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Author interviews, book announcements, publishing insights, and more from Library Tales Publishing.
A new school year is the perfect time to build a reading habit. Book picks for every age, from picture books to teen reads, mixing beloved classics with new releases, plus tips for reluctant readers.
Behind the Scenes
A six-year-old's message, a grieving father's homemade signs, and a shy lawyer who became mayor. How Tom Tait tried to run Anaheim on kindness.
October 20, 2026
4 min read
Book Announcements
Philly Mackey hasn't spoken aloud in years, but he notices everything. When a rumor spreads through his Dublin neighborhood, a family and a community decide who to blame.
October 17, 2026
5 min read
Book Announcements
An antique Polaroid prints a person's darkest secret on the back of every photo. Inside Tian You's Los Angeles psychological thriller, and the question at its heart.
October 16, 2026
4 min read
Book Announcements
A clairvoyant from an Ohio shack ran for president in 1872. Jen Knox's Radicals gives Victoria Woodhull back her whole life, and pairs it with a young woman's story today.
October 13, 2026
5 min read
Author Interviews
Jordan McCaffrie's debut novel From the Ashes reimagines Hades and Persephone with a forgotten daughter. The author talks myth, stolen memories, and writing a fantasy about surviving your own mind.
October 8, 2026
12 min read
Author Interviews
Behind every cold case file is a family still waiting. Johnny Teague talks about writing Houston's unsolved killings, giving victims' families veto power over his manuscripts, and the day Cheryl Henry's father laughed again.
October 8, 2026
4 min readAuthor Interviews
A boy who never speaks, a river that answers, and the Dublin enclave of Ringsend. Brian Kirk talks silence, family, and the echo of Joyce in Riverrun.
October 8, 2026
5 min read
Author Interviews
46 horror films, 92 recipes and cocktails, and drinking games that won't wreck your night. Richard Sargent on hosting the perfect scary movie night, five dozen eggs, and the movie night that got out of hand.
October 2, 2026
1 min read
Author Interviews
Victoria Woodhull ran for president before women could vote. Jen Knox's novel Radicals sets her story beside a modern woman's, and asks what ambition costs. We talked with the author ahead of the November 17 release.
October 2, 2026
3 min read
Book Announcements
Every shoe on the side of the road got there somehow. In Holly Carrington's Lost Soles, one of them wakes up, and a funny, tender farm adventure begins.
October 1, 2026
1 min read
Editorial
Six minutes of reading can cut stress by up to 68 percent, and bedtime stories hand children a million extra words. The science behind the oldest good habit there is.
September 29, 2026
1 min read
Editorial
Viola is the only little vampire at school without fangs. Why a spooky-cute picture book is a smart way to talk with kids about teasing, kindness, and belonging, plus questions to ask as you read.
September 29, 2026
1 min read
Behind the Scenes
Ken Burns signed Mr. Burns. Sean Bean signed Mr. Bean. How a Cincinnati comedian spent a decade and $5,000 in stamps getting celebrities to autograph terrible puns.
September 29, 2026
1 min read
Editorial
Forty-six horror films, ninety-two recipes and a drinking game for every movie. Inside Richard S. Sargent's sequel to The Horror Movie Night Cookbook.
September 28, 2026
1 min read
Behind the Scenes
A cartoon, a pig movie and two dogs on a Rio boardwalk made Rafael Mantesso a Bull Terrier person for life. After Jimmy, he drew the whole breed.
September 28, 2026
1 min read
Company News
Composer and author David Friedman signs his new memoir, Stories of My Life, on Saturday, October 24, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at Just Fabulous in Palm Springs. Everyone is welcome.
September 24, 2026
3 min read
Behind the Scenes
For Chris Bujold, every chapter of life begins with a movie. His memoir uses the films of the '80s and '90s to tell a funny, heartbreaking story about family, fatherhood, and the mom who taught him to love cinema.
September 8, 2026
1 min read
Book Announcements
The day after Hurricane Alicia tore through Houston in 1983, three women were found dead in their Memorial Drive real estate office. Johnny Teague reopens one of Texas's most haunting cold cases.
August 18, 2026
1 min readBook Announcements
David Friedman's Stories of My Life is a deeply human memoir about building an authentic life in theater and beyond—a perfect read for Pride Month and every month.
August 18, 2026
3 min readEditorial
A new school year is the perfect time to build a reading habit. Book picks for every age, from picture books to teen reads, mixing beloved classics with new releases, plus tips for reluctant readers.
August 13, 2026
4 min read
Editorial
You know how it ends, and you're reading it anyway. Why rereading favorite books is so rewarding, what researchers have found, and why you should never feel guilty about it.
August 12, 2026
4 min read
Editorial
Drawing builds fine motor skills, observation, storytelling, and confidence. Here's why it matters for kids, and five simple ways parents can encourage it at home.
August 11, 2026
4 min read
Book Announcements
Ava tends bar in Seattle and never looks back. Then she learns she's the forgotten daughter of Hades and Persephone. Jordan McCaffrie's From the Ashes gives Greek myth a sharp, modern edge.
August 10, 2026
4 min readBook Announcements
In August 1990, college sweethearts Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson went out on a date and never came home. Working with their families, Johnny Teague revisits Houston's unsolved Lovers' Lane murders.
August 2, 2026
4 min read
Editorial
Many kids don't have the words for what they feel. Why emotional literacy matters, how stories help children name and handle big feelings, and questions to ask after reading together.
