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Book Review: Someone Had to Do It by Amber and Danielle Brown

By Janet Webb

February 24, 2023

Was Gossip Girl your never-miss show? What about The Devil Wears Prada? If so, you’ll inhale Someone Had to Do It—a mystery embedded in the surprisingly cut-throat world of high fashion. Brandi Maxwell is a summer intern at the prestigious New York fashion house Simon Van Doren. Doesn’t that define living the dream? Unfortunately reality intrudes on…

Someone Had to Write It: Finding Our Distinct Thriller Voice

By Amber and Danielle Brown

January 26, 2023

It’s an understatement to say we love thrillers. It’s our favorite genre and has been for the longest time, more specifically ever since we became obsessed with Eric Jerome Dickey’s slick, sensual, fast-paced sagas back in the early aughts. Lit fic comes in as a close second because we are partial to long-winded character studies…