Since it's officially spooky season, we are very excited to share our interview with Sarah Pearse, our resident suspense queen. New York Times Best Selling author of The Sanatorium, Sarah Pearse has created another vivid and fantastic novel now available wherever books are sold. Check out her newest book, The Retreat, and join Detective Elin Warner while she solves her latest mystery on a luxury island retreat that's a little more isolated than everyone bargained for. We had so much fun talking about creating realistic characters, haunted dorms, and what's in store for Elin! Make sure to also check out Sarah Pearse's website here and follow her on Instagram for more updates. 

Favorite Books: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters and The Bat (Harry Hole Series) by Jo Nesbo

Our pick for the August Book Club is Vicious by V.E. Schwab, click here to join the discord and follow along! Our Journey thru Middle Earth Readathon is just starting and there is still plenty of time to join. Our first event will be a one hour reading sprint this Wednesday, August 10th at 4pm PST/7pm EST. 

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