2authors blog--The official blog of the award-winning writing team, V. and D. Povall.

Hello Readers! We're back with happy news. Our latest novel, An Educated Death, has been released (dropped? Is that what the kids say these days? Does that apply to a novel?).  We're thrilled to finally be able to share our fifth novel with you. We've ventured into one of our favorite genres, murder mystery . Inspired by greats like John D. Macdonald , we created a story about an international agent at rock bottom who is pulled back to life when forced to investigate a body washing up on his beach.  Here's a short promo we made for it, with some fine voiceover work by David: You can order a copy just about anywhere books are sold, but the best place to order a copy is directly from us at our website www.2authors.com    Amazon:  https://tinyurl.com/5cvtpf7s Barnes and Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-educated-death-v-d-povall/1145064234?ean=9781662945755 It's also available on iBooks if you're an Apple person.  If you do end up ordering a cop...

Hello Readers! Welcome back to the blog. Things are humming along here. Our latest novel will be released very, very soon, and we're getting ready for the LA Times Festival of Books next month as well.  This will be our first time participating in the festival, so we thought we'd take a deep dive into its backstory and share what we learned. If you're in SoCal, we hope you'll come celebrate the written word with us in April.  This is going to be a great time! Back in the mid-90s, LA Times reporters Lisa Reale and Narda Zacchino were attending a booksellers event at the LA Convention Center, when they began discussing the lack of book festivals in the community. Instead of saying "Someone should really do something about that" they decided to take matters into their own hands, and with a little bit of funding from their LA Times departments the first festival was born in 1996. Originally, the festival was held on the campus of UCLA, but after 15 years it switch...

Hello readers! March 8th is International Women's Day. It's a worldwide celebration and recognition of the social, cultural, and political achievements of women. It's also a call to action for combatting gender inequality and boosting women's rights. Although advocates had been marking the day since the early 20th century, it was officially recognized by the U.N. in 1977.  The month of March is also Women's History Month. That became official in 1987.  We can do it! So let's take a moment to recognize some great women. For our purposes, we'll feature three great women writers that we love.  Mary Shelley (1797-1851) The godmother of science fiction, Shelley defied societal norms and expectations for women of her time, and wrote the groundbreaking masterpiece "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus". The best part? She created it as a teenager, and got it published when she was 21! To write such a gripping tale (in a new genre) while elegantly explo...