Here at Chapter Break, we don’t always write a full review of every book we read. Well, now we decided to do these monthly wrap-up posts with roundups of our reviews this month and mini-reviews to fill in the gaps. Enjoy! This was a review copy. 3 stars. I gotta say I had a […]
NACHO’S NACHOS The Story Behind the World’s Favorite Snack by Sandra Nickel Illustrated by Oliver Dominguez Genre: Picture Book / Nonfiction / Food History / Latinx Interest Publisher: Lee & Low Books Publication Date: August 11, 2020 Number of Pages: 32 Scroll down for the giveaway! NACHO’S NACHOS is the deliciously true story about […]
SLANTED LIGHT Jackson’s Pond Texas Series, Book 2 by Teddy Jones Genre: Literary Fiction / Family Saga / Western Women / Rural Fiction Publisher: Midtown Publishing Publication Date: August 21, 2020 Number of Pages: 275 Scroll down for the giveaway! Teddy Jones’s earlier novel, Jackson’s Pond, Texas, began the saga of the Jackson family. Now, […]
Have you checked out our various Features pages lately? Julie and I are all about Features posts. (Who doesn’t need an occasional break from reviews?) In this feature post, we will be discussing What Books Taught Us. And no, we don’t mean cooking, crafting, or organizing. We are talking about serious, useful skills. Like how […]
THE SECRET OF YOU AND ME by MELISSA LENHARDT Genre: Women’s Fiction / Romance Publisher: Graydon House (Harlequin) Date of Publication: August 4, 2020 Number of Pages: 352 Scroll down for the giveaway! True love never fades—and old secrets never die . . . Nora hasn’t looked back. Not since she fled Texas to start a […]
Interview with Author Lori Matthews Describe the [book/series] in 10 words or less for people who are just learning about it. Jason Bourne with a side of hot romance. Describe your writing process. Do you outline, plot and plan, or is your writing more organic? So, I’m going to let you in on […]
We’re starting a new feature here on Chapter Break called Chat About Covers. ‘Cause you know we all judge books by covers, whether we admit it or not. We judge the style, the color and font choices, and just the overall look. That might not keep us from reading the book, but we do […]
THE BLACK MIDNIGHT by Kathleen Y’Barbo Genre: Fiction / Historical Mystery / True Crime Publisher: Barbour Books Publication Date: August 1, 2020 Number of Pages: 257 Scroll down for the giveaway! Two killers, two detectives, and a menace called The Black Midnight may be the death of both of them. Three years before Jack the […]
Interview with Author Chasta Hamilton (1) Describe the book in 10 words or less for people who are just learning about it. The power to make difficult changes to improve your life. (2) Is there anything you would like people to take away from your book? It’s never too late to re-write your narrative, on page […]
Jer Adrianne Lelliott (she/they) is the founder of Coeurage Theatre Company. Film and TV credits include Ctrl Alt Delete, NCIS: Los Angeles, Jack (Francis Ford Coppola), Ambushed (Ernest Dickerson), and Race You to the Bottom (Russell Brown). A professional theatre actor since the age of nine, Ms. Lelliott has appeared at The Kirk Douglas Theatre, […]