Posts by Christina Consolino
#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: The Poisonwood Bible
#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram welcomes THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kingsolver! If you follow this series, you’ll know that last week, I talked about how I’m not a “literary” reader or writer. So when someone suggested reading this book, I was wary. I had only one previous encounter with a Kingsolver novel (Prodigal Summer), and though I loved…
Read MoreStrong and Fearless: An Interview with Kristin Smith
One of the beautiful benefits of this interview series is that each interview has the power to bring authors and readers together as well as connect me with new-to-me authors. Shortly after I ran an interview with Charissa Weaks, an email arrived in my inbox from author Kristin Smith, a “former Pitch Wars mentor who…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: Bel Canto
#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram for this week showcases BEL CANTO by Ann Patchett. I knew from an early age that I was not a “literary” reader or writer. While I’m drawn to words and how they are arranged, I’m also drawn to stories with engaging plotlines. The books don’t need to be action packed, per se, but something…
Read MoreThe Waiting Game
Merriam Webster defines waiting game as “a strategy in which one or more participants withhold action temporarily in the hope of having a favorable opportunity for more effective action later.” And while Alzheimer’s will never result in a “favorable opportunity for more effective action later,” nor is there strategy involved, as I sit with my…
Read MoreThe Blood Will Call You Back: An Interview with Ruthie Marlenée
The writing world is very interconnected. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rob Samborn, and in that post, I quoted today’s guest, author Ruthie Marlenée. She is the author of Isabela’s Island, Devil’s Island: A Novella, Curse of the Ninth, and Agave Blues, which released earlier this year. The tagline for the…
Read MoreFinding Myself Again
On Wednesday, October 22, 2008, I decided to take over what had been, at that time, my husband’s blog. Tim is a fabulous and gifted writer, but he’s not a consistent writer. And in those days, my plan was to “update a blog once a week so that [our] little ‘buckets of sunshine’ [could] be…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: The Fault in Our Stars
This week’s #ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram features one of my all-time favorite books: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green. John Green has been one of my go-to authors since my friend Kelsey introduced me to him. In fact, back in April 2012 (a decade ago!), I blogged about my love for John Green and his works.…
Read MoreHard Work Brings Success: An Interview with Dinty W. Moore
For most of 2021 and much of 2022, this author interview series focused on debut authors. My main goal was to support the authors I’d met in various debut groups as we all launched our books. But in thinking about the interview schedule and the purpose of this series, my desire to reach out to…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: I’ve Got Your Number
This week’s #ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram features I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER by Sophie Kinsella. I never found Kinsella’s Shopaholic series to my liking (unlike just about everyone else on the planet), but this book was a fun, quick read. In fact, readers called it “hilarious,” “engaging,” and a “delightful” read, and I would agree. Kinsella knows how to…
Read MoreMissing Out
Literary journals uphold standards by following a style guide. Literary Mama uses The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) as its guide, though we do have our own in-house style guide for a few items. One of the standards we follow is to italicize book titles. That choice might seem inconsequential to you, but to someone…
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