Brandi Megan Granett, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/brandimegangranett/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 16:54:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 An American Marriage: Interview with Tayari Jones http://booksbywomen.org/an-american-marriage-a-q-a-with-tayari-jones/ http://booksbywomen.org/an-american-marriage-a-q-a-with-tayari-jones/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:13:04 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=21864 Real. Real is the best word to describe Tayari Jones’ novel, An American Marriage, which was just named Oprah’s latest book club pick. Roy and Celestial know love, and they struggled to be love amidst the swirling chaos that unfolded on fateful even in their new marriage. This novel captivates readers with the depths Jones explores […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/an-american-marriage-a-q-a-with-tayari-jones/feed/ 0 21864 Interview with Smadar Herzfeld and Translator Aloma Halter http://booksbywomen.org/interview-with-smadar-herzfeld-and-translator-aloma-halter/ http://booksbywomen.org/interview-with-smadar-herzfeld-and-translator-aloma-halter/#respond Wed, 03 May 2017 14:49:36 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=19202 Smadar’s Herzfeld’s novel Trail of Miracles, translated by Aloma Halter, follows Gittel, a Ukrainian, Hasidic, Jewish woman as she makes a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage and discovers the unique gifts she brings to the world.  The lyric beauty of Gittel’s voice will mesmerize readers into following her on her Trail of Miracles. Smadar, I am curious about […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/interview-with-smadar-herzfeld-and-translator-aloma-halter/feed/ 0 19202 All The Best People: Interview with Sonja Yoerg http://booksbywomen.org/all-the-best-people-interview-with-sonja-yoerg/ http://booksbywomen.org/all-the-best-people-interview-with-sonja-yoerg/#respond Tue, 02 May 2017 13:21:38 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=18835 New York Times bestselling author, Chris Bohjalian, writes that Sonja Yoerg’s All the Best People contains “Not just the best people, but real people: authentic, quirky and troubled. I cared for them all.”  I couldn’t have said it better.  Yoerg immerses us in family in crisis; instead of looking away, we become invested in their […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/all-the-best-people-interview-with-sonja-yoerg/feed/ 0 18835 Slightly South of Simple: Interview with Kristy Woodson Harvey http://booksbywomen.org/slightly-south-of-simple-interview-with-kristy-woodson-harvey/ http://booksbywomen.org/slightly-south-of-simple-interview-with-kristy-woodson-harvey/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2017 04:11:41 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=18830 Once again, Kristy Woodson Harvey immerses us both into the South and into the lives of her characters.  In Slightly South of Simple, we find ourselves rooting for Ansley and her daughters as they grapple with letting love and each other into their lives. Focusing on Ansley in addition to her daughters takes Slightly South […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/asking-questions-finding-community/feed/ 1 16208 The Secret Ingredient of Wishes: A Conversation with Susan Bishop Crispell http://booksbywomen.org/the-secret-ingredient-of-wishes-a-conversation-with-susan-bishop-crispell/ http://booksbywomen.org/the-secret-ingredient-of-wishes-a-conversation-with-susan-bishop-crispell/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2016 18:45:21 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16403 The Secret Ingredient of Wishes by Susan Bishop Crispell  transports readers to a Nowhere, NC, where wishes appear on a breeze and pies have secret powers to influence more than a diner’s waistline.  The touching magic illuminates the choices we make in matters of the heart, while we watch Rachel Monroe learn what it takes […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/the-secret-ingredient-of-wishes-a-conversation-with-susan-bishop-crispell/feed/ 0 16403 The Language of Sisters: A Conversation with Cathy Lamb http://booksbywomen.org/the-language-of-sisters-a-conversation-with-cathy-lamb/ http://booksbywomen.org/the-language-of-sisters-a-conversation-with-cathy-lamb/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2016 06:39:17 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16399 In Cathy Lamb’s beautiful new novel, The Language of Sisters , she weaves together a tale of family, following sisters, Toni, Valerie, and Ellie Kozlovsky, as they grapple with their family’s past in the Soviet Union and their own futures. The Kozlovsky sisters find the power of love to carry them through, and readers will […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/the-language-of-sisters-a-conversation-with-cathy-lamb/feed/ 1 16399 The Goodbye Year: A Conversation with Kaira Rouda http://booksbywomen.org/the-goodbye-year-a-conversation-with-kaira-rouda/ http://booksbywomen.org/the-goodbye-year-a-conversation-with-kaira-rouda/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2016 06:14:26 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15904 It’s only fitting that Kaira Rouda’s latest novel, The Goodbye Year,  (http://www.kairarouda.com/) takes place on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.  All of the characters in the novel stand on an edge—the divide between who they were and what they can become as they face graduation, divorce, and even the prospects of staying together.  As […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/the-goodbye-year-a-conversation-with-kaira-rouda/feed/ 2 15904 The Real Thing: A Conversation with Tina Ann Forkner http://booksbywomen.org/the-real-thing-a-conversation-with-tina-ann-forkner/ http://booksbywomen.org/the-real-thing-a-conversation-with-tina-ann-forkner/#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:41:31 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16014 In The Real Thing by Tina Ann Forkner, we meet Manda as she learns to be a cowgirl through the ups and downs of her new marriage to a rodeo star, Keith and the specter of his missing ex-wife, Violet.  While the ride isn’t always smooth, readers can enjoy how Manda learns to take the […]

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]]> http://booksbywomen.org/the-real-thing-a-conversation-with-tina-ann-forkner/feed/ 0 16014 Stuck in the Middle: A Conversation with Ann Garvin http://booksbywomen.org/stuck-in-the-middle-a-conversation-with-ann-garvin/ http://booksbywomen.org/stuck-in-the-middle-a-conversation-with-ann-garvin/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2016 05:30:34 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15608 I Like you Just Fine When you Aren’t Around by Ann Garvin captures that in-between place so many people find themselves in today where carrying for aging parents collides with creating your own family and tending to your career.  Her unflinching look at the challenges with a liberal dose of humor and a touch of […]

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