Jennifer Trafton debuts with a charming tale for young readers
Jennifer Trafton’s The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic opens in true fairy-tale fashion: “A young girl with mouse-colored hair and dirty feet hid under a threadbare quilt and dreamed…
With The Immortals J.T. Ellison takes her detective on a thrill ride into the world of teenage witchcraft
“They were four—the points of a compass, the corners of the earth. North, South, East and West. The elements of their worship: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. … They were…
The water had a place to get to, and it was in a hurry
The rain began Friday, intensified Saturday. The dogs went to their bunkers. I went to the back door, looking out at the rain. It beat down on grass we should…
With The Spellmans Strike Again Lisa Lutz brings a quirky mystery series to a captivating close
Lisa Lutz grew up in Southern California and spent the next decade or so college-hopping (no degree) and working a string of odd jobs, including a stint in a family…
Jennie Bentley talks about her third Do-It-Yourself mystery, Plaster and Poison, as well as the lure of “a hot guy with power tools”
As both a licensed real estate agent and someone who has ripped out drywall herself, Jennie Bentley—a pseudonym for Nashville mystery novelist Bente Gallagher—writes about what she knows, decorating it…
Gary Paulsen, the wildly popular and prolific children’s author, talks with Chapter 16 about his latest novel, Woods Runner
Gary Paulsen has written more than 175 books and some 200 articles and short stories for children and adults. He is one of the most prolific, and celebrated, writers of…
