Category: fiction

• Big Book News!!!

  Run up the banners! Write it in the skies! Shout your feelings and favorite Hamilton song from the rooftops!!! Today I am thrilled to announce the sale of my debut novel to Kathy Dawson of Kathy Dawson Books, an imprint at Penguin Random House! Here’s the official announcement in Publishers Weekly: Watch this space – […]

  Julie Israel

  15 July, 2016

  Books, fiction

  deal announcement, Juniper, life goals, writers, Writing

• Alternative Reading Goals: Go Deeper

  Every year on Goodreads, over a million readers “pledge” how many books they intend to finish that year: thirty. Fifty-two. A hundred and fifty. Goals vary widely and so does the average degree of completion, but one thing doesn’t: People are always striving to read more. As a writer, I am thrilled to see this. […]

  Julie Israel

  1 January, 2016

  Art, Books, fiction, Reading

  aesthetics, reading goals

• Spooktober Reading Bingo

  In honor of October and open spooky season, I’ve put together a reading bingo for all things horror and Halloween. If you enjoy sinking your fangs into a good scary story, this card is for you! Available in four designs (click image for full size, which should print as 8.5 x 11in): Remember, your mark-off […]

  Julie Israel

  30 September, 2015

  Books, fiction, Reading

  bingo, Books, Halloween, scary stories, Spooktober Reading Bingo