Posts by Christina Consolino
Making Connections: An Interview with Amy Q. Barker
It’s wonderful to welcome fellow women’s fiction author Amy Q. Barker to the interview series. Amy and I crossed paths on social media, and here we are, chatting about books. (I’m pretty certain we could chat about other things, too, like nature, living in the Midwest, and more.) Amy is the author of five books—Rue,…
Read More25 Authors and Their Best Advice for Young Authors
I was thrilled to participate in Hasty Book List’s celebration of Young Writer Day on April 10. Ashley Hasty has curated the advice of 25 authors—including me! What did I have to say? Something I would have liked to hear when I was a kid: Read everything and anything you can. Take your favorite books…
Read MoreSparking Imagination and Creativity: An Interview with Renee Bolla
This interview series is about showcasing all sorts of creatives, but today’s author is only my second who writes picture books! Renee Bolla contacted me last fall, and I was eager to find a slot for her this year, as picture books will always have a place in my heart. Finding Bunny is a sweet…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: Love Walked In
#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram for this first Thursday of April is LOVE WALKED IN by Marisa de los Santos. Though the book was first published in 2005, I didn’t pick it up until 2008 when I was pregnant with my youngest child. I distinctly remember standing at the front of my class, hiding my burgeoning belly behind the…
Read MoreAdvocate for Yourself: An Interview with Myriam Steinberg
I was thrilled when author Myriam Steinberg contacted me about an interview. First, I love graphic novels, and I was very interested in her debut, Catalogue Baby: A Memoir of (In)fertility. Second, she’s the mother of twins, and I love connecting with folks who have been through some of the same trenches. While our stories…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: Speak
The selection for #ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram this week is SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson. This book goes back to 1999 (which means it’s older than my oldest children), but if you haven’t read it yet, you should. It was a 1999 National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature, an honor that is very well deserved.…
Read MoreSee Yourself Represented: An Interview with Tamika Burgess
Author Tamika Burgess is another writer I’ve never met in real life, but I certainly would love to! Her debut novel, Sincerely Sicily, is about a girl who “learns to use her voice and take pride in who she is,” something that will resonate with many readers, regardless of their age. From the time she…
Read MoreIt’s a Goodreads Giveaway for Keely!
Keely is so excited that Breakfast with the Billionaire is participating in a Goodreads giveaway! By clicking on any of the links in the Goodreads image below, or right here, you can find out all the details. Be sure to enter before March 31 and suggest the book to a romance lover you know. 100…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: Jane
I haven’t thought about today’s #ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram for a while! Today we have JANE by April Lindner. The hardcover version of the book released in 2010, and I remember picking the book up from a library book sale. I let someone borrow it, and it never came back, but hopefully JANE found another good family to…
Read MoreOne Decision Can Change Everything: An Interview with Jen Craven
Author Jen Craven works with words a lot! In addition to being a novelist, she’s a professional copywriter, so she chooses her words wisely (don’t judge me, Jen!). And those words serve her well, as evidenced by the small stack of novels she’s already produced, with plans to write more. Last year, Jen’s first contemporary…
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