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Tara Badstubner By Max Bowen  Tara Badstubner's debut “Every Room Remembers” (Sibylline Press, Sept 25, 2026) is a portrayal of a young ...

Ink and Riffs is a regular review series written by me, Citywide Co-Host Max Bowen, to talk about what I’m reading and listening to and why ...

By Max Bowen  Over 40 years, Marsh Rose and Jack shared a relationship living in separate homes but with a bond that ran deep. When Jack pa...

By Max Bowen In “She Journeys,” (Sept. 9) author Sarah May embarks on a profound journey to reconcile the wounds of her young marriage: inf...

By Max Bowen  In her new book, “Unruly Human Hearts,” [She Writes Press, Jan. 28] Barbara Southard explores the Beecher-Tilton scandal, but...

This December saw the return of the Rhode Island Author Expo , run by the Association of Rhode Island Authors . Along with emceeing the even...

Ink and Riffs is a regular review series written by me, Citywide Co-Host Max Bowen, to talk about what I’m reading and listening to and why ...

Welcome to our final episode of Citywide Bytes for the 2024 season. We’re taking a break to recharge and come back in 2025 and believe me, w...

In our second episode of the pre- Rhode Island Author Expo interviews, I’m joined by New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today-best...

For this episode, we’re talking all about dogs, and how one dog named Milo and his owner overcame their difficult pasts. After the untimely ...

In “The Others” (September, SparkPress) author Evette Davis blends magic and realism, creating a “secret society of supernaturals who seek ...

Whatever you do, don’t eat the pie. That’s it. That’s all the warning you get. In Monique Asher’s new book , “Don’t Eat the Pie,” we’re take...

By Max Bowen In her debut book, writer Adrianna Schuh blends some magic and romance in “Magic is in the Air.” The story follows Olivia Ayal...

In author Donna Levin’s new book, “The Talking Stick,” we meet Hunter, who has lost…..well, just about everything. Her husband has left her...

Hayley Verrall On our latest episode of Citywide Bytes, singer-songwriter Haley Verrall joins me to share the story behind her latest singl...

Calling Kenny J a positive individual would be a massive understatement. This South Carolina-based songwriter and producer is hoping to spr...

Richard Farren Barber is the author of dozens of books, novellas and short stories over 30 years, and in this episode, we see his creative ...

The newest guest on the Citywide Bytes live show has worked on award-winning titles such as “Banned Book Club,” “Occulted,” and is here to t...

By Max Bowen Before we get into the book, you’re probably wondering what “Five By Five” is. This is the new name for our series of written ...

Author Maria Guglielmo was last on the show some years back for her debut book, “Summoned,” and since then, she’s been up to quite a bit, i...