Book lists

Chaya Bhuvaneswar is a new voice in fiction with the recent publication of her debut story collection, White Dancing Elephants. In her interview with bookscover2cover.com, Chaya notes that her work...

Sammy’s Flame Reviewed by Leilani Squire Sammy’s Flame reminds me of a modern day Aesop Fable set in the fantasy world of dragons. This is a charming little story about how to never give up,...

Leilani Squire is a published poet and author, CCA Certified Creativity Coach, and Associate Member of The Dramatist Guild. For the past seven years she has facilitated creative writing workshops...

There is no doubt that the author Steve Jones found inspiration for his two recently published books, Nature Based Leadership: Lessons for Living, Learning, Serving, and Leading, and Nature-Inspired...

Writer, editor, mentor, researcher, and family historian, Dera Williams is the author of a collection of childhood memories, In My Backyard: Stories of Growing Up in Oakland.  Born in...

In Jasmine H. Wade’s interview with bookscover2cover, she remembers writing her first “official story” in middle school about “a boy who followed a set of clues to catch a gorilla thief.” She knew...

The Sympathizer With a steady pounding to the U.S. solar plexus, Viet Thanh Nguyen relentlessly holds a mirror to American sensibilities and the underlying imperialistic arrogance that is forever...

Writers read, and read, and read. Reading is without a doubt an essential part of their craft, and books are a vital source of ideas, landscapes, and different perspectives. In the course of our...

Writers read and read and read. Reading is an important, and most writers would say, imperative part of their craft and their work. In the course of our interview series with published authors, we...

Non-Fiction Perhaps one of the most moving and inspiring memoirs, When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi should be on everyone’s reading list. As a highly-skilled physician almost at the...

Writers read, and read, and read. It is an important, some might say imperative, part of their craft and their work. In the course of our interview series with published authors, we have noticed a...

Writer Ronne Troup recently transcribed and published her mother’s autobiography, Once I Was A Debutante. In a recent interview with bookscover2cover founder Sandra Fluck, Ronne explains that...

The five books on this list — chosen for Veteran’s Day — are not remembrances or celebrations but they are all written by veterans and they tell their stories. To listen, to read...

As the nights grow longer and colder, what better time to read thrillers? A good thriller offers suspense, action, adventure and intrigue — no need to leave the house, just pick up one of these four...