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Literary Fiction Novels For Your Spring Reading List

Literary fiction readers are in for a treat because we've handpicked some amazing new novels for your Spring reading list! You won't want to miss these amazing books by Charlie Suisman, Laura Koerber, C Pam Zhang, Ruby Hummingbird, Beth Morrey, and Afia Atakora. Enjoy your new books!

Arnold Falls

by Charlie Suisman

Release Date: March 10, 2020

If given a choice of go big or go home, nine times out of ten the townspeople of Arnold Falls will go home and forget about the whole thing. Tempests great and small (mostly small) are always brewing in this tiny town where half the residents are fighting to preserve its red-light district heyday, half are up to no good, and another half are sleeping it off... Yes, that math is correct. Spend some time in this oddball village, where larger than life characters deal with the smallest of problems. Somehow it all comes right in the end.

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Coyote Summer

by Laura Koerber

Release Date: January 30, 2020

The summer of magic happened forty years ago when Ben O'Rourke was just seventeen, but he's never forgotten. It started with rape and ended with a promise. In between things happened that Ben still didn’t understand. A man turned into a coyote, a girl danced in the air, Ben broke the law, and he fell in love for the first time. And, when the summer ended, he made a promise that he now needs to keep.

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How Much of These Hills Is Gold

by C Pam Zhang

Release Date: April 7, 2020

This debut novel from C Pam Zhang is set against the twilight of the American gold rush. Two orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refuses their existence. They flee the threats of their Western mining town and set off on a journey to bury their father in the only way that will set them free from their past.

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The Garden of Lost Memories

by Ruby Hummingbird

Release Date: April 1, 2020

Elsie knows what she likes. This sixty-two-year-old likes custard creams at four o'clock, jigsaw puzzles, and her ivy-covered, lavender-scented garden. Ten-year-old Billy would rather be doing anything that babysitting his grumpy neighbor Elsie and being force-fed custard creams. If it were up to them, they would both have nothing to do with one another. But unfortunately, they can't choose who they live next to.

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The Love Story of Missy Carmichael

by Beth Morrey

Release Date: April 7, 2020

The world has changed around seventy-nine-year-old Millicent Carmichael. The librarian is quick to admit she found her role as housewife and mother less than satisfying but Missy led a good life driven by two children, an accomplished husband, and a Classics degree from Cambridge. But now they are all gone and she spends her days sipping sherry, avoiding people, and rattling in her oversized, under-decorated house.

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Conjure Women

by Afia Atakora

Release Date: April 7, 2020

The fantastic first novel from Afia Atakora... Conjure Women follows the story of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a wise healing woman; her daughter Rue, who is reluctant to follow in her mother's footsteps; and their master's daughter Varina. It moves back and forth through time to tell this haunting story of passion, friendship, and the lengths they will go to save themselves and those they love.

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The Best New Contemporary Romance Reads | Spring 2020

In the mood for some sizzling new romance reads to enjoy this Spring? Look no further because we've made a list of some of the best new release contemporary romance books! The list includes books by Laurelin Paige, Claire Contreras, Sierra Simone, Skye Warren, Annika Martin, L.P. Dover, Danielle Norman, Monica Murphy, Lauren Rowe, and Summer Brooks. Happy reading!

Need You Now

by Laurelin Paige, Claire Contreras, Sierra Simone, Skye Warren, & Annika Martin

Release Date: April 7, 2020

The sexy new contemporary romance collection in the Top Shelf Romance series. The set includes: The Dirty Duet by Laurelin Paige, Half Truths by Claire Contreras, Sinner by Sierra Simone, and Hostage by Skye Warren and Annika Martin.

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Easy Revenge

by L.P. Dover

Release Date: April 9, 2020

The new book in the Boudreaux Universe by New York Times Bestselling Author L.P. Dover... Clara and Zac both thought they were heading for a happily ever after. But a betrayal left them both jaded and vindictive. It has been twelve years since they left Wyoming. Clara found her calling at a PR from in California and Zac joined his Boudreaux cousins at Bayou Enterprises. They both thought they could forget about one another and move on. But a charity auction in their hometown sets Zac up for the ultimate revenge.

