Amanda Cox’s third novel, He Should Have Told The Bees, is an endearing story about a collision of lives, the process of opening up to people around us who care, the power of faith, and the wonder of unexpected surprises. We are introduced to two young women in a dual storyline, both of whom are […]
Writers Event in Mississippi: January 27, 2024
December 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Opportunity for Writers! Writers’ Event will be presented on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the lovely state-of-the-art Hancock Performing Arts Center in Kiln, MS. Produced by the Hancock County Library System working in partnership with the Harrison County Library System, HOMEGROWN: A WRITERS’ EXCHANGE will feature 20 of the most extraordinary and talented authors from […]
Dawn Major interviews Editor and Contributors of All night, All Day Anthology
December 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Introduction: Since becoming one of the Associate Editors at Southern Literary Review, Dawn Major has come to know several of the authors, poets, and artists from the cast of this exquisite anthology, All Night, All Day: life, death & angels. Clearly, each and every one of the talented women writers who contributed understood the value […]
“It Ends with Knight” by Yasmin Angoe
November 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
It Ends with Knight (Thomas & Mercer 2023) is the impressive conclusion to the Nena Knight thriller series by Yasmin Angoe. Although it can be read as a stand-alone, you won’t want to miss the first two Knight books, Her Name is Knight and They Come at Knight. The dazzling and deadly Nena Knight is […]
“At What Cost Silence” by Karen Lynne Klink
November 15, 2023 by 1 Comment
At What Cost, Silence: The Texian Trilogy, Book 1 is the brilliant debut from author Karen Lynne Klink. The dramatic turns that affect the Villere family household over the course of more than a decade form the essence of the narrative while each chapter is seen through various characters’ perspectives. The accounts of Adrien and […]
Stephanie Barko interviews Karen Lynne Klink, author of “At What Cost, Silence?”
November 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Karen Klink’s debut novel, At What Cost, Silence? is set in antebellum East Texas just prior to the Civil War. Karen’s main character, young Adrien Villere, while fearing “unnatural” proclivities, yearns for the love and acceptance of his father. When I spoke with Karen, she was open and willing to answer any questions concerning connections with […]