“I’ve worked for three different non-profits during my career. And without a doubt, some of the best leaders I met were in these organizations. They are men and women who have a passion for serving others through the mission of their organizations. They envision a better future and inspire others to make those changes whether […]
Holly Collingwood: “I have already dubbed next year as my Golden Year. It will be the one year when all my children are at the same school and on the same schedule. The hours between 8:40 a.m. and 3:50 p.m. will be mine. All mine. At least during the school year. That time will be […]
Holly Collingwood: “The power to read is a beautiful thing. With it, my favorite living room chair (the frumpy one with the elbow imprints on the arms) can become a time capsule, a Viking ship, a hammock in the Caribbean, a submarine or a flying car. I can travel without a passport and I can […]
Holly Collingwood: “April has been a rough month. My husband lost his uncle earlier in the month and last week my aunt passed away. Cancer times two. Horrible. It has been very hard on our cousins on both sides of our families. Grief, in its best description, feels like a screwdriver between the eyes and […]
Congratulations to BQB author Geanna Culbertson. Her new book, Crisanta Knight: Protagonist Bound, won the Bronze 2016 IPPY Award in the JUVENILE/YOUNG ADULT FICTION E-BOOK category! We’re proud of the Geanna’s early success for her first novel, and we’re expecting many more great thing to come from this young, talented author.
The Crisanta Knight Series is a proud major sponsor of Girls on the Run, Los Angeles. Girls on the Run is an organization with a mission to: “inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.” Driven by a heroine who is strong, smart, and bold—ready and […]
New Release – Historical Juvenile Fiction/Revolutionary War This book is now available for order. Fourteen-year-old Clara Hargraves lives on a farm in Hopkinton, a small New Hampshire town, during the 19th century. She has a couple of big problems. First of all, she has a stepmother, Priscilla, who used to be her spinster schoolteacher aunt. […]
New Release – Humorous/Action & Adventure/Medical Thriller This book is now available for order. Veterinary virologist Jason Mitchell can’t keep his mouth shut, can’t lie convincingly, and can’t follow orders. He’s an unlikely candidate to help the CIA locate and destroy a deadly hybrid virus stolen from Jason’s lab at the University of Minnesota. From […]
New Release – YA Fantasy/Coming of Action Fiction I was going to be a great protagonist. At least that’s what my mom, Cinderella, kept telling me. I, however, had my doubts. Unlike most main characters at Lady Agnue’s School for Princesses & Other Female Protagonists, I was opinionated, bold, and headstrong. Moreover, for a princess, […]
Gary F. Jones, BQB author of Doc’s Codicil, was recently interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio. It’s an interesting read on how a veterinarian approaches the writing process. Click here for the interview…