Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Boone, Ph.D, teaches American literature and writing at Harding University. He also directs the Writing Center. He has published articles on a wide range of literary figures, from Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe, to D. H Lawrence and William Carlos Williams, to Mark Strand, Rita Dove, and Jorie Graham–and many […]
“The Amalfi Curse” by Sarah Penner
January 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Are you ready to be transported to a picturesque setting on the Amalfi Coast, where the warm rays of the sun are warming your skin, the salt spray is in the air, and the sand is between your toes? The Amalfi Curse (Park Row 2025) by Sarah Penner is an enjoyable tale of mystery, adventure, […]
Mimi Davis
January 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Tales like Little House In The Big Woods, Treasure Island, and the Nancy Drew mysteries first captured Mimi Davis’s attention and established her lifelong love of reading. Mimi pursued this passion further when she earned her BA in English with a minor in German from Delta State University. She enjoys a wide variety of book genres which has […]
Meredith Sue Willis is teaching Novel Writing by Zoom
January 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
West Virginia native author Meredith Sue Willis is teaching Novel Writing (WRIT1-CE9357) at the New York University School of Professional Studies, Spring 2026. The class is by Zoom on 10 Wednesdays, February 4 – April 15, 2026, 6:30p.m. to 8:50 p.m. Get more information and sign up here: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/courses/WRIT1-CE9357-novel-writing.html For more information about Meredith Sue Willis, […]
“Behind the Waterline” by Kionna Walker LeMalle
January 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment
In her debut novel, Behind the Waterline (Blair 2025), author Kionna Walker LeMalle tells a dual timeline story in two historically significant periods set apart by about four decades. First and foremost, Behind the Waterline is a coming-of-age story about teenage Eric and a courageous journey that he is seemingly forced to take in a […]
Read of the Month: “Leta Pearl’s Love Biscuits” by Arlon Jay Staggs
December 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment
First, you’re entranced by the title: Leta Pearl’s Love Biscuits (Koehler Books 2025). Then, buckle up. You’re about to enter three-hundred mischievous pages of 1982 small-town Alabama in this wildly entertaining romp by Arlon Jay Staggs. The protagonist, Trudy Abernathy, is a young woman with a past that continues to haunt her, largely because of […]