Tag: historical fiction

Q&A with Jillian Cantor, Author of In Another Time

By Heather Caliendo ·

Jillian Cantor is the author of award-winning and best-selling novels for teens and adults, including The Hours Count Margot, The Lost Letter and her most recent novel, In Another Time. Jillian has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona.

Q&A with Camille Di Maio, Author of The Beautiful Strangers

By Heather Caliendo ·

Camille Di Maio is the author of The Beautiful Strangers, The Memory of Us, Before the Rain Falls and The Way of Beauty. She left an award-winning real estate career in San Antonio to become a full-time writer. Along with her husband of twenty-one years, she enjoys raising their four children. She has a bucket list that is […]

Review: The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey

By Heather Caliendo ·

Editorial Note – I was given a copy of The Beantown Girls in return for a review. The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey is everything I want in historical fiction and more. This instantly became one of my favorite reads in this genre!

Book Club Questions for The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

By Heather Caliendo ·

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo is a beautifully-written story about age-old superstition, modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my review first.

Review: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

By Heather Caliendo ·

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo is a dazzling tale that is part murder mystery, forbidden love and age-old superstition. The setting of 1930s colonial Malaysia is so vivid — you’ll feel transported back in time! This one is magical in every sense of the word.