New Release River People is a powerful novel with unforgettable images. Set in Nebraska, it centers around seventeen-year-old Effie and eleven-year-old Bridget. In the late 1890’s, they must struggle to survive religious patriarchy and abuse at a time when women have few rights and society looks upon domestic abuse as a private, family matter. They […]
New Release – Cozy Mystery Release Date: September 1, 2018 From a small secluded village in Connecticut to the English Countryside, readers are taken on a roller coaster of events and quirky characters as amateur sleuth Emily Ryder tries to solve a murder that everyone else thinks was an accident. For tour guide Emily Ryder, […]
New Release – Fiction / Mystery / Thriller Release Date: August 1, 2018 In the background of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war in Iraq, with a dedicated soldier as their pawn, two powerful men play a high-stakes game. One works on the side of good, but is corrupted when he realizes what he could […]
New Release – Children’s Picture Book Chloe dreams of being a ballerina princess. But today she is not practicing her twirls or leaping from room to room. She digs deep in her art drawer to find what she needs to craft her very own princess ballerina. The project quickly turns into more than a simple […]
New Release – Young Adult / Fantasy There’s no place like home. And maybe that’s a good thing. With her friends by her side and the aid of a new mentor for magic, Crisanta thought she was ready to fight the antagonists who planned to take over the realm of Book and destroy all protagonists. […]
New Release – Fiction / Historical / Teacher’s Guide This guide is for A Buss From Lafayette, Dorothea Jensen’s award-winning (Literary Classics, Purple Dragonfly, eLit Awards, etc.) historical novel for young readers. It contains bulletin board ideas, vocabulary exercises, varied student handouts, puzzles, games, reading comprehension quizzes, discussion questions, and both individual and class projects. […]
New Release – Children’s Picture Book Do you know what an endangered species is and why animals become endangered? Peek inside and see thirteen animals who need your help before they disappear! The Lion is losing his home to roam, The Elephants are losing their tusks, Grevy’s Zebra is losing his friends, The Tiger is […]
BQB author Geanna Culbertson was interviewed at the 2017 Palos Verdes Womens Club Annual Books and Authors Event. Here she talks about writing, and the origins of her popular Crisanta Knight fantasy series.
Congratulations to BQB author, Sharon Phennah. Her book, You Can’t Iron a Wrinkled Birthday Suit, just hit #80 on USA TODAY’s Best-selling Books list. Way to go, Sharon! You Can’t Iron a Wrinkled Birthday Suit If you’re alive, you’re aging . . . but You Can’t Iron a Wrinkled Birthday Suit smashes senior living stereotypes! […]
“Say what you will about reality TV, but there is some genre of it we all enjoy. Whether it is House Hunters, Bachelorette, Fixer Upper, Survivor, Big Brother or Naked & Afraid, it is sooooo easy to get sucked in to the lives of our favorite personalities…” ~Holly Collingwood, BQB Blogger Click here to read […]