In the words of The New York Times, Louis Bayard “reinvigorates historical fiction,” rendering the past “as if he’d witnessed it firsthand.” His acclaimed novels include “The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts;” “The Pale Blue Eye,” adapted into the global… Continue Reading

Andie Burke specializes in big-hearted, queer romcoms that kick-off with meet-disasters rather than meet-cutes. When not writing, she works as a pediatric radiology nurse. She lives with two small, but hilarious, humans in a Maryland home filled with an alarming… Continue Reading

Gary Burr is one of Nashville’s most accomplished songwriters with 14 number ones songs. His songs have been recorded by Garth Brooks, Christina Aguilera, Kenny Rogers, Faith Hill, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many others. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter’s… Continue Reading

Sara Goodman Confino is the best-selling author of “Behind Every Good Man,” “Don’t Forget to Write,” “She’s Up to No Good” and “For the Love of Friends.” After spending many years teaching high school English and journalism in Montgomery County,… Continue Reading

Christine Gunderson grew up on a fourth-generation family farm in rural North Dakota where she read Laura Ingalls Wilder books in her very own little house on the prairie. She’s a former television anchor and reporter, and former Capitol Hill… Continue Reading

John Kenney is the author of three novels, including the forthcoming “I See You’ve Called in Dead,” and four books of poetry. His first novel, “Truth In Advertising,” won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He is also the author… Continue Reading

Madeline Martin is a New York Times, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and international best-selling author of historical fiction with books that have been translated into over 25 different languages. She lives in sunny Florida with her husband (known as Mr.… Continue Reading

Sarah Pekkanen is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of 15 solo and co-authored novels. Her books are sold in 36 countries, with several optioned for TV and film. Sarah also co-wrote the screenplay for “The Wife Between Us”… Continue Reading

Tara Karr Roberts is a freelance writer, science writer and newspaper columnist. She is a lifelong Idahoan who grew up along the Pend Oreille River and now lives in Moscow, Idaho, with her family. “Wild and Distant Seas” is her… Continue Reading