• Welcome
  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
    • Book Coach
    • Book Proposal
    • Classes, Workshops & Retreats
    • Editorial Services
    • Literary Consultant
  • Why Work With Us
  • Contact
  • Blog
book recommendation
New Fiction for Summer Reading
by, Audrey Arnold
June 11, 2024

It’s summer! The season of beach reads, page-turning suspense, and cozy reading at the cabin. Whether you travel far or stick close to home, it’s the perfect time to kick back, relax, and get into a good book. And there are plenty of new releases to add to your TBR list! Here are some recent releases across varied genres that I am excited to dive… [Read More]

Filed Under: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Amy Pease, book recommendation, Carley Fortune, cozy mystery, Daughters of Shandong, Eve J. Chung, Hisashi Kashiwai, Historical Fiction, Jesse Kirkwood, literary fiction, mystery, Northwoods, One Perfect Couple, romance, Ruth Ware, science fiction, Service Model, Summer Reads, The Kamogawa Food Detectives, This Summer Will Be Different, thriller
No Comments
Graphic Memoir—Art and Prose Capturing the Human Experience
by, Audrey Arnold
November 1, 2023

Memoir allows readers a glimpse into the lives of others, the struggles they’ve gone through, the lessons they’ve learned, showing the width and breadth of the human experience. And with the added visual element, graphic memoir brings another dimension to the story and pulls the reader into the setting without the need for prose description, visually transporting readers to lands and perspectives different from their… [Read More]

Filed Under: Almost American Girl, book recommendation, Deb JJ Lee, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, Emma Grove, graphic memoir, Graphic Novel, In Limbo, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Kate Beaton, Robin Ha, Sunshine, The Third Person
No Comments
Booky Call – Book Matchmaking for the Modern World
by, Audrey Arnold
November 16, 2021

According to a recent survey, 62% of women would rather spend Friday night reading a good book than out on a date, and the similarities between how people talk about both reading and dating is fascinating. Given these similarities, and with the success of popular dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Match, Grindr, and eHarmony, Brant Menswar and Jim Knight, the founders of digital book marketing… [Read More]

Filed Under: book app, book discovery, book recommendation, Bookshop, Bookshop.org, BookstarPR, Booky Call, Brant Menswar, Bumble, dating app, eHarmony, Grindr, Jim Knight, Tinder
No Comments
Thrills and Chills
by, Audrey Arnold
November 26, 2019

Know someone who loves a suspenseful page-turner? From fast-paced action to stories that will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up, thrillers can encompass a wide variety of subjects, themes, and plotlines. With book buying season upon us, these selections are sure to make great gifts for the thriller lover in your life. Recursion by Blake Crouch From the best-selling author… [Read More]

Filed Under: apocalyptic fiction, Benjamin Percy, Blake Crouch, book recommendation, book selections, fiction, gift of books, Jeremy Robinson, Lisa Jewell, Love of books, mystery, Recursion, Ruth Ware, science fiction, SecondWorld, The Dark Net, The Death of Mrs. Westaway, Then She Was Gone, thrillers
No Comments
NEWSLETTER
Newsletter Mailchimp

RECENT ARTICLES
Family History and Human Connection—An Interview with Naomi Helen Yaeger
Oct 7, 2025   |   Audrey Arnold
Blooming Hollyhocks Coming This October
Sep 16, 2025   |   Jill Swenson
Your Bookish Summer Bucket List
Jul 15, 2025   |   Audrey Arnold
Confronting Violence in American Culture – an Interview with Rachel Wagner
Apr 8, 2025   |   Audrey Arnold
Finding Courage – an Interview with Sondra Brooks
Feb 11, 2025   |   Audrey Arnold
view more

ARCHIVES

Growing Good Ideas Into Great Books

CONTACT US

    LINKS

    • Blog
    • Contact
    • Welcome
    • What We Do
    • Who We Are
    • Why Work With Us
    Copyright © Swenson Book Development - All Rights Reserved
    Privacy Policy