“It’s attempting to get at the book’s heart, which is using archaeology and new advances in science as a starting point towards the silenced women of epic and myth.” – Emily Hauser in her new @deborahkalb.bsky.social Q&A deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/q-wi... @uchicagopress.bsky.social

This is a book of my heart about an important holiday that few people know about which is also my favorite #holiday! 💗 Come read about it!

“I wanted to create a sense of flow, stacking shorter and longer pieces together to establish a rhythm of peaks and valleys.” – Brendan Gillen in his new @deborahkalb.bsky.social #book #author Q&A deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/q-wi... @beegillen.bsky.social

Q&A with Constance Lombardo about her new children's picture book, ITTY BITTY BETTY BLOB MAKES A SPLASH. tinyurl.com/4x9dc25y

Q&A with Claudia Daher about her new YA novel, R.A.T.S. tinyurl.com/nn2jb34a

Q&A with Gail Jarrow about her new YA book, WHITE HOUSE SECRETS. tinyurl.com/yc8f5xjv @gailjarrow.bsky.social

Q&A with Teresa Robeson about her children's picture book CLEAR AND BRIGHT. tinyurl.com/yc2mrfmc @teresarobeson.com

Q&A with Hannah Chung about her new children's picture book, BREAD DAYS. tinyurl.com/4x4zdv8u @hannahchung.com

Q&A with Tinsley Galyean about his new book, REFRAME. tinyurl.com/2t6jawha

Q&A with Katy Farber about her new novel, THE BOARD. tinyurl.com/3n8drp4s @katyfarber.bsky.social

Q&A with Brendan Gillen about his new story collection, HANG TIME. tinyurl.com/z6wws2w2 @beegillen.bsky.social

Q&A with Naomi Helen Yaeger about her new book, BLOOMING HOLLYHOCKS. tinyurl.com/4rwkh9k3

Q&A with Ashley Key about her new children's picture book, DASH AND THE LIGHTS IN THE SKY. #partnership tinyurl.com/4ezss3b8

Got to answer a few questions for @deborahkalb.bsky.social about GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, what inspired it, even a little bit about some of the *gasp* themes and messages in this dinosaur-filled book.

BIG thanks to @deborahkalb.bsky.social & @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social for this amazing stop on our virtual book tour! I loved Deborah’s interview questions. “I have a profound respect and love for children. I remember what it was like to be a child.” deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/q-wi...

Q&A with Erin Frankel about her new children's picture book, MARY OLIVER, HOLDING ON TO WONDER. tinyurl.com/466v4hne

Q&A with Gail Kuhnlein about her new children's picture book, INTO THE THICKET. #partnership tinyurl.com/497xk37h @gkuhny.bsky.social

Q&A with Peter Clines about his new novel, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER. tinyurl.com/hs86p8ut @peterclines.com

Q&A with Michael G. Colburn about his new novel, ASYLUM MURDERS. tinyurl.com/ymsdwpwc

“In exile, although little of their material comfort remains, they haven’t lost their artistic sensibility or their will to create.” - Sara Gothelf Bloom new @deborahkalb.bsky.social #book #author Q&A #writing #research @pauldrybooks.bsky.social deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/q-wi...

Q&A with Simon Stephenson about his new middle grade novel, THE SNOWMAN CODE. tinyurl.com/56zd9r3d

Q&A with Nora Ericson about her new children's picture book, THE BUNNY BALLET. tinyurl.com/56934t5v

Q&A with Selene Castrovilla about her children's picture book GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SPECTACULAR SPECTACLES. tinyurl.com/3d2hmy4y

Q&A with Elisa Boxer about her children's picture book BEAM OF LIGHT. tinyurl.com/mpeamm66 @elisaboxer.bsky.social

Q&A with Danielle Bainbridge about her new book, DANDELION. tinyurl.com/3crjbu7a @daniellebainbridge.bsky.social

Q&A with Amaka Egbe about her new YA novel, RUN LIKE A GIRL. tinyurl.com/3hxrwpw3

Q&A with Fred Bowen about his new middle grade novel, SPECIAL TEAMS. tinyurl.com/4zud99hr

Q&A with Johnny Compton about his new story collection, MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE. tinyurl.com/bddnubjr @comptonwrites.bsky.social

Q&A with Phaedra Patrick about her new novel, THE TIME HOP COFFEE SHOP. tinyurl.com/2bxvmat4

Q&A with Emily Hauser about her new book, PENELOPE'S BONES. tinyurl.com/3pvub5mh

Q&A with M.B. Courtenay about his new novel, A SPY INSIDE THE CASTLE. tinyurl.com/5n8fadze

Q&A with Dan Elish about his new YA novel, ONE LAST RIDE. tinyurl.com/36c9upbx

Check out this Q&A with Philippa Dowding. @deborahkalb.bsky.social deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/q-wi...

Q&A with Ginny Kubitz Moyer about her new novel, THE WORLD AT HOME. tinyurl.com/4c6v585j

Q&A with Kat Devereaux about her new novel, DAUGHTER OF GENOA. tinyurl.com/3wwsmdhy

Q&A with David Weill about his new memoir, TELL ME I BELONG. tinyurl.com/2j24369u

Q&A with John Schachnovsky about his new book, BEYOND THE BADGE. tinyurl.com/36dsmeav

Q&A with Kristine Winters about her new novel, THE CHRISTMAS CURE. tinyurl.com/4ywzws32

Q&A with Margaret Hutton about her new novel, IF YOU LEAVE. tinyurl.com/y6d9tjx8 @margarethutton.bsky.social

Q&A with Philippa Dowding about her children's chapter book, THE LOVE SONG OF MR. BYRD. tinyurl.com/596uvj6w @phdowding.bsky.social

Q&A with Talia Benamy about her new children's picture book, TWINKLE, TWINKLE, HANUKKAH. tinyurl.com/yc325vn6 @taliabenamy.bsky.social

“I wanted to write about art and passion, about individuals seeking something big, something that moves them greatly.” - Caroline Goldberg Igra in her new @deborahkalb.bsky.social #book #author Q&A #writing #research #arthistory deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/q-wi...

Q&A with Marian Crotty about her story collection NEAR STRANGERS. tinyurl.com/mvw5yej6

Q&A with David Eliot about his new book, ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT. tinyurl.com/4sn77x5a @davideliot.bsky.social

Q&A with Ally Russell about her new middle grade novel, DOWN CAME THE SPIDERS. tinyurl.com/yu6d7v6n

Q&A with Janet Kintner about her new memoir, A JUDGE'S TALE. tinyurl.com/yd6bj9c2

Q&A with James Sulzer about his new novel, ALL THAT SMOLDERS. tinyurl.com/5f6ka7zw

Q&A with Michael Kardos about his new novel, FUN CITY HEIST. tinyurl.com/4uh28w52 @michaelkardos.bsky.social

Happy Publication Day to Kurt Luchs' TRIBUTARIES — an anthology of twenty poems by twenty poets, accompanied by essays and tribute poems by Kurt. @deborahkalb.bsky.social  talks with him about the book here: https://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/q-with-kurt-luchs.html

Q&A with Sara Gothelf Bloom about her new novel, JUST ENOUGH TO START OVER. tinyurl.com/4d3yv9b7