For our #BookstravaganzaHomecoming series, we asked our authors about a few of their favorite things. Here are Naima Simone’s favorite home rituals. One thing you’d find out about me after about five minutes of conversation? I’m a reality TV junkie. Unashamedly. If it’s crazy, ratched or weird, chances are, I’m watching it. One of my favorite shows is 90 Day Fiancé, and you can guarantee that every Sunday night at (read more…)
For our #BookstravaganzaHomecoming series, we asked our authors about a few of their favorite things. Here are Lisa Unger’s favorite home rituals. I find that when the chatter in my head is too loud, when the world is too chaotic, when there’s just been too much input, it’s time to close things down. I live on the beach, so a mindful walk with my toes in the sand is always centering. A (read more…)
For our #BookstravaganzaHomecoming series, we asked our authors about a few of their favorite things. Here are Viola Shipman’s favorite home rituals. I am a caffeine addict and coffee snob. I love good coffee as much as good wine, but the pandemic forced me to recreate my habit. Now, I make my own lattes (and whipped cream) at home. I’m blessed to have one of the nation’s best coffeehouses and (read more…)
In her third YA novel, author/actor Dana L. Davis takes to the hip-hopera stage with ROMAN AND JEWEL (Jan. 5, Inkyard Press), and it has everything you could want in a holiday read. Forbidden romance? Check. #Ownvoices storytelling? Check. A Broadway/NYC setting? Check. Hamilton meets Geekerella? CHECK! So how is Dana spending her holiday after crafting this fabulous novel? She filled us in on what’s making her strange yuletide season (read more…)
Morgan Rogers‘ #ownvoices rom-com, HONEY GIRL (February 23, Park Row), has already been called one of the “32 LGBTQ Books That Will Change the Literary Landscape in 2021” by OprahMag.com. What is Morgan doing over the holidays besides taking the romance world by storm? She popped in to tell us about her favorite things in this unusual holiday season. (Hint: it involves her highly recommended must-watch shows, rounded out with (read more…)