July 16, 2026
3 min read
Editorial
Can the right book help you heal? A look at bibliotherapy, from its roots in World War I hospitals to modern research, why stories help when advice doesn't, and how to use books to support your well-being.
July 16, 2026
4 min read
Behind the Scenes
On Valentine's Day 2014, Susan Casey learned her brother Rocky had died suddenly in Hong Kong. Her memoir weaves her story with those of siblings worldwide to give voice to an overlooked grief.
July 16, 2026
4 min readBehind the Scenes
Composer David Friedman worked on Beauty and the Beast, recorded with Diana Ross and Barry Manilow, and wrote "We Can Be Kind." His memoir tells nearly a thousand stories from a remarkable life.
July 9, 2026
4 min read
Reading Lists
On the first night of Hanukkah, Harvie discovers Santa Claus in his house. David Michael Slater's funny, heartfelt picture book is about two holiday heroes who become friends.
July 9, 2026
3 min read
Editorial
Film school teaches theory. The set teaches decisions under pressure, managing people, turning constraints into ideas, and finishing. Lessons from indie filmmaking that apply to any creative project.
July 9, 2026
4 min read
Editorial
You read the self-help book, felt inspired, and then nothing changed. Why insight isn't enough, what real practice looks like, and why workbooks can bridge the gap.
July 9, 2026
4 min read
Behind the Scenes
In 1965, an eighteen-year-old joined Robert F. Kennedy's Senate staff. Her memoir First Great Sorrow shows the man behind the legend and a young woman coming of age as the country came apart.
July 9, 2026
4 min read
Book Announcements
Only one to two percent of people are natural redheads. Photographer Shelley Corcoran spent nearly two decades capturing their portraits and their stories of confidence, difference, and belonging.
July 8, 2026
3 min read
Book Announcements
Raised in his family's video store, Andrew Wilden learned everything he knows from the movies. Then his family falls apart and he has to face a real world that doesn't follow a script.
July 3, 2026
3 min read
Behind the Scenes
A trauma-informed guide for teen girls and young women healing from assault and abuse. Jenifer DeBellis's Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free is about reclaiming confidence, self-worth, and a future.
July 1, 2026
3 min read
Book Announcements
A hunting accident leaves fifteen-year-old Gordy McCann paralyzed in 1950s America, and his father's guilt threatens to tear the family apart. Marcia Calhoun Forecki's Wheel Man is a novel of resilience and acceptance.
May 21, 2026
1 min read
Behind the Scenes
At forty-six, Hildee Weiss asked herself a simple question: what if I tried? Her memoir follows a self-described couch potato mom to five half marathons and Spartan races, and proves it's never too late.
May 21, 2026
4 min read
Book Announcements
A senator is murdered with an ice pick, and the President demands silence. J.J. Burke's fast, lean political thriller follows Secret Service agent Sam Carstairs into a conspiracy inside the government itself.
May 21, 2026
3 min read
Book Announcements
A coded transmission crosses Northern Ireland, Spain, and Morocco. Then someone mentions Oujda. Randall Stephens's The Fat Man's Watch follows a veteran CIA station chief into an international conspiracy.
May 21, 2026
3 min read
Behind the Scenes
A flesh-eating infection took soccer coach Scott Martin's hands and parts of his feet. Twenty-five years later, he led a team of twelve-year-olds to an undefeated state championship.
May 21, 2026
3 min read
Editorial
Kids love monsters, skulls, and creepy creatures. Catherine V. Holmes's student-tested drawing guide turns that love of all things spooky into real art skills. Perfect for Halloween.
May 20, 2026
3 min readEditorial
Unclear communication costs us time, money, and opportunities. Former Wall Street Journal Europe writer Philip Yaffe shows why writing and speaking well is easier than you think.
March 20, 2026
4 min read
Behind the Scenes
When his estranged father died, Mad Magazine humorist Garth Gerhart flew to Montana carrying decades of silence. His memoir is a brutally funny, achingly honest story about coming undone in midlife.
March 10, 2026
3 min read
Behind the Scenes
Former opera singer Ally Shaw buried her past for decades until it all came rushing back. Her survivor memoir, now in a second edition with a new final chapter, is about reclaiming your voice and finding the tiger within.
February 16, 2026
4 min readBook Announcements
Growing up in the 1980s with manipulative sisters, a famous father, and Holocaust-survivor grandparents, Jonathan Schwartz's life is chaos. David Michael Slater's novel is heartbreaking and hilarious.
February 10, 2026
3 min read
Book Announcements
Abandoned as an infant, Clover Nelson grows up isolated at Whispering Hearts Orphanage until a friendship with a privileged boy changes everything. Then the truth about his past begins to surface.
February 7, 2026
3 min read
Book Announcements
Bullied, overlooked twelve-year-old Jonas Pail is the only one who believes his sister didn't run away. Then a creature bursts out of the fireplace. A funny, thrilling middle-grade fantasy.
November 14, 2025
3 min read
Book Announcements
Kiko is a girl made of paper who longs to explore but is afraid she'll tear. Tessa Mellinger's beautifully illustrated picture book teaches kids that bravery means taking the next step, even when you're scared.
October 26, 2025
3 min read
Editorial
Want to make costumes but don't know how to sew? Veteran theatre costumer Michelle Elliot Winchester's beginner's guide takes you from threading a machine to performance-ready costumes.
October 21, 2025
4 min read
Editorial
What does it mean to live richly? Emmy-winning producer Helene Lerner says it's not about money. Her research-backed guide helps women tackle burnout, guilt, and time pressure.
September 28, 2025
3 min read