by Laura Snider | Jul 18, 2017 | Resources
One way for aspiring authors to get their name out there is to enter writing competitions. The prizes vary, depending on the specific competition. Many offer cash, publication, endorsement, and personal feedback from judges to their winners. Winning adds oomph to a...
by Laura Snider | Jul 18, 2017 | Books I love (by other people)
I wouldn’t categorize myself as someone with a particular interest in Mafia history so I’m not sure why I decided to crack this oldie open, but I’ll say this, once I did, I didn’t spend a moment regretting. I don’t know how historically accurate it is, but it’s...
by Laura Snider | Jul 18, 2017 | Books I love (by other people)
If there is nothing else you read this year, this book should be it. Ready Player One might be one of my favorite books of all time. I mean right up there with Harry Potter (although it’s very different – please don’t expect this book to be like J.K. Rowling’s...
by Laura Snider | Jul 18, 2017 | Books I love (by other people)
Set in the City of London, a boring businessman finds himself choosing between his fiancé and a dying girl who desperately needs his help. His choice transports him to a separate London, London Below, and erases his existence from London above. London Below is...
by Laura Snider | Jul 18, 2017 | Books I love (by other people)
The Nightingale is a historical fiction about the very different lives of two French sisters during the Second World War. One sister, a mother and wife, struggles to protect her family and her Jewish neighbor while a German soldier is billeted in her home. The...
