Hoffman certainly knows how to enchant” (The New York Times Book Review) in this breathtaking conclusion to the Practical Magic series—a spellbinding and bewitching novel that asks how far will you go to change your fate?