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Last night, the winners of this year’s Kirkus Prizes were announced in a livestreamed ceremony that took place in Manhattan. The Kirkus Prizes have been awarded since 2014 and grant each of their recipients a trophy as well as $50,000 in cash. This year’s winners were selected out of 1,444 books that were given a […]
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Woman in Coach D? Just after the quarantines were lifted during the pandemic, I had my first train ride for quite a long time. As an anxious traveller, I felt even more nervous than usual. I realised a lot of us were probably […]
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Seagull and the Spy? I was inspired by Panama City’s old town, a magical place where exotic characters seemed to appear everywhere. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The Seagull and the Spy, what would they be? […]
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Walla Beach: A Coming of Age Story? There really isn’t a story behind the story since the plot is a true story that happened to me during my youth. After discussing the story with friends, I was encouraged to put it into book form […]
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Cold Spite (Cold Justice- Most Wanted)? Writers are always casting Navy SEALs as heroes (rightfully so), but I wondered what would happen if one decided to use his powers for evil. Hence, the book! If you had to pick theme songs for the main […]
Maybe I’ve read too many mysteries, but in one word this book was: Trite. The book was marketed as some of sensational thriller with an unexpected plot twist that will make your jaw drop. Yet, the plot was an overused and trite story of a woman who married the perfect guy but he turns out […]
Would it be the 2020s without a new contemporary romance by Emily Henry to look forward to? The mega bestselling author’s latest is titled Great Big Beautiful Life, and feels like it fits in a familiar groove. It’s a contemporary romance about two writers (like 2020’s Beach Read) that will, undoubtably, plumb the depths of […]
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Burn the Freeze? I’ve always been fascinated with how the mind potentially relates to the universe. I’ve also been involved with corporate America and seen the greed that many are consumed with. I think those two parts of my background were the impetus for […]
Certain books hold special memories for us- maybe because of nostalgia since they take us back to much simpler periods in our lives and some because they helped us evolve or encouraged us to think from the other perspective. Some of them for me are: Harry Potter- Had so many life lessons without being preachy […]
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