Writer Amy Sterling Casil is simultaneously the most forthright and most deceptive person you may ever read. Casil is someone who can make exquisite art and teach a room full of people to start thinking. Casil is also a former child who “dug the wires out of Barbie’s legs and popped off her head, much to my dismay when I realized that head was never going to be quite right ever again even with ample glue and child-like blow-torching.”
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Writer Mindy Klasky had the best introduction to books ever–”…her parents shoved a book in her hands and told her she could travel anywhere in the world through stories.” Klasky has been following that advice ever since. Her love of words took her first to law, and then to libraries. Part of that journey has been traveling through adventure, passion and sheer fun, and part of it has been a quest to actually write stories.
Continue readingKatharine Eliska Kimbriel reinvents herself every decade or so. It’s not on purpose, mind you – it seems her path involves overturning the apple cart, collecting new information & varieties of apple seed, and moving on. The one constant she has reached for in life is telling stories. Her latest book, available September 17th at book View Cafe, is Night Calls.
Continue readingWriter Brenda W. Clough has stitched together an exotic quilt of a career and a life. She’s written classic fantasy, fantasy humor, fantasy for children, science fiction, steampunk, and even contemporary mystery. Clough has an unabashed enthusiasm for whimsy, black humor, and the wide universe of comic books. She’s been known to create original cover art, cook exotic meals for her family, and knit squids.
Continue readingWriter Julianne Lee is a creative who discovered at a young age that daydreaming with a purpose equaled telling stories for fun. It was a while before she realized it might also be a great way to make a living.
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Every once in a while, even in the world of media tie-ins, I get to field questions that go beyond the expected “Do you like writing Star Wars novels?” “Which character is the most fun to write?” I did several … Continue reading
It is now official and we are allowed to trumpet the news that Book View Café author Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff and co-author Michael Reaves have had their newly released novel, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI hit the New York Times … Continue reading
Recently, Book View Cafe author Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff was interviewed for the Star Wars fan site, NJOE.com, in conjunction with the release of her latest collaboration with Michael Reaves: THE LAST JEDI (Del Rey). Also featured in the interview, the team’s … Continue reading
Deborah’s novelette, “Among Friends,” is featured in the upcoming (March/April 2013) issue of F & SF. “Among Friends” concerns Quakers, the Underground Railroad, and a slave-catching automaton. Here’s the cover of the next Darkover book, an action-adventure set in the … Continue reading
Recently, Book View Cafe’s own Phyllis Irene Radford, author of Magna Bloody Carta and Guardian of the Balance (Book View Cafe Specials this holiday season), sat down with Mike Zipster of “Fast Forward” in Arlington, MA. We are pleased to link you to Irene Radford’s … Continue reading