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 October 2023.
Guest Articles
- Heather Dixon wrote a guest post for In Reference to Murder.
- Author T.C. Morrison wrote about writing legal satire in this piece for Robot Butt.
- Rob Long and Andrew Dolberg were featured in Punxsutawney Spirit for their book “The Great Weather Diviner.”
- Leisl Kaberry describes how she started her writing journey in this article for Book Club Babble.
Features
- My SA featured local author Rudy Ruiz.
- Kveller featured author Bridget Hodder and her new book “The Promise” in this recent article.
- Kosoko Jackson’s newest book made this Book Riot list of 9 YA Novels from the Horror Renaissance You Need to Read.
- Sanctuary Magazine featured an excerpt from Suzanne Marriott’s book “Watching for Dragonflies.”
- The Eagle featured American University alum Sid Balman Jr. in this piece.
- Ava Reid and Kosko Jackson made this TOR reading list of Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for September & October 2023.
Reviews
- BookLife called Kathryn K. Abdul-baki’s new book a “richly described memoir of a mid-century Arab-American childhood in the Middle East.”
- Thushanthi Ponweera’s new book was reviewed by Bookworm for Kids.
- BookLife named Lynn Slaughter’s “Missed Cue” an editor’s pick in this review.
Interviews
- Liz Kinchen chatted with Hippocampus Magazine about her new book “Light in Bandaged Places.”
- Audrey Gale hopped on the Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with Morality podcast for an interview.
- Indie Crime Scene interviewed author Maggie Giles about her recent release “Twisted.”
- KSQD’s The Dream Journal hosted an interview with Roberta Kuriloff.
- Citywide Blackout interviewed Lyn Squire about his new book.
- Cartoon Brew interviewed S.H. Cotugno about their new book “The Glass Scientists.”
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