Author Interview: Lisa Tirreno
Debut author Lisa Tirreno (she/her) has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel Prince of Fortune, and the secrets of her writing process.
Author Interview: Jill Tew
Debut author Jill Tew (she/her) has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel The Dividing Sky, and the secrets of her writing process.
Author Interview: Cherry Lou Sy
Debut author Cherry Lou Sy (she/her) has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel Love Can’t Feed You, and the secrets of her writing process.
Author Interview: Beth Dotson Brown
Debut author Beth Dotson Brown has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel Rooted In Sunrise, and the secrets of her writing process.
Author Interview: C. W. Rose
Debut author C. W. Rose (she/her) has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel Oceansong, and the secrets of her writing process.
Debut Highlight: Oceansong by C. W. Rose
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author C. W. Rose. Oceansong is a fantasy contemporary romantasy that offers a new and unique take on the tale of Romeo and Juliet.
Author Interview: Elizabeth Staple
Debut author Elizabeth Staple has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel The Snap, and the secrets of her writing process.
Author Interview—Eunice Hong
Debut author Eunice Hong (she/her) has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel Memento Mori, and the secrets of her writing process.
Debut Highlight: The Snap by Elizabeth Staple
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Elizabeth Staple. The Snap is the tale of a football professional who reckons with the choices that made her career in the boys’ club world of sports possible in a riveting and sharp Friday Night Lights meets I Know What You Did Last Summer debut.
Debut Highlight: Memento Mori Eunice Hong
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Eunice Hong. Memento Mori is recasting the myths of Eurydice, Orpheus, Persephone, and Hades through the lens of a Korean American family.
Debut Highlight: Girls Who Burn by M. K. Pagano
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author M. K. Pagano. Girls Who Burn is a twisty, pulse-pounding enemies-to-lovers thriller full of secrets, privilege, and murder.
Author Interview: Freya Finch
Debut author Freya Finch (she/her) has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel Rise, and the secrets of her writing process.
Debut Highlight: Rise by Freya Finch
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Freya Finch. Rise is a YA fantasy novel about a family of valkyries’ fight to stop Ragnarök in a story that combines the action and adventure of Percy Jackson with the complex heroines of The Cruel Prince.
Author Interview: Christine Ma-Kellams
Debut author Christine Ma-Kellams (she/her) has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel The Band, and the secrets of her writing process.
Debut Highlight: The Band by Christine Ma-Kellams
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Christine Ma-Kellams. The Band is a whip-smart, darkly funny, and biting debut that follows a psychologist with a savior complex who offers shelter to a recently cancelled K-pop idol on the run.
Author Interview: Markelle Grabo
Debut author Markelle Grabo (she/her) has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel Call Forth A Fox, and the secrets of her writing process.
Author Interview: Madeline Claire Franklin
Debut author Madeline Claire Franklin (she/they) has arrived in the Rambling Realm. During her stay, she kindly agreed to chat with me about herself, her debut novel The Wilderness of Girls, and the secrets of her writing process.
Debut Highlight: Call Forth A Fox by Markelle Grabo
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Markelle Grabo. Call Forth A Fox is a sapphic twist on the classic fairy tale Snow White and Rose Red, perfect for fans of Holly Black.
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Debut Highlight: The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Madeline Claire Franklin. The Wilderness of Girls is an unflinching YA debut about a troubled teen who discovers a pack of feral girls in the woods and is swept up in the ensuing mystery. In her ambitious debut perfect for fans of Sadie and The Hazel Wood, Madeline Claire Franklin crafts a gripping exploration of how the world.