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Kat, Knight Watch

by Danielle Norman

Release Date: April 7, 2020

The 11th book in the Iron Orchids Series by USA Today Bestselling Author Danielle Norman... I was never one to believe in love at first sight. But then an ATM ate my debit card and Jackson Boudreaux stepped in to save the day. He was all business in his banker suit. I couldn't help but wonder what he was hiding. We were from two different worlds. I was leather and handcuffs. He was ties and cuff-links. But when we both collided, there was no turning back.

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Hate to Date You

by Monica Murphy

Release Date: April 7, 2020

The fourth book in the Dating Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Monica Murphy... Stella Ricci is bored. Despite the fact that she is an adult, her overprotective family barely let her out of their site. Yes, she loves her job at the family's café and she is proud to be the best barista in the entire Monterey Peninsula. But is that enough? She thinks no but has no idea what she can do... enter Carter Abbott.

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Beloved Liar

by Laure Rowe

Release Date: March 19, 2020

The third book in The Reed Rivers Trilogy by USA Today Bestselling Author Lauren Rowe... Everyone has a price. That has been Reed's mantra for as long as he's had money in the bank. Now he just has to figure out Georgina's before it is too late. The love story of Reed and Georgina started as a game of cat and mouse but both sides considered themselves the hunter. Both thought they were running the game.

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Crushing On My Neighbor

by Summer Brooks

Release Date: April 5, 2020

The second book in the Lovers' Lane Series by Summer Brooks... Jason Cox is the hottest race car driver to ever exist and he likes to win. So, when he heard about my engagement he skipped town faster than he takes those death-defying left turns. That engagement never happened and now Jason no longer lives next door. Will he ever return?

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New Cozy Mystery Books For Your Reading List | Spring 2020

Spring is here and what better way to celebrate than with some new cozy mystery books for your reading list! We've made a list of some of our favorite new releases from bestselling authors Kirsten Fullmer, Nicholas Rhea, Matthew Costello, Neil Richards, Sara Bourgeois, Gina LaManna, and Paige Shelton. Enjoy your new books!

Trouble on Main Street

by Kirsten Fullmer

Release Date: March 24, 2020

The first book in the new Sugar Mountain Series by bestselling author Kirsten Fullmer... The cozy mountain town of Sugar Mountain harbors a secret society of women. The society itself is no secret but the true nature of the group is hush-hush. When a blood-smeared package shows up at the post office and a scheme threatens postmaster, Heidi Collinsworth's historic home, the Sugar Mountain Ladies Historical Society takes matters into their own hands. Heidi is sure that Mayor Winslow is somehow involved but proof is scarce.

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Constable on the Hill

by Nicholas Rhea

Release Date: March 11, 2020

The first book in the Constable Nick Mystery series which is inspired by the hit 90s TV series Heartbeat... After being posted to the North Yorkshire countryside, Constable Nick finds himself in roles that are as varied as the eccentric villagers. Some of his cases include a clever pony that keeps escaping, a naked woman running through town, and a pack of Canadian timber wolves living in a bus shelter. It's not the big city but the countryside is still full of incident.

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Mydworth Mysteries

by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards

Release Date: March 27, 2020

The fourth book in A Cozy Historical Mystery Series by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards... Lavinia's Masked Ball at Mydworth Manor is the highlight of the season. It is when the locals mingle with the great and famous from London. But when one of the guests is found dead by the lake, the party comes to an abrupt stop. At first, it seems like a simple case of a heart attack. But Harry and Kat think it was murder.

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Black Magic Kitten

by Sara Bourgeois

Release Date: March 22, 2020

The first book in the Familiar Kitten Mysteries series by Sara Bourgeois... Kinsley Skeenbauer left Coventry when she was seventeen and never thought she would return. But after a messy divorce, she packed up and drove to the one place she knew would accept her. But Coventry isn't your typical small town. It is home to a powerful family of witches. Her happy welcome home party is short-lived when a dead guy turns up behind the diner.

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Shoot the Breeze

by Gina LaManna

Release Date: March 27, 2020

The first book in the Detective Kate Rosetti Mystery series... Detective Kate Rosetti is a rising star in the local homicide department in St. Paul, Minnesota. When a young woman is found dead along the Mississippi River, Detective Rosetti quickly realizes it is the work of a serial killer. To make things worse, her sister turns up out of the blue looking for a place to live.

