Susanne Bacon

In the Book Nook with … Archie Kregear

In the Book Nook with … John M. Whiddon

Nuremberg used to be the location of Germany’s most famous group of Meistersinger. (Photo: Jonathan Wolf @ https://unsplash.com/ )

In the Book Nook with … Kristin Gentile

Across the Fence: A Heart-Felt Homage

Let’s Talk! – A Deck Warmed by Sunshine

In the Book Nook with … Todd Iverson

You may have heard of mosquito fleets in several areas on the globe. You most probably have of Washington State’s Mosquito Fleet of small steam vessels running across the waters of Puget Sound during the 19th century and early 20th century. One of the last of it is the Carlisle II, built in 1917 and nowadays operating as the back-up to the regular foot passenger ferry between Bremerton and Port Orchard since 1936. Of course, such a special historic ferry has to be celebrated – and there goes the 2nd Mosquito Fleet Fest in Port Orchard!

Author Mark Allen from Port Orchard, WA, a retired Navy Hospital Corpsman writes elevated horror novels. He wrote his first short story as a class assignment in fourth grade when he was ten years old. He got an A+ on it and has been writing ever since. He did some work in the movie business after he retired out of the Navy, and got a few screenplays sold and made into movies. Mark Allen’s first book, Nocturnal (a vampire in San Diego), was published in 2017. His second novel, Blood Red Moon (werewolves in the PNW) won a gold medallion first place at BookFest for US Horror, Creatures and Monsters in 2023. His third novel, Just Before Dawn (a sequel to Nocturnal), won a silver medallion in the same category the following year. His latest novel, Alpha Male, shot straight into the Amazon bestseller list for New Releases U.S. Horror and Suspense after its publication. Mark belongs to the Kitsap Literary Artists and Writers (KLAW) and is an active member of the Horror Writers Association. When Mark isn’t writing, he loves to go hiking, fishing, performing martial arts, and traveling throughout the PNW, taking in all the beauty this region has to offer.

Author JB Harris lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts and writes for a living. She has been writing for as long as she can remember. She started her publishing career in the 90s with short fiction. Her first novel was published May 2023. JB has received the Sunny award for highest sales in her imprint, was Best Book Awards Finalist-American Book Awards 2024 and Firebird Book Award Winner, and got The Literary Titan Book Award. She is a member of The Manuscript Academy as well as Grub Street in Boston, and the founder of