Blog Tour: The Bookstore on the Beach by Brenda Novak

 

   

The Bookstore on the Beach : A Novel 

Brenda Novak

On Sale Date: April 6, 2021

ISBN 9780778361053

Trade Paperback

$16.99 USD

448 pages

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About the Book: For fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Mary Kay Andrews, comes New York Times bestselling 

author Brenda Novak's newest standalone work of women's fiction, a big, sweeping novel about family and the 

ties that bind and challenge us. In this novel, three generations of women from the same family share a house 

and work together at a bookstore in Colonial Beach over the course of a summer.

How do you start a new chapter when you haven’t closed the book on the last one?

Eighteen months ago, Autumn Divac’s husband went missing. Her desperate search has yielded no answers—she 

still has no idea where he went or why. After being happily married for twenty years, she can’t imagine moving forward 

without him, but for the sake of their two teenage children, she has to try.

Autumn takes her kids home for the summer to the charming beachside town where she was raised. She seeks comfort

 by working alongside her mother and aunt at their quaint bookshop, only to learn that her daughter is facing a life change 

neither of them saw coming and her mother has been hiding a terrible secret for years. And when she runs into Quinn 

Vanderbilt—the boy who stole her heart in high school—old feelings start to bubble up again. Is she free to love him, or

should she hold out hope for her husband’s return? She can only trust her heart…and hope it won’t lead her astray.

Q&A with Brenda Novak

Q: Did you go to the library when you were in elementary school? If so, do you remember any 

of your favorite books or series from childhood?

 A: The library in elementary school was where I developed my love of reading. I remember hating to read 

in the beginning, but once my teacher took us to the library and let us choose any book we wanted, I happened 

upon a shelf of classics. I picked up JANE EYRE and absolutely devoured it. Then I went back and got THE 

SECRET  GARDEN and moved through that entire shelf within weeks. I remember thinking, “So this is 

reading!” And I’ve loved it ever since.

Q: What hobbies do you enjoy?

 A: I love to play pickleball. My oldest son introduced me to the game and gave me a racquet for Mother’s 

Day, and I’ve been playing ever since. It’s such a fun/addictive thing to do. I also spend a lot of time with my 

two grandchildren. They’re not quite a hobby, of course, but if I’m not working that’s where I spend most of my 

time.

Q: What is your favorite food/dessert/cuisine?

 A: I love Mexican food, and I’m fortunate to live in California, where it’s easy to find really great tacos. There are 

some smoked tri-tip tacos at a little delicatessen my husband discovered that are to die for. They only serve them 

three days a week, though, so we have to plan out our trips.

Q: Where would you choose to go on holiday if time and money were not of consideration?

 A: Two years ago, I would’ve said Egypt, but I was able to go there the year before the pandemic started, 

and I absolutely loved it. I’ve always been fascinated by their antiquities. They have an absolute 

embarrassment of riches when it comes to relics from two thousand or more years ago. Now I would have 

to say India. I don’t yet know a lot about that, but it seems so exotic and wonderful to me--and I love the food. 

India is definitely on my bucket list!

Q: Is there a book you would like to write that would require in person research that would take you to a 

foreign country and if so, where would you be heading to do research?

A: Because I write women’s fiction, I would have to say France, Italy, Ireland or Scotland. I started my career 

writing  English historicals, so I actually have traveled to a foreign country for research. (OF NOBLE BIRTH, 

HONOR BOUND, THROUGH THE SMOKE & A MATTER OF GRAVE CONCERN)

Q: Is there a genre that you have not written in that you might like to try some day?

 A: I would love to write a long historical saga. I actually have one brewing in my mind, so...who knows? Maybe 

one day I’ll get around to writing it.

Q: Do you write under other pen names?

 A: No. It’s hard enough to promote one name! LOL

Q: Do you have pets or animals you would like to have as pets? 

A: I raised five kids, so I’m taking a break from being responsible for other people--even animals. But I have 

a grand-dog--a Chow Chow named Simba, and he’s so fluffy and mild tempered. It’s the same as having 

grandbabies. I get all the fun without the hard work! Ha! 

 

About the Author

Brenda Novak, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, has penned over sixty novels.

 She is a five-time nominee for the RITA Award and has won the National Reader's Choice, the 

Bookseller's Best, the Bookbuyer's Best, and many other awards. She also runs Brenda Novak 

for the Cure, a charity to raise money for diabetes research (her youngest son has this disease). T

o date, she’s raised $2.5 million. For more about Brenda, please visit www.brendanovak.com. 

 

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