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The Stolen Letter

by Paige Shelton

Release Date: April 7, 2020

Delaney Nichols is doing what she loves. That is evident when just a day after returning from her European honeymoon, she's eager to get back to work at the Cracked Spine. But when she jumps off the bus and hurries to the bookshop, she collides with another woman. The hapless victim's name was Mary, and the two of them share an uncanny resemblance to one another. What makes it even stranger is that Mary believes she is the reincarnation of Mary Queen of Scots.

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Must-Read Memoir Books | April 2020

Do you need some intriguing new memoir books? You are in luck because we've made a list of some of our favorite must-read memoir books from Indigo, Alicia Keys, Bess Kalb, Peter Gatien, Madeleine Albright, and Marisa Meltzer. Happy reading!

Dancing with Chaos

by Indigo

Dancing with Chaos is an eclectic tale about mental illness and medicine, travel and the struggle of a single mother. The main character is raised in poverty and uncertainty by a single mother suffering from schizophrenia. As a teenager, she searches for love and acceptance but finds nothing but heartache. Then as a young adult, she discovers the world is a wonderful place. But heartaches resurface as the genetics of mental illness unfold.

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More Myself

by Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys is one of the most celebrated musicians in the world, yet away from the spotlight, she has grappled with private heartache over the challenging and complex relationship with her father. Not to mention the people-pleasing nature that characterized her early career, the loss of privacy, and the oppressive expectations of female perfection.

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Nobody Will Tell You This But Me

by Bess Kalb

Bess Kalb saved every voicemail her grandmother Bobby Bell ever left her. Bobby was irrepressible, glamorous, and unapologetically opinionated. Bobby doted on Bess and Bess adored Bobby. Then at the age of ninety, Bobby died. In this debut memoir, Bobby is speaking to Bess once more, in a voice as passionate as it ever was in life.

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The Club King

by Peter Gatien

Limelight, Tunnel, Club USA, and Palladium... these are the notoriously decadent clubs that dominated New York City's entertainment scene. Over four decades, one mysterious figure stood behind all of them: Peter Gatien. He was the leading Presario of global nightlife and his clubs didn't follow trends-they created movements. As his team ramped up the hedonistic highs, Rudolph Giuliani was leading a major shift in the city. The club scene was targeted and Peter Gatien's empire became a major focus of the administration.

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Hell and Other Destinations

by Madeleine Albright

When Madeleine Albright left office as America's first secretary of state in 2001, reporters asked her how she wished to be remembered. She said she did not want to be remembered. "I am here and have much more I intend to do. As difficult as it might seem, I want every stage of my life to be more exciting than the last." This memoir reveals this remarkable figure at her bluntest, funniest, most intimate, and most serious.

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This Is Big

by Marisa Meltzer

At the age of five, Marisa Meltzer began her first diet. She learned from an early age that weight was the one part of her life she could neither change nor even really understand. Nearly four decades later, as a contributor to the New Yorker and the New York Times, Marisa comes across the obituary for Jean Nidetch, the housewife who founded Weight Watchers. This is Big tells the story of both their journeys through Weight Watchers and their efforts to lose weight.

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Books To Read If You Like Young Adult Fantasy

Love young adult books? But also want to explore new fantasy worlds? You've come to the right place because we've made a list of some of our favorite new young adult fantasy books! Enjoy!

Merman Rising

by M.S. Kaminsky

Release Date: April 4, 2020

The new standalone novel in The Mermaid Curse Series by bestselling author M.S. Kaminsky... Delphin has always played by the rules. It was the only option to keep him out of his father's way-the pod's tyrant leader. But now that Delphin has come of age everything changes. He must mate before his first hunt and is matched with Chrysalis. Now his deepest secrets are threatening to rise to the surface and his life starts to spin out of control. His trusted friend hints at a solution... He must fight in a tournament.

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Chain of Gold

by Cassandra Clare

Release Date: March 3, 2020

The first book in The Last Hours series by New York Times Bestselling Author Cassandra Clare... Cordella Carstairs is a Shadowhunter that is trained to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, it is up to Cordella and her brother to prevent the family's ruin. Her mother wants to marry her off, but she is determined to be a hero instead of a bride.

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Imagine Me

by Tahereh Mafi

Release Date: March 31, 2020

The sixth and final book in the Shatter Me Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Tahereh Mafi... Now that Ella Sommers knows who Juliette Ferrars is and what she was created for things have become very complicated. She struggles to understand her past and must look to the future. But that is more uncertain than ever and the lines between right and wrong are blurred.

