Writing Six to Carry the Casket: What I Wish I Knew

Author Bill Hulseman stands beside his memoir, “Six to Carry the Casket and One to Say the Mass,” against a moody, urban backdrop with cardboard boxes, graffiti, and religious imagery—symbolizing the book’s themes of grief, queer identity, Catholic ritual, and personal healing.

Q.What do you wish you knew before you started to write your book?  I didn’t start writing with a book in mind–my only intention was to make space and time to process significant changes in my life. I wasn’t searching for some original or sweeping insight–I just needed to figure out where I came from, … Read more

Kelly O’Hearn on the Soul Behind Arcanum

Kelly O’Hearn seated in front of symbolic tarot artwork, with her books Arcanum: In the Temple Shadows and Arcanum: Whispers in the Forest displayed beside a tarot card labeled "The Lovers."

Tell me about your book from your point of view .  My book series Arcanum is something that’s really personal to me because I channeled it through the lens of my soul using my tarot cards.   What was the most challenging part of writing your book?   For me, the most challenging part of writing a book … Read more

Sara Winokur on Ivory Bones: History, Mystery, and the Secrets of the Lewis Chessmen

Can you tell me about your book, Ivory Bones, from your point of view? Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen Murders is the second in a historical mystery series that features Brynja Pálsdóttir, an Icelandic forensic geneticist. A four-hundred-year-old diary along with skeletal remains are unearthed at a building site. Brynja is shocked to learn the … Read more

Interview with Steven Joseph Author of Snoodles in Space Episode 2: The Zoodles Strike Back

Q. What will parents and educators discover in “Snoodles in Space Episode 2: The Zoodles Strike Back!”? A. This is what they will discover. When the totally ridiculous becomes absolutely believable, life can be wonderful with everything being possible. Q. Talk to us about the importance of avoiding “quick labeling” of children and how this … Read more