Category Archives: Books and Authors

Anything from book reviews to author interviews to tips from authors about how to write.

Who Was Mary Dolan?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Aya Katz

Sometimes we don’t realize who our favorite authors really are. For years, when people asked me to list mine, the list included Ayn Rand, Emily Bronte, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Heinlein, Adam Corby, J.D. Salinger, Muriel Spark, Betty Smith and a … Continue reading →

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” The Headless Spirits”

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Hannah Johnson

Chapter 1 14 year old Katie Turner and her parents moved into an old Victorian 2 story house not knowing the history behind it. It had been abandoned for five years before they bought it and there were many stories … Continue reading →

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Spartan Mothers

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Aya Katz

Mother’s Day is despised by many people as a holiday full of sentiment and empty of any thought and meaning. Many see it as just another commercial occasion to sell flowers, candy and bath oils. Part of the reason for … Continue reading →

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The Secrets She Holds

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Hannah Johnson

Chapter 1 Virginia Cantrell was driving down interstate 530, but she didn’t know where she was going. All she knew was that she had to leave the town of Evander. She was leaving behind everything and starting over. She also … Continue reading →

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Traveling with Cabeza de Vaca: Introduction

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Aya Katz

This is going to be a recurring feature of PubWages, a column about the writings and travels and life of Cabeza de Vaca. Continue reading →

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Stray Dogs and Stray Children

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Aya Katz

Can dogs use money? Can they keep a budget, save for a rainy day and buy food, knowing how much it will cost? If somebody steals from them, will they be able to stand up for their rights? Do dogs … Continue reading →

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Killing Horses by Judy Piatt: Local Author Pens Stunning Book After Living…

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Foxtrotter9

50 years after the publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, there comes a book, so chilling in its detail and veracity, I will truly never be the same. Keeping in mind the author is not a writer by trade, … Continue reading →

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Review of The Secret of a Long Journey by Sandra Shwayder Sanchez

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Aya Katz

  Like a tapestry woven over centuries of history, The Secret of a Long Journey (Floricanto Press 2012) by Sandra Shwayder Sanchez weaves in and out of the old world and the new, covering and converging stories from sixteenth century … Continue reading →

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The Few Who Count is now on Kindle

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Aya Katz

My first novel, The Few Who Count, came out in 1985. I started writing it in 1977, when I had not yet turned seventeen. I finished writing it when I was not quite twenty-three. After two years of sending it … Continue reading →

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