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Night of the Dragon

by Julie Kagawa

Release Date: March 31, 2020

The third book in the Shadow of the Fox Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Julie Kagawa... Kitsune shapesifter Yumeko gave up the final piece of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers to save everyone she loves from death. Now her ragtag band of companions have one last chance to stop the Master of Demons from using the Scroll to call the Great Kami Dragon.

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Sword in the Stars

by Cori McCarthy & Amy Rose Capetta

Release Date: April 7, 2020

Ari Helix won her battle against the Mercer corporation but an even bigger war has just begun. Now Ari and her wizard Merlin must travel back in time to the Middle Ages, where they need to steal King Arthur's Grail.

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A Power Awakened

by D.K. Holmberg

Release Date: April 7, 2020

The second book in The Volatar Saga by New York Times Bestselling Author D.K. Holmberg... Power has been restored but the Volatar's work is not yet done. The Jahor have suffered considerable losses but they now have a place to prepare.

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Interview with Kirsten Fullmer, Author of Trouble on Main Street

What can you tell us about your new release, Trouble on Main Street?

Trouble on Main Street, book one of six Sugar Mountain cozy mysteries, features the women of The Sugar Mountain Ladies Historical Society. These seemingly mild mannered women are actually novice sleuths, collecting information undercover, and solving the problems within their community.

What books are currently on your nightstand?

The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn.

What advice would you give your teenage self?

I'd say take advantage of opportunities, not to be hesitant or unsure.

If you had an extra hour each day, how would you spend it?

Reading. Other authors inspire me.

What makes your world go round? Why does it bring you joy?

Creativity. I never tire of seeing the wild and wonderful things that people dream up. I'm happiest when I take on an overwhelming, imaginative project.

What scene in Trouble on Main Street was your favorite to write?

I enjoy writing the scenes where the ladies of the society go undercover, in disguise, to collect information.

Kirsten Fullmer is the author of the new book Trouble on Main Street.

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Interview with Indigo, Author of Dancing with Chaos

What can you tell us about your new release, Dancing with Chaos?

Dancing with Chaos is a memoir. There is so much I wanted to write about! How wonderful and fulfilling the profession of nursing is, how nature can sustain us, how travel can show us what an amazing place the world is. My story starts as a young child living in poverty in New York City and takes you on a lifetime of adventure culminating in the hills of Northern California. All these diverse experiences I was happily able to share in my book. Also, a major, repeating theme in the book is mental illness. Because there was so much mental illness in my family, I wanted to share some insights into the heartache and trials that individuals with severe mental illness and their families experience. To show how behind that snapshot of a dysfunctional individual is a story of a life come apart, a person who is suffering. I hope that people will find my book entertaining but I am also hoping to break down some of the stigma of mental illness by encouraging open discussion.

What or who inspired you to become an author?

Years ago when was I was in Nursing School I took an English class. We had an assignment to write something about our childhood. My teacher liked my essay so much that she wanted to show it to her friend who ran a magazine thinking she would probably publish it. I actually turned her down thinking “no, I’m going to write a book”. It has taken half a life time to do so.

What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?

1. “My Journey to Lhasa” by Alexandra David Neel
2. “Endurance, Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage” by Alfred Lansing
3. “Seven Years in Tibet” by Heinrich Harrer
4. “The snow Leopard” by Peter Matthiessen
5. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?

Since I love true adventure/nature/travel stories I would want to interview Peter Matthiessen. I would want him to tell us all about his adventures.

What's your favorite thing about writing?

I feel like when I write I have time to think about what I want to say and so I am able to express myself more clearly and in a more positive light.

What is a typical day like for you?

Well on the days that I work at the clinic I get up, shower, have some breakfast, drive to the clinic and for the next 10 or 11 hours I think about nothing outside of my work duties, seeing patients, charting, ordering testes etc.
On days that I am home I like to do my writing and other computer work in the morning when I have my best energy. The rest of the day varies, household chores, taking my adult son who suffers from schizophrenia to his monthly medical appointments, working in the garden. By evening I’m usually winding down. I go to bed early.

What scene in Dancing with Chaos was your favorite to write?

So many! Can I give you 3?

1. When I was around 8 years old and my mother and I were homeless in N.Y.C. in the winter when it was snowing. We spent a night on a welfare bench locked in the foyer with a couple of other homeless people so that we would not freeze to death over night. We spent part of the next night on the subway steps sitting out in the snow. Why did I like writing this? Because it was such an intense time for me and because it is a time so very different from my reality as an adult.

