What can we say, Books Forward authors are always going, going, going! We’re excited to feature some of our authors and their recent media wins in June 2024.
Features/Reading Lists
- Jennifer Moorhead’s Broken Bayou was featured in Deep South Magazine’s Summer 2024 Reading List.
- J. Boyce Gleason created this reading list for Shepherd about the best books that immerse you in a story so compelling that you don’t even realize you’re learning about history.
- Brian J. Morra was featured on First Coast Living to talk about entertaining and educating through historical fiction and his Able Archers series.
- Anne Abel’s memoir Mattie, Milo, and Me was a spring/summer 2024 book club pick on Modern Dog Magazine.
- Thomas R. Weaver collaborated with TikTok influencers Kris and Mads to have his techno-thriller Artificial Wisdom featured in their Fable book club.
Reviews
- IndieReader said Evette Davis “showcases her deep passion for storytelling and the enchanting world of the supernatural” in The Others in its starred review.
- Self-Publishing Review called Christina Bacilieri’s The Last Refuge “a stirring standout” and its review.
- Foreword Reviews called Penny Lane’s Redeemed “a story of indefatigable perseverance” in its review of the memoir.
- “A powerful exposé of the human costs of America’s immigration policies” is how Kirkus describes Sarah Towle’s Crossing the Line.
- Readers’ Favorite five-star review of Lindsey Henke’s When Skies are Gray praises the book’s “courageous and compassionate exploration of an often silent struggle.
- Compulsive Reader went in-depth in their review for Beyond the Shores by Tamara J. Walker.
- Kirkus says Jerry Madden’s Steel Valley “becomes more engaging as the pages turn” in this review.
- I Fear Those Big Words recently reviewed the Hirsch Giovanni edition of the Fritz Peters’ classic Finistère.
Guest Articles/Excerpts
- Ann Bancroft wrote a piece called “Cancer Helped Me Finish My Novel, Almost Family” for Women’s Writers, Women’s Books.
- Dr. Ronald Ruff wrote a piece for Psychology Today about responsive, sensitive parenting and healthy development.
- Poems by author Lauren Martin were excerpted from her collection Night of the Hawk and highlighted in Sanctuary Magazine’s May Poetry Corner.
Interviews
- Reginald L. Reed Jr. discuss his memoir The Day My Mother Never Came Home on the True Murder Podcast.
- Don Silver joined The Overlook Podcast to talk about his midlife shift and why he decided to write his novel Scorched.
- A Geek Leader Podcast had author Lois Melbourne on to discuss her novel Moral Code, AI, tech, and more.
- Charles Lachman discussed his new book Codename Nemo interviewed on the Preble Hall podcast.
- Leo Daughtry joined Big Blend Radio to talk about his historical novel Talmadge Farm.
- Author Kelly James Clark spoke with Bruce Langford on Mindfulness Mode about his book Raging Fire of Love.
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