Category: History

May Is For Readers

by J.M. Northup, posted in Book DEALS, Holidays & Observances, Literacy, Women Writers

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-get-caught-reading-month-may/ https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-get-caught-reading-month-may/ Get Caught Reading Month was founded in 1999 by the Association of American Publishers but is now managed by Every Child A Reader. This is a national campaign that actually runs year-round, but May is set aside to observe it to encourage literacy. The best way to enjoy it is to grab a … Continue reading May Is For Readers

I’ll Take You to Seethe Ocean by Chantal Bellehumeur

by J.M. Northup, posted in Author/Book Spotlight, Short Stories & Quick Reads, Women Writers

 Book Spotlight 1)     What is the title of your book?  I’ll Take You to Seethe Ocean by Chantal Bellehumeur  Ø  What is the story about?                                                     i.     The short story is about a widowed mother fulfilling her five-year-old son’s desire to see the ocean by taking him on a cruise to the Magdalen Islands. Ø  Who is … Continue reading I’ll Take You to Seethe Ocean by Chantal Bellehumeur

Heretics by V. S. Holmes

by J.M. Northup, posted in Collections, Series, & Box Sets, LGBT, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Series, Women Writers

Book 4 of 4: Stars Edge: Nel Bently The fourth book in V. S. Holmes’ archaeological sci-fi series about where we come fromand where we’re going arrives in stores on May 8th, 2021! Without Earth, Nel has nowhere left to run. Hot-tempered Dr. Nel Bently is not cut out to save the world. After her last project ended … Continue reading Heretics by V. S. Holmes

THE ARTIST By Christie Stratos

by J.M. Northup, posted in Collections, Series, & Box Sets, Historical Fiction, Series, Short Stories & Quick Reads, Women Writers

 HISTORICAL SUSPENSE AT ITS BEST A SHORT STORY FROM THE DARK VICTORIANA COLLECTION The short story will be available worldwide in digital across all platforms! An ad in the newspaper. A Civil War veteran in need. An artist companion. One of these things is not what it seems. Miss Grant’s sole purpose in life is … Continue reading THE ARTIST By Christie Stratos

PARADISE ROAD

by J.M. Northup, posted in Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Women Writers

THE STUNNING DEBUT MEMOIR BY CANADA’S OWN,MARILYN KRIETE  A restless child of the 1960s, Marilyn yearns for love, hippiedom, and escape from her mother’s control. At 14, she runs nearly a thousand miles away to Vancouver, British Columbia, eventually landing herself in a Catholic home for troubled girls. At 16, she’s emancipated, navigating adulthood without a … Continue reading PARADISE ROAD