2. The time that I was helping to deliver a baby on Christmas night in the emergency room, because it is so representative of the experiences that I loved about being a nurse.

3. The time hiking in the desert. “There’s a thing about the night sky in the desert. It’s like magic. The sky becomes much larger than the earth and not so very far away. It looks like if you walk far enough, you will touch it and just tumble off into the stars”

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?

Yes “All’s well that ends well”. If you’re doing OK don’t waste a lot of energy worrying about the past!

Indigo is the author of the new book Dancing with Chaos.

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Interview with Charlie Suisman, Author of Arnold Falls

What can you tell us about your new release, Arnold Falls?

Arnold Falls is a fictional small town in upstate New York that, in its long and not-very-glorious history, has attracted all kinds of oddball characters into its fold. Nothing ever goes quite right in Arnold Falls. There are frequent hailstorms, even when it's sunny out, the local moonshine is popular (though periodically lethal), and there's a lot of nostalgia for the town's heyday when it was full of bordellos. The novel takes us to a recent autumn, in which the town may elect its first woman mayor, there's a threat of a polluting factory being built, and a beloved turkey named Chaplin is at risk of Thanksgiving. There's love in the air, too. I hope the book is funny and that readers grow fond of the characters.

What or who inspired you to become an author?

Books have always been an essential part of my life. Writing a novel seemed unimaginable until some of the characters in the book began insinuating themselves into my thoughts. After a while they began making me laugh, so I took notes.

What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?

Tough question because I can answer that in so many different ways with completely different books. But I'll go with The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by G. B. Edwards, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, The Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse, The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, and Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion.

Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?

Is this living or dead? If so, Shakespeare, of course. If current, Anne Tyler. I'd want to ask Anne Tyler whether she thinks people will still be reading novels in a hundred years. I'd like to ask Shakespeare a lot of really personal questions.

What's your favorite thing about writing?

When I realize there's a connection between two characters that I didn't understand before.

What is a typical day like for you?

I write in the very early morning, walk my dog, do my day job of publishing Manhattan User's Guide, reread what I wrote earlier, toss it out, and try again.

What scene in Arnold Falls was your favorite to write?

There's a scene where Aunt Doozy, the 93-year-old daughter of a bordello madam, is having lunch in New York City at the Oyster Bar with one of her closest friends. Doozy tells her pal something she's never told anyone. This scene almost wrote itself -- I could hear the dialogue so clearly.

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?

Not a specific motto, but I find a little kindness goes a long way.

Charlie Suisman is the author of the new book Arnold Falls.

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Interview with M.S. Kaminsky, Author of Merman Rising

What can you tell us about your new release, Merman Rising?

Merman Rising is a standalone YA urban fantasy adventure novel in the Mermaid Curse series. It tells the story of Delphin a young merman who learns to follow his authoritarian father’s strict rules. That all changes when Delphin falls in love with a human boy.

Will Delphin muster the courage to reject every rule his father wrote, fight for truth, and rise to defeat the evil that threatens to destroy him and his pod? If you enjoy romantic fantasy novels with mermaids, gay mermen, shifters and plenty of suspense, I think you’ll want to find out!

Delphin first appeared in The Atlantis Song and again in The Atlantis Queens. I wrote Merman Rising after receiving multiple emails from readers who wanted to know more about Delphin. I love to write young adult fiction with diverse voices and couldn’t wait to tell the coming-of-age story of a young, gay merman.

Because the series concluded with The Atlantis Queens it gave me the freedom to return and explore the world of mermaids and mermen in greater depth (pun intended). The events in Merman Rising take place before all the wild adventures that Allie and her friends have in the Mermaid Curse series. Because of that, readers can enjoy it on its own or as part of the complete series.

What or who inspired you to become an author?

The urge to tell stories struck when I was four before I could handwrite. My dad became a big encouragement when he helped scribe my tales while I narrated and drew the pictures. I remember being attracted to the fantasy and paranormal genre from the start. My stories often involved ghosts, monsters, fairies and dragons. I don’t remember writing mermen or mermaid stories back then, but I might have. Unfortunately, a house fire claimed what were possibly my most inspired works ever!

What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?

