Happy Independent Bookstore Day, 2022
Happy Independent Bookstore Day, 2022! Here’s how to find an independent bookstore online or near you.
Chatting with Hannah Mary McKinnon, Author of “Never Coming Home”
Jess Montgomery, author of the Kinship Historical Mysteries, chats with Hannah Mary McKinnon about her newest thriller, “Never Coming Home,” in this episode of the Tea with Jess podcast.
Chatting with John Scalzi, Author of “The Kaiju Preservation Society”
On this episode of “Tea with Jess,” Jess Montgomery chats with John Scalzi, Author of “The Kaiju Preservation Society.”
Chatting with C.L. Pauwels, Author of “Unwelcome Ties”
In this episode of Tea with Jess, Jess Montgomery chats with C.L. Pauwels about her newest novel “Unwelcome Ties,” community and the creative journey, and the experience of writing a “prequel.”
Chatting with Meredith Doench, Author of “Whereabouts Unknown”
Jess Montgomery chats with Meredith Doench about her newest novel, and first stand alone thriller “Whereabouts Unknown,” on this episode of her podcast, “Tea with Jess.”
Chatting with Christina Consolino, Author of “Rewrite the Stars”
Jess Montgomery talks with Christina Consolino about her debut novel, “Rewrite the Stars,” on Jess’s Tea with Jess Podcast.
Chatting with Katrina Kittle, Author of “Kindness of Strangers”
On Jess Montgomery’s “Tea with Jess” podcast, author, educator and motivational speaker Katrina Kittle shares inspiration and encouragement for anyone who wants to write and create in the new year (or any time!)
Dear Reader: Christmas Pageant Brings Joy After All
Note: This is a "throw-back" column to my years as humor columnist ("Sanity Check") for the Dayton Daily News. I wrote it 20 years ago (!!!) but it is still, I believe, relevant today. I read this on my weekly "Tea with Jess," which I host every...
Dear Reader: A Peanut Brittle Treat!
Jess Montgomery shares her holiday tradition of making peanut brittle.
Chatting with Kimi Cunningham Grant, Author of “These Silent Woods”
Kimi Cunningham Grant shares insight into her newest novel, “These Silent Woods,” on this episode of the “Tea with Jess” podcast, hosted by Jess Montgomery.