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Guest post and giveaway: Irene Latham
A while ago I read, and adored, Leaving Gee’s Bend so I’m really excited to see that the author has a new book coming out – Don’t Feed the Boy will be released on October 16. I’m thrilled to welcome...
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Author event and giveaway: Erika Marks
I first got to know Erika Marks when she was one of the authors featured on The Debutante Ball. After that, we chatted on Twitter some so it was like greeting an old friend when I finally got to meet...
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Author event and giveaway: Cassandra King and Janis Owens
Authors Cassandra King and Janis Owens were recently in town for a Book Your Lunch event and what a fun event it was since the two of them are real life friends. Cassandra is originally from a small...
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Author event and giveaway: Juliette Fay
I was lucky enough to attend a recent Book Your Lunch featuring Juliette Fay and I found her to be intelligent, charming, and funny! Juliette is the married mother of four children. She worked in...
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Author event and giveaway: Kristen-Paige Madonia
The adorable Kristen-Paige Madonia recently came to Fiction Addiction and I was lucky enough to meet her. Kristen-Paige (or KP, as her friend who was in attendance called her) said she has always...
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Author event and giveaway: Sharman Ramsey
When I saw Sharman Ramsey was coming for a Book Your Lunch event, I signed up right away. Sharman lives in lower Alabama and I felt sure our paths had crossed at some point when I lived there. (She...
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Guest post: Amy Timberlake
Photo by MJ Alexander Amy Timberlake grew up in Hudson, Wisconsin. She has an M.A. in English/Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she’s also taught writing. She’s worked...
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Author event and giveaway: Jen Lancaster
Jen Lancaster was recently in town for a Book Your Lunch event, hosted by Fiction Addiction, and it was so much fun! Jen has always loved to write and used to read a lot of essays as a kid – Erma...
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Kid Konnection: Lenore Appelhans event and giveaway
I was very excited when my friend, and fellow blogger, Lenore Appelhans‘ book, LEVEL 2, was published and I was determined to see her while she was on her book tour – luckily, she came pretty close to...
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Author event and giveaway: Mary Ellen Taylor
Fiction Addiction recently held a book signing and recipe swap for Mary Ellen Taylor, and it was so much fun! Mary bakes a lot and her newest book is The Union Street Bakery so having a recipe swap...
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Guest post: Peggy Riley, author of Amity & Sorrow
I just finished Amity & Sorrow by Peggy Riley and it knocked my socks off! I’ll have a review for you later this week but, in the meantime, I’d like to welcome Peggy here to share a picture of...
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Guest post: Christina Schwarz
I’m thrilled to welcome Christina Schwarz, the author of Drowning Ruth, to my blog today. Christina’s latest novel, The Edge of the Earth, was released on April 2 and sounds fantastic! The Edge the...
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Author event and giveaway: William Kent Krueger
When William Kent Krueger began his Book Your Lunch talk extolling the virtues of independent bookstores, calling them treasures, I just knew I was going to like him. Unassuming and thoughtful, Kent...
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Author event and giveaway: Therese Fowler
I was excited when I found out Therese Fowler was coming back to town for a Book Your Lunch event and she did not disappoint. Therese has always been a pioneer – she was one of the first girls in the...
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Author event and giveaway: Patti Callahan Henry
Patti Callahan Henry has visited the upstate a few times before, but somehow I was never able to attend, so I was really excited when her latest Book Your Lunch fit into my schedule. Patti grew up in...
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Author event and giveaway: Denise Kiernan
I was fortunate to hear Denise Kiernan speak at a Book Your Lunch event while I was reading her latest book, The Girls of Atomic City. We were lucky to have a 90 year old woman who worked at Oak...
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BEA 2013 – Part 1
Wednesday: Book Expo America, or BEA, was last week and I was lucky enough to room with Julie of Booking Mama again. We both arrived in New York early on Wednesday and were able to get into our hotel...
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BEA 2013 – Part 2
I was lucky enough to attend Book Expo America (or BEA) this year and wrote about my first few days there last week. This picks up on the third day of my trip – Friday morning. Friday Friday was our...
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Author event and giveaway: Mary Kay Andrews
Mary Kay Andrews was the guest at a recent Book Your Lunch hosted by Fiction Addiction. The humor that readers are accustomed to in her books is part of her personality so I was not surprised to...
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Guest post: Five Great Books about the Olympics by Daniel James Brown
I’ve been reading a lot of great things about Daniel James Brown‘s book, The Boys in the Boat. It’s the story of a rowing team from the University of Washington that, against all odds, made their...
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