Oh, that is tough! There are so many books I’ve loved. Almost all fall under the fantasy and sci-fi banner. You’ll notice that I am cheating a bit since most of these books are fantasy series that encompass multiple books. You wouldn’t expect me to choose between A Wizard of Earthsea and The Farthest Shore would you? Here are a few that come to mind in no particular order:

A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin

The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis,

The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss

The Earth Sea Cycle Series, Ursula K. Leguin

The Belgariad, David Eddings

Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?

My first guest would be Neil Gaiman. From the London Below in Neverwhere to Coraline’s “Other Mother and Father” Gaiman shows a massive talent for creating powerful characters who navigate uncanny fantasy realms. I’d love to hear more about his world-building process when he writes fantasy fiction.

What's your favorite thing about writing?

On days when I tap into a good writing flow, it’s a similar pleasure to reading a fantasy novel. I find myself transported to an alternate reality—a world of imagination that is bigger, brighter and bolder than everyday life.

What is a typical day like for you?

Typical went out the window when Covid-19 arrived! Besides being an author I also work as a filmmaker and freelance video editor so my schedule is variable. My ideal day is to get up early and do mediation and qigong for an hour. I’ve done this for years and have only missed one or two days throughout. Afterward I eat breakfast, grab some tea and get down to writing. I do my best work in the morning. I try to avoid looking at the news or social media (tough lately) until I’ve done my word count. In the afternoon I edit, work on book marketing (not my strong point–that’s why I turned to Written Word Media for their expertise!) In the evenings I exercise, treat myself to a Netflix show with my husband or catch-up on work I missed during the day.

What scene in Merman Rising was your favorite to write?

It’s difficult to talk about my favorite scene without dropping spoilers. Half of the novel takes place beneath the sea with Delphin’s fellow mermaids and mermen. The other half takes place in the human world (although still on the sea). I enjoyed writing the scenes that transition between the human and mer-worlds. I also loved exploring the romance between Delphin and Elias which forms the heart of the story.

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. – Jean Jacques Rousseau.

M.S. Kaminsky is the author of the new book Merman Rising.

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Escaping Our New Reality by Monica Murphy

By Monica Murphy

Well, our lives are certainly turned upside down right now, aren’t they? It’s unprecedented and disconcerting, and while like everyone else I can get caught up in the bad news and the dire predictions, I am also looking for an escape. And I’ve been looking for it in a variety of places.

One is going outside (though currently as I write this, it’s raining, boo). My daughter and I have been taking walks every single day. It gets the heart pumping and the muscles moving, and my daughter and I are having great conversations. Sometimes we’re silly, sometimes we’re serious, and sometimes, one (or all) of our cats follow us, which we find amusing.

I’m thinking at this moment though, we’re pretty easily amused.

I’m also doing yard work. My roses are getting ready to bloom, and I’m so excited. I’ve basically turned into my great-grandma, and I don’t mind. She was a card carrying board member of her local Rose Garden Club. Do they still have those? I used to go to the meetings with her when I was a little girl. Now look at me, tending my roses. My great-grandma would be thrilled.

We watched Tiger King (of course we did, along with the rest of the country). The memes from this series have been pure gold. Actually, the Coronavirus memes have been pretty funny, and while there’s a lot of sadness and seriousness going on with this horrible virus, I have to say dealing with it by laughing at silly memes does make me feel better.

My favorite way of escaping though, is by reading. When it all first went down and the schools were closed and my state (California) was told to shelter in place, it was difficult to lose myself in a book. I couldn’t concentrate. I was stressed. Worried. But as we’ve adjusted to our new normal, I find myself reading more. And more.

And more.

It’s such a great escape, and reasonably priced too. In the romance novels I’ve recently devoured, I read about people going to restaurants and sporting events and it fills me with a nostalgic feeling. I can’t wait to go back to the land of the living again. Where I can go to a restaurant with my family or friends and just enjoy myself. When I can wander around Target without searching for (and never finding) toilet paper. I am ready for those moments!

But in the meanwhile, I’m reading. Hopefully, you’re able to read too. And maybe, you’ll like to read my newest book Hate to Date You. It’s funny and sweet and very sexy. There’s the best friend’s hot brother, a supportive group of friends, and a feisty Italian grandma. I had a blast writing this book, and if you give it a chance, I’m hoping you have a blast reading it.

Monica Murphy is the author of the new book Hate to Date You.

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