Hi guys! Katja here with one of the two first-place winners of our Q1 contest, “Tomorrow, or, the Bookseller of Killbourne,” ©2026 Sara A. Thren. Please enjoy it with me! Killbourne, Oxfordshire  The bookshop on Killbourne’s High Street had stood for...

It is time for round FOUR, y’all! Here’s the links to the earlier posts, and the obligatory disclaimer that I have no idea where I got this tag from, so please let me know if you know the source 😉 Now, on to this year’s winners (all from new books!)...

Hey, hey, hey… it’s almost the end of March?! I can’t believe it. But boy am I glad to be over with February… || Highlights & Lowlights // After waitings several months (because the world is actually huge) I finally received some fun mail by one...

Before anyone comes at me, yes, yes, I know A Noble Comfort released on February 11, 2025, so technically this is past its birthday. But I did the book launch in March—the week of the 16th, to be exact—and February was too busy for this post, so here...

As mentioned when I announced the first one, I’ve decided to host a quarterly short story contest on my blog. I was pleased with the outcome of the first one, so let’s try a second round! The Prompts One Two Three Four The Rules We have some new rule...

NB. This post does necessarily discuss some mature topics, though not graphically, and might be best to skip if you’re under 16. CW: potentially triggering book content. I am like a year late to this party (who else remembers the myriad of posts and...

First, the sad news: ANC’s hardcover is leaving. A Noble Comfort was my first published novel, written and published during what was for various reasons a very difficult time for me. Because of this, some things were rushed and didn’t get the attenti...

I did this tag years ago when C.G. Drews @ Paper Fury created it, and recently Katie @ I’m Charles Baker Harris brought it back, which reminded me I wanted to do it again. Kate @ Once Upon an Ordinary once again reminded me this week (as of writing t...

{ Quick note: The FINAL round of voting for the OUAP Awards ends TODAY, and my book is still in the running for Best Debut! You can vote here. } I’m a huge fan of (nonmagical) fairytale retellings and love writing them, so when I saw this tag, I had...

A Noble Comfort, my debut novel, has advanced to the FINAL ROUND in the Once Upon a Pen 2025 Awards!! This round closes February 20th (Friday) and ANC is currently in the running as Best Debut of 2025—during its birthday month!! If you want to vote i...