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"The race is long. It is better to drive within oneself and finish the race behind the other than it is to drive too hard and crash."
In this personal essay, author Rachel Simon discusses the events in her life that inspired her new novel The Story of Beautiful Girl, the latest Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Lily King is the award-winning author of The Pleasing Hour and The English Teacher, which has garnered much praise and critical acclaim. Her third book, Father of the Rain, follows Daley Amory as she watches the destruction of her parents' marriage against the backdrop of the last days of Richard Nixon's presidency.
Author Leah Hager Cohen talks about turning tragedy into personal, and literary, triumph in this personal essay. Her novel The Grief of Others is due this fall, but you can win an advance copy now by entering here.
Therese Fowler's third novel, Exposure, is a modern drama that touches on relevant societal issues. Sexting is at the heart of this book, as two teens, helplessly in love, become "exposed" when 18-year-old Anthony sends naked photos of himself to 17-year-old Amelia, whose strict father immediately has him arrested.
Regular contributor Denise Neary shares her thoughts on Brianna Karp's stirring memoir, The Girl's Guide to Homelessness. Learn more about this book on Bookreporter.com's special feature here.
ReadingGroupGuides.com favorite Sandra Dallas recently discussed her latest novel, The Bride's House (out now!), on Bookreporter.com. Sandra shares the inspiration for the story as well as some of her favorite places in her adoptive state of Colorado. Check back soon for the reading guide for The Bride's House.
Richard Horan zig-zagged across the country, tracking down author's homes and the trees that were a source of reference and inspiration to link literature with nature like never before. The result is SEEDS: One Writer's Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees That Inspired Famous American Writers, from Faulkner to Kerouac, Welty to Wharton. Richard discusses his fond tree-climbing and tree houses memmories in this essay.
Author Deanna Fei discusses the family trip she took to China that inspired her novel, A Thread of Sky, as well her own reactions upon completing the book and some of her longtime writing inspirations.
