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In Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee, Lorena Leland takes a position with the Federal Writers Project. If you’ve read Under the Tulip Tree, you may be wondering about the history of the FWP and how it inspired the novel. In this post, learn more from Michelle Shocklee

In Mountain Laurel, an enslaved woman named Seona finds a small measure of freedom by drawing the world and people around her—in secret. Author Lori Benton shared the inspiration for Seona’s artistic passion. Read below what Lori wrote. 

I suppose I’ve been drawing since I was old enough to …

Is browsing the stacks at your local library or going on a shopping spree at a local used bookstore your idea of a perfect Saturday afternoon? If you consider yourself to be a booklover, take this quiz for fun to see just how deep your love for all things books

From Andrea Sullivan, Grace Brennan, and Serena MacDonald Stewart in the MacDonald Family Trilogy to Rachel Bishop, Melody Johansson, and Analyn Sanchez in the Supper Club series, there are some smart, strong women in Carla Laureano’s novels. Which of these leading ladies would be your literary best friend? Take

If you’ve read the contemporary romance novels in the MacDonald Family Trilogy or Supper Club series by Carla Laureano, you know there are some swoon-worthy heroes in these stories. Have you ever wondered which one might be your bookfriend if you were one of the heroines in the books? Take

T.I. Lowe is the author of the Carolina Coast series which includes Beach Haven, Driftwood Dreams, and Sea Glass Castle. In the contemporary romance series, Opal, Josie, and Sophia, known as the Sand Queens, each find love in Sunset Cove. In the article below, T.I. talks about