• Re-Post Alert–Listen Up: A Book Review by Guest Blogger, Katie Lundeen

    Posted on April 13, 2024 by Carol Baldwin Listen Up by Monarch Publishing Author Abbie Crank, is a young adult novel that will help readers learn to look beyond outward appearances and appreciate the value of individuals under the surface. Sometimes we find true blue friends when we take the time to crack a person’s outward societal façade and uncover gems of character or morals deep down…

  • A STUDY IN TERMINAL: A YA THRILLER BY KARA LINABURG

    A STUDY IN TERMINAL: A YA THRILLER BY KARA LINABURG **The following repost is from Carol Baldwin’s wonderful blog where she discusses all things literary! Thank you, Carol, for letting me share Amanda Moyer’s great reviews of  A STUDY IN TERMINAL: A YA THRILLER BY KARA LINABURG!  Please welcome Amanda Moyer, my guest blogger for a review of Kara Linaburg‘s suspenseful…

  • THE MEMORY QUILT by Lori Keating: A Picture Book Review by Guest Blogger, Georgie Bartlett!*

     Today I am happy to bring you a forthcoming book from Monarch Educational Services. Lori Keating’s debut picture book, THE MEMORY QUILT sensitively deals with a child’s grief. But I want Georgie to tell you about it, not me. REVIEW The Memory Quilt is a meaningful, beautifully written picture book by Lori Keating, and Illustrated by the talented Alyssa Grizenko. This book focuses on…

  • THE IMPOSSIBLE GIRL: A Middle-Grade Fantasy reviewed by Guest Blogger, Georgie Bartlett!*

    *The following post is from Carol Baldwin’s wonderful blog where she discusses all things literary! Thank you, Carol, for letting me share Georgie Bartlett‘s great review of THE IMPOSSIBLE GIRL written by Ashley White! THE IMPOSSIBLE GIRL: A Middle-Grade Fantasy reviewed by Guest Blogger, Georgie Bartlett! The Impossible Girl (Monarch Books, 2022) by Ashley White is a beautifully…

  • DISCONNECTED by Riley Cross: A Book Review by Guest Blogger, Georgie Bartlett*

    *The following post is from Carol Baldwin’s wonderful blog where she discusses all things literary! Thank you, Carol, for letting me share this great review of DISCONNECTED by Riley Cross! Please welcome a new teen blogger, Georgie Bartlett. You can read about her below her review. REVIEW I thoroughly enjoyed Disconnected (Monarch: 2023) for a myriad of reasons,…

  • From Chicken to Cheesecake: A Poetic Journey Through Dinner

    86 Logic publishes fiction, poetry, interviews, and visual art from people who previously or currently work in the restaurant and hospitality industry. For seven years, I worked behind the scenes from the assistant manager to the food and beverage cashiers, to income controller, and finally as a food and beverage controller. I was delighted to…

  • Lot for Sale. No Pigs Chapbook Available from BatCat Press!

    Curious about how the relationships among you and your neighbors, strangers in the neighborhood, friends, and family affect your life? You think they don’t? Read on. My chapbook – Lot for Sale. No Pigs – is intended for readers interested about what goes on in other peoples lives. How alike, weird, or likely weird are…

  • Celebrating Perseverance in the Writing Community

    Today I am happy to be part of Writers Persevere!, an event that authors Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi are running for the next few days to celebrate their release of their newest book, The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Psychological Trauma. This book looks at the difficult experiences embedded in our character’s…

  • 22nd Free “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest: Contemporary and Literary Young Adult

    New FREE contest for writers of Young Adult Judged by agent Andrea Morrison of Writers House, via Chuck Sambuchino. Check out the details here: http://tinyurl.com/z7e9rsc  

  • Free Fall Friday – July First Page Results

    Originally posted on Writing and Illustrating: Natalie Lakosil, Agent Natalie is an agent at the Bradford Literary Agency. An honors graduate of the University of San Diego, California, Natalie holds a B.A. in Literature/Writing. After nearly four years at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency and a brief dabble in writing author profiles and book reviews…