By Brett Cadigan This past August, I enjoyed an interview with Elaine U. Cho (elaineucho.com) regarding her sci-fi space opera duology, Ocean’s Godori and the recently released Teo’s Durumi. We discussed a variety of topics, including the series, her experience as a writer, some favorite authors and inspirations, and a Read more
By Zenia deHaven Zenia: What sparked your interest in cozy fantasy? Are there other genres you want to explore in the future? Rebecca: Cozy fantasy, at the time that I got into the market, was untapped potential. I found Legends and Lattes in a bookstore in March of 2022 and Read more
by Sarah Burton “Romance: A Novel Approach” is a class about the craft, theory, and writing of romance novels, about their impact on the reading public, and on wide-spread current and historical repudiation of the well (if often secretly) loved genre. Dangerous Books for Girls is the title of one Read more
by Marleigh Green. I sat down with Leah Koch, one of the two owners of The Ripped Bodice bookstore, an independent brick-and-mortar bookstore that is proudly Woman and Queer-Owned. Sisters and owners Leah and Bea Koch opened TRB in Los Angeles, CA on March 4, 2016 following a successful Kickstarter Read more
by Marleigh Green I sat down with Canadian indie authors Elizabeth Helen, a sister writing duo whose recent romantasy book series Beasts of the Briar has taken off and become an Amazon bestseller. The series, a Beauty and the Beast inspired reverse-harem, stars a heroine named Rosalina, whose father has Read more