Welcome to the first, of what we hope will be many, Virtual Book Tour interviews on Dead Darlings! We’re excited to introduce you to author Andrew Altschul, who worked on his novel, The Gringa (Melville House, 2020) for eight years…
Your novel is about to be published. Yay! All that hard work is finally paying off. Your first reading is announced, your launch party guests are invited, your coast-to-coast book tour is scheduled…and then, a worldwide pandemic strikes. All bets…
In Marley, Jon Clinch brings back to life the famous ghost, Jacob Marley, who appears before Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve. Wrapped in chains, he warns Scrooge of the dangers of not changing his cold-hearted ways. But why? How did Scrooge become…
Authentic characters and a strong sense of place drive Lisa Duffy’s second novel, This is Home (Atria, 2019). Following up on her debut, The Salt House, Duffy’s new book is about Quinn, a woman struggling to understand why her husband,…
It’s hard to believe A Bend in the Stars (Grand Central, 2019) is Rachel Barenbaum’s debut. This beautifully written literary novel is many things—a historical thriller about physics, a gritty look at the plight of Russian Jews in 1914 Russia,…
November 24 is Small Business Saturday. In honor of the event, we talked with our favorite small businesses…independent bookstores. Of course, publishers, publicity agents, reviews, Goodreads, and Amazon all play an important role in promoting debut authors and driving sales….