I’m hoping that you caught my review of Petals From The Sky by Mingmei Yip a couple of weeks back; it’s the story of a girl who dreamed of being a buddhist nun but then found herself caught between the East and the West, between spirituality and passion. The novel is loosely based on Mingmei’s own life story so I was delighted when she offered to answer some interview questions as part of the Sunday Salon this...

Fade to Blue Overall Rating:   Retail Price: $16.99 Amazon Price: $13.25 Hey everyone – today we have another interview with Sean Beaudoin, author of the wonderful comic sci-fi thrillerFade to Blue. Clare: Hi Sean – thanks for taking time out to be interviewed here at Blue Archipelago today. Let’s kick off by talking about what inspired you to write Fade to Blue. Everyone kept asking if the...

The Change Artist Overall Rating:   Retail Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $19.95 Hello fellow Sunday Saloners – thanks for dropping by Blue Archipelago on this lovely Sunday. Today I bring you an interview with Carla Rieger – author of the wonderful book The Change Artist which I reviewed last month. Clare: Hi Carla – thanks for taking the time out to answer some questions about your...

Willow Overall Rating:   Retail Price: $16.99 Amazon Price: $11.55 A few weeks back I posted an online book review of the fabulous WILLOW by Julia Hoban. I really enjoyed the book and Julia was kind enough to answer some questions about it for me. Interview with Julia Hoban CS: What inspired you to write WILLOW? JH: I wanted to write a book for all of us with self destructive urges, a book that would take...

Cover of One Foot In The Black Crikey is it Sunday again already? The week’s are flying by and I can’t believe it will soon be Christmas. A couple of Sundays back I posted an interview with author Kurt Kamm and ran a little competition to give away a copy of his fantastic book: One Foot in the Black. I apologise for being a week late delivering the results but the winner – picked entirely randomly – is Alyce!...

One Foot In The Black Morning fellow Saloners. Last week I read and reviewed Kurt Kamm’s One Foot in the Black – an ARC which I really enjoyed. Kurt got in touch after I posted the review and agreed to answer a few questions about the book and kindly offered up another copy of the book that I can giveaway to a lucky reader. So without further ado here is the interview. Clare: What inspired you to write One Foot in the...