In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Marina Brown discusses her latest work, a short story collection titled, When Women Danced with Trees. This collection contains thirty-five short stories, some of which are inspired by Marina’s own life and travels. When Women Danced with Trees is a collection that was years in the making, and she considers these stories to be part of her “staircase” -- that is, story ideas that eventually lead her to write some of her novels. Marina’s stories will make you laugh and cry, daydream of far-away places, and contemplate both the fragility of life and resilience of the human spirit. Marina also gifts us with a reading of one of her stories. In this episode, I’ll chat with Marina about her writing journey, the valuable role critique groups have played in her writing, and why she believes the short story is, at times, almost more difficult to write than a full-length novel.

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author George R. Dekle, Sr. discusses his latest true-crime book, The East River Ripper: The Mysterious 1891 Murder of Old Shakespeare. Shortly after Jack the Ripper terrorized London, New York City had its own Ripper-like murder. The death involved was that of Carrie Brown, a prostitute who went by the name of Old Shakespeare. The police arrested a suspect, but much controversy surrounded the investigation, arrest and trial. Did the police arrest the right person? And if not, who did commit the murder? Was it really Jack the Ripper? While issues such as false convictions, fake news, illegal immigration, police corruption and racial prejudice plague our justice system today, they were also present back in 1891. In this new book, George details how such issues affected whether and to what extent justice was served. In this episode, I’ll chat with George about his writing journey, what would have been done differently if the East River Ripper case happened today, and whether he thinks the police and prosecutors got it right.
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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Laurie Wallmark discusses her new children’s picture book, Dino Pajama Party. With this book, Laurie was able to explore her love of fiction and writing in verse. Dino Pajama Party is Laurie’s first picture book for the youngest of readers, a departure from the books she usually writes. She is also the author of five other books for children, all of which are biographies about women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), and she has more STEM biographies on the way. For all her books, Laurie has created activity kits and curriculum guides which she makes available for free on her website. In this episode, I’ll chat with Laurie about her writing journey, how the inspiration for Dino Pajama Party came to her on a cross-country flight, and the interesting snafu that affected her new book on upon its release. (Don’t worry, though. It’s all okay now!)

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Debbie Lang, who writes under the pen name D.S. Lang, discusses her new series, the Arabella Stewart Historical Mysteries. Debbie’s novels are set in Northern Ohio at the end of World War I. Her main character, Arabella Stewart, arrives back home after serving as a US Army Signal Corp operator in the Great War. Debbie’s stories involve a colorful mix of post-war recovery, women’s suffrage, prohibition, gangster bootlegging, championship golf tournaments and, of course, murder. Debbie became fascinated with World War I and the post war era after watching a tv series on the subject. Researching this time period, she couldn’t resist the urge to craft a series of murder mysteries set during this era. The first four novels in the Arabella Stewart Historical Mystery series are available from online booksellers now. In this episode, I’ll chat with Debbie about her writing journey, why she decided to make her main character a Hello Girl, and how a family post card helped inspire her story.

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