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Send us Fan Mail 11-07-25 Bookmarked, Season 5 "Christmas All Year Long" - Our New Holiday Anthology!  This week, Allison and Draco discuss Jan-Carol Publishing's brand-new holiday anthology collection, Christmas All Year Long: An Anthology of Holly Jolly Tales .  You can purchase the short story collection at the link below!  Chapter Markers Introductions with Janie [0:00] Discussi...

Send us Fan Mail 10-31-25 Bookmarked, Season 5 A Reading of "The Thing About Epidemics" by Draco Sage Happy Halloween!  This week, Allison and Draco read a spooky short story from These Haunted Hills: Book 5 , called "The Thing About Epidemics" by Draco Sage. You can purchase These Haunted Hills: Book 5 at the link below!  Chapter Markers Introductions [0:00] Reading "The...

Send us Fan Mail 10-24-25 Bookmarked, Season 5 Halloween Reading Recommendations, and New JCP Releases!  This week, Allison and Draco share some Halloween reading recommendations, as well as a few of JCP's brand-new releases.  Book Links "Silence of the Bones" by Bev Freeman   "The White Room" and "Mama's Boys" by Jeff Geiger Jr.  "Trick-or-Treat, Noodl...

Send us Fan Mail 10-17-25 Bookmarked, Season 5 A Reading of "Scarily the Scarecrow" by Seldon V. Johnson Jr.  This week, Allison and Draco read Seldon V. Johnson Jr.'s children's book, Scarily the Scarecrow . The author unfortunately passed away before the book's release, but all the proceeds from the purchase of this book go to his daughter, Skylar.  You can purchase Scar...

Send us Fan Mail 10-10-25 Bookmarked, Season 5 A Reading of "Susie's Day at the Farm," Plus Tapestry Journal's New Submission Guidelines This week, Allison and Draco read Patrice Wilkerson's new children's book, Susie's Day at the Farm . Then, they reveal the new submission guidelines for Tapestry Journal's upcoming November/December issue.  You can purchase...

Send us Fan Mail 10-03-25 Bookmarked, Season 5 Tips on "Submission Etiquette" from an Editor  This week, Allison sits down to talk all about "submission etiquette."  Our inaugural issue of Tapestry Journal: Indie Publishing is now available at the link below. Be sure to check it out! Also, the new submission guidelines for our upcoming November/December issue can be found at th...

Send us Fan Mail 9-26-25 Bookmarked, Season 5 Publisher and Marketing Director Discuss Realities of Publishing  To kick off season 5 of Bookmarked , Janie (JCP's publisher) and Draco (JCP's marketing/communications director) sit down for a very special episode to talk all about the realities of book publishing.  Also, our inaugural issue of Tapestry Journal: Indie Publishing is now avail...

Send us Fan Mail 9-19-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 A Spooky Reading of "The Ringing of the Bell" by Jan Howery This week, Allison and Draco read the spooky short story "The Ringing of the Bell" by Jan Howery from These Haunted Hills: Book 6. You can purchase These Haunted Hills: Books 6 and 7 at the links below!  Chapter Markers Janie's introduction [0:00] Reading "The Rin...

Send us Fan Mail 9-12-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Latest JCP Releases, Perfect for Gift-Giving Season!  This week, Draco and Allison discuss the latest releases from Jan-Carol Publishing. These books would make perfect gifts for the upcoming holiday season! It's never too early to start shopping for the holidays! Links can be found below. Chapter Markers Janie's introduction [0:00] "The...

Send us Fan Mail 9-05-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Celebrating 100 Episodes of Bookmarked!  This week, Allison and Draco celebrate the exciting milestone of publishing 100 episodes of Bookmarked  by discussing their favorite episodes throughout the years. They also preview JCP's upcoming first issue of Tapestry Journal: Indie Publishing .  Chapter Markers Janie's introduction [0:00] Draco&apo...

Send us Fan Mail 8-29-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Interview with Mary Ellen Miller, Author of "Fill the Dam Thing Up!"  This week, Draco interviews author Mary Ellen Miller about her book, Fill the Dam Thing Up!: Building Connections: Communicating Throughout the Lifecycle of Infrastructure Projects.  You can find the link to Mary Ellen's book below, and be sure to follow her on social...

Send us Fan Mail 8-22-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Interview with Mary Woodside, Writer and Historian Featured in "These Haunted Hills: Book 7" This week, Allison interviews Mary Woodside, a talented writer and historian who is featured in Jan-Carol Publishing's These Haunted Hills: Book 7 . If you want to connect with Mary and chat about her stories, you can reach her at mary.woodside@g...

Send us Fan Mail 8-15-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Recap of "These Haunted Hills" Over the Years, Plus Several Spooky Readings  This week, Allison and Draco recap the seven installments of Jan-Carol Publishing's fall-themed short story collection, These Haunted Hills . They also read from several of the spooky short stories featured in the series.  You can find links to the entire anthol...

Send us Fan Mail 8-08-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Reading "Some Jeeps" by Jon Arnold, Plus New Submission Opportunities for "Tapestry Journal"  This week, Allison and Draco read a new children's book, Some Jeeps , by Jon Arnold. Plus, they announce some brand-new submission opportunities for Tapestry Journal's upcoming September issue.  Check out Some Jeeps at the link be...

Send us Fan Mail 8-01-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Interview with Jessica Brimer, Author of "Messy Bookshop Mysteries" This week, Allison interviews a returning guest, mystery author Jessica Brimer. Jessica is behind the best-selling series Messy Bookshop Mysteries , and she has also been featured in several installments of Jan-Carol Publishing's Halloween anthology, These Haunted Hills...

Send us Fan Mail 7-25-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Interview with George Bove, Author of "The Little Orange T" and "Rocky's Top Tennessee Wish" This week, Draco interviews children's book author George Bove about his series, The Little Orange T , as well as his upcoming release, Rocky's Top Tennessee Wish .  Check out George's first two books at the links below,...

Send us Fan Mail 7-18-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Announcing "Tapestry Journal," Our New Literary Magazine! This week, we are talking all about our new literary magazine, Tapestry Journal: Indie Publishing . We are so excited to finally give some details about our upcoming project! The first issue will come out in September, and there are lots of submission opportunities for writers.  For no...

Send us Fan Mail 7-11-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Special Summerween Reading of "Trick-or-Treat, Noodle" by Monica Riley Kohler This week, we have a special episode in honor of Summerween!  Allison and Draco read Trick-or-Treat, Noodle , a children's book by Monica Riley Kohler and illustrated by Deborah Riley Bocklage. Monica and Deborah are a niece and aunt duo, and they've creat...

Send us Fan Mail 7-04-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Discussing Dr. Guy V. Briggs' Book, "Favorite Song Journeys: What Your Treasured Songs Can Do For You!" This week, Allison and Draco discuss author Dr. Guy V. Briggs and his book, Favorite Song Journeys: What Your Treasured Songs Can Do For You! You can order Dr. Briggs' book at the link below! Chapter Markers Introductions with Jan...

Send us Fan Mail 6-27-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Interview with Jon Arnold, New Author of Children's Book "Some Jeeps"  This week, Draco interviews brand-new author Jon Arnold. Jon's children's book, Some Jeeps , is an entertaining read that teaