Book Summaries Little Hatchet When his brother is kidnapped from their New Mexico cabin, 12-year-old Walter Oakley sets off in pursuit, launching a multi-generational saga. Following the Oakley family from 1800s frontier life among Apaches and Comanches through Prohibition-era Texas, Little Hatchet chronicles their courageous struggle for survival amid unimaginable tragedy, violence, and determination. Runners […]
Trillium Meeks interviews Conor McAnally, author of “Bullets in the Water”
July 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Conor McAnally is a Renaissance man of the media world, having produced television shows, worked as an investigative journalist, starred in plays he wrote, and published short stories. He has won awards for many of these pieces. I was asked to review his debut novel, Bullets in the Water, and became so engrossed in it […]
Dawn Major interviews Emma Ensley, author of “The Computer Room”
April 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Emma Ensley’s collection of short stories, The Computer Room, proves that there are still a few out there with a sense of humor. This book is a must read for Millennials and Gen-Z although readers from any generation (yes, Boomers you will relate as well) would appreciate Ensley’s stories. Prepare to be transported back in […]
Jennifer Lewis Interviews Cynthia Leal Massey, Author of “Well of Deception”
April 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment
A finalist for the 2026 Spur Award for Best Western Contemporary Novel, Well of Deception (Stoney Creek Publishing 2025), by Cynthia Leal Massey, is a historical fiction novel taking place in south central Texas in the late 1950s. Inspired by true events, this story is about the murder of Maggie Schneider at her turkey farm […]
Mary Ellen Thompson interviews Bren McClain, author of “One Good Mama Bone”
March 17, 2026 by 3 Comments
I met Bren McClain in 2017 at an author’s luncheon and book signing for her new novel, One Good Mama Bone. At some point, when she was living away, I offered Bren a writing respite at MarshSong Cottage. She never did take me up on it, but we started emailing each other and because we […]