1. HOTEL NO TELL review in Rundpinne

Rundpinne posted a great review of Daphne Uviller’s HOTEL NO TELL. Here is an excerpt:

“HOTEL NO TELL was a lot of fun to read and a nice diversion from my day and I therefore will be watching out for future books by Daphne Uviller. I would recommend HOTEL NO TELL to readers who are looking for a witty, romantic mystery.”

2. Kaira Rouda in the Columbus Dispatch

Kaira Rouda was featured in the Columbus Dispatch this past week with a great article/Q&A on how the suburbs inspired her novel HERE, HOME, HOPE. Here is a highlight from the interview:

“Q: How did you come up with the idea?

A: I’m a product of the suburbs. I lived in Upper Arlington most of my life. The actual plot for this book came about when I was at the dentist.

I think a lot of people in the suburbs try to pretend things are perfect on the surface, but nobody has a perfect life. A cracked tooth was kind of a metaphor for that.”

3. Crystal on Talk Radio 920

The Summer Reading Challenge is on! Crystal will be talking with Robin Kall Homonoff on Talk Radio 920 tomorrow morning about the challenge! Have you registered yet? If not, go here.

4. Liz and Lisa in NY Daily News

Liz and Lisa of Chick Lit is Not Dead were featured in a great article from NY Daily News this week about how chick-lit readership has changed. Here is an excerpt from the article:

“‘Chick lit has evolved from Cosmos and handbags,’ says Fenton. ‘There are divorces, single moms, women making rash decisions.’

Her writing partner put it succinctly. ‘We’re two girls who believe in a happy ending. If we could say what the definition of chick lit is, it’s a book with a happy ending.'”

4. Meet Isabelle Laflèche

BookSparks PR has a new client! Meet Isabelle Laflèche author of J’ADORE NEW YORK, which will be released October 4, 2011. Here is a great article about Isabelle from the Globe and Mail on how a chance encounter with a psychic launched her writing career.

“On a dreary Sunday afternoon in November, an old woman with deep, penetrating eyes and a strong eastern European accent stopped me on the sidewalk to tell me she had an urgent message for me about my career. She showed me her card: Her name was Christine and she was a psychic. I was desperate for some guidance about my professional life and thought she might shed some light on the matter, so, for some inexplicable reason, I followed her home. Our fateful meeting changed my life.”