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Dean Koontz joined Alessandra Torre to chat about his July 2022 release THE BIG DARK SKY, and his life and work.

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Ahead of our chat, we asked Meghan about all the important stuff ...

BingeBooks: Where and when do you like to write?

Meghan Quinn: In the morning, in my pink velvet chair in my office.

BB: Is there anything you always like to have around you when you write?

MQ: Music (I make a playlist for each book), flair tip pens, and my dog.

BB: Who are your influences? 

MQ: Marie Force... she helped me a lot when I first got started.

BB: What are you reading right now? 

MQ: American Royals by Katherine McGee

BB: What book would you recommend for a great summer va…

Favorite Love Story

A.L. Jackson recommends The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon:

"The Law of Moses is hands-down my favorite book. I have never been quite as affected as I was by this love story. It marked me and I carry it with me always."  

Favorite for Valentine's Day Gift

Meghan Quinn chooses A Lot Like Adios by Alexis Daria. She says, "Second chance romance with a childhood best friend ... is my cup of tea!"

Favorite Friends-to-Lovers Romance

Laurelin Paige says: "In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennans is one of my all-time favorite romances. Talk about slow burn! It's the ultimate friends-to-lovers. A quie…

Much has been said about the power of a book's opening line. BingeBooks allows you to peek at more than just the opening line - we specialize in offering the ability to "binge" on opening chapters until you find a style and story that appeals to you. 

Here are some opening lines from books that have taken over TikTok. See which appeal to you and click on the ebook icons to read a longer excerpt.

They are perfect gifts for almost everyone in your life. So, with a little help from some of our author and reader friends, we've rounded up some great recommendations for this holiday season (and maybe there might be room for one or two titles as a gift for you).

Browse our Author and Staff Selections

Jeff Wheeler, fantasy author is giving Small Magic by Terry Brooks: "Terry is a master storyteller and the man who inspired me to write fantasy. This collection of his short stories is for those who are his biggest fans (me included) as well as anyone who hasn’t read him before. The variety and depth to each make it the perfect holiday gift."

M…

BingeBooks: How did you start writing?

Sara: I'd always dreamed of writing a mystery and when I had my second child, I thought "my life is only going to get busier," so I started writing during nap time a couple of days a week. I researched the publishing industry while I was writing the draft and went to writers conferences.

After about three years of writing and revising I had a novel. I queried agents the old-fashioned way, with a letter, and found an agent. She sold the manuscript in a 3-book deal. The book came out six years after I first started writing.

Tonya: I was a child therapist that belonged to a book club. It was my turn to host the book club and like most hosts of a book club, I'd …

As part of our monthly BingeBooks Book Club, we dove into a chat about Horror with two bestselling authors - and had so much fun!

I hosted and we jumped right into the conversation, where they discussed topics like:

- Their most recent book releases

- When in a book they introduce the suspense

- Different types of horror and suspense books

- How dread and suspense work together in a book

- Their favorite horror books

They also answered questions from the live reader audience. You can watch their video by clicking below - or continue reading to see the full transcript.

If you want to join in on our next book club, visit our Book Club page - we'd love to see you there! 

FULL TRANSCRIPT:

Alessandra: All right. We are alive. I am so excited to be here with the BingeBooks Book C…

Let’s face it. With the whirlwind of demands made on our time, it’s often easier to sit down in front of a screen to watch a show than it is to read the novel it’s based on.

But the old adage remains true: The book is often better than the movie.

So whether you want to go deep into a character’s backstory or just want to explore the subplots that never made it onto the small screen, the book is where you’ll find the whole story.

Clarice (on CBS) and Firefly Lane (on Netflix) are two of the book-to-TV adaptations that recently debuted this year. Plenty of others are coming up fast. So we’ll leave it to you whether you’d like to start with the book or pick it up once the series gets you hooked.

Here's a look at 10 novels being turned into series for broadcast, cable and streaming servic…

5+ stars for Out of Time (Audiobook) by @paulinebjones #audible #audiobook #timetravel #romance

Title: Out of Time: Out of Time Stories, Book 1

Author: Pauline Baird Jones

Narrator: Becky Boyd

Genre: Time Travel Romance, Romantic Adventure

Book Blurb:

She’s a modern woman. He’s a blast from the past. Can their love survive the test of time...and war?

Adventure reporter Melanie "Mel" Morton tackles current events, not historical retellings. But that all changes when a WWII veteran tracks her down and seeks her help in saving her gold-star grandfather’s life...by traveling back in time.

For Mel, the stakes keep rising until she finds herself on her grandfather’s fateful final mission. Shot down behind enemy lines, Mel and Jack Hamilton, the now-young and handsome pilot, must navi…