"My intention was to craft and demonstrate a flawed main character," the writer said in a statement apologizing on social media.

The novel, “Sparrow and Vine” by Sophie Lark, was due out in April from Bloom Books. Readers with advance copies criticized ...

Romance author Sophie Lark is under scrutiny after lines from her upcoming book Sparrow and Vine have surfaced online.

McGowan, an expert in capturing the inner lives of young people in fiction, has gone beyond his usual high standards with his latest book. Lark is a life-affirming work. Yet the writer makes it ...

A publishing house has pulled a forthcoming series by romance novelist Sophie Lark after social media users took issue with snippets from the first upcoming book that praise Elon Musk and perpetuate ...

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We love independent bookstores, and even more so when we can enjoy a pint with our paperback. Lark & Owl was opened by a group of women in downtown Georgetown in April of this year, and in August ...

Bestselling romance author Sophie Lark is facing intense backlash after excerpts from her upcoming novel, Sparrow and Vine, ...

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