Author Spotlights | The BiblioSanctum

Q&A with Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith: The Crown & Key Series

Posted on June 1, 2015 12 Comments

Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith are a married couple who have been writing and publishing together for a long time. Their latest project, the Crown & Key trilogy is set to come out this summer with the first book The Shadow Revolution releasing tomorrow. I had a great time with it, so if you haven’t already be sure […]

Interview with Ken Liu, Author of The Grace of Kings

Posted on April 27, 2015 14 Comments

We’re thrilled today to bring you an interview with author Ken Liu. His first novel The Grace of Kings from Saga Press hit shelves earlier this month, and already it’s set to be one of my top reads of the year. Be sure to check out my review of the book and see what I loved […]

Q&A with Kristen Painter + GIVEAWAY of the Crescent City Series

Posted on April 17, 2015 4 Comments

*** The giveaway is now over, thanks to everyone who entered! *** You may recall my descriptions of magical unique fae, the never-ending party atmosphere of New Orleans, and other wondrous things in my reviews for House of the Rising Sun and City of Eternal Night, the first two books of the Crescent City series. Now with the third […]

Guest Post: “The Voyages That Shape Us” by DK Mok

Posted on April 13, 2015 7 Comments

If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out my review of Hunt for Valamon, a novel that blends epic fantasy and jolly good fun! Today, I’m excited to welcome author D.K. Mok to The BiblioSanctum to talk about wild and wondrous journeys, both the ones from her book as well as those from our childhood dreams […]

Interview with Seth Skorkowsky, Author of Dämoren and Hounacier

Posted on April 6, 2015 8 Comments

Last year I read and reviewed a book called Dämoren, an urban fantasy/horror novel about a character named Matt Hollis and his magical sentient gunblade. I was blown away by the author Seth Skorkowsky’s world building and fresh take on angels & demons, so when I heard about the sequel Hounacier from Ragnarok Publications, I jumped right in. […]

Guest Post: “The Limits of Empathy; or Macbeth Is An Asshole” by Brian Staveley

Posted on January 21, 2015 14 Comments

We have a very special guest post for you all today. Please join us in welcoming author Brian Staveley to the BiblioSanctum to talk about a very interesting subject — writing characters that do bad things! Brian’s new book The Providence of Fire is the second novel of the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne; be sure to […]

Guest Post: “One RPG at a Time” by Kristi Charish + GIVEAWAY of Owl and the Japanese Circus

Posted on January 12, 2015 25 Comments

*** The giveaway is now over, thank you to everyone who entered! *** Today, we’re very excited to welcome author Kristi Charish to talk about a topic that all of us at the BiblioSanctum happen to be quite passionate about too — VIDEO GAMES! Kristi’s book, Owl and the Japanese Circus will be available on January […]

Guest Post: “Friendships Between Strong Female Characters” by Karina Sumner-Smith

Posted on December 8, 2014 22 Comments

As you may recall, last month for Sci-Fi November I reviewed Radiant, a brilliant and unique speculative fiction novel debut from Karina Sumner-Smith. What also made this book stand out for me was its focus around a remarkable friendship between Xhea and Shai, two young women from very different walks of life. Hence it is with great honor […]

Guest Post: “A Three-Headed Monster: Mixing Crime Fiction, Horror, and Urban Fantasy” by Jamie Schultz

Posted on October 13, 2014 9 Comments

We’re very pleased to welcome Jamie Schultz, author of Premonitions, to The BiblioSanctum today! In case you missed it, be sure to check out the review. Premonitions is cool, deliciously dark, and definitely not your average urban fantasy, and we’re gonna find out why. Take it away, Jamie! A THREE-HEADED MONSTER: MIXING CRIME FICTION, HORROR, AND URBAN FANTASY By Jamie […]

Guest Post: “In Defense of Fluff and Fun” by Erin Lindsey

Posted on October 7, 2014 9 Comments

You may have caught our review (and GIVEAWAY too!) of The Bloodbound last week, and today we are excited to have author Erin Lindsey on board to talk discuss the novel and her approach to world-building. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, and if you haven’t checked out our giveaway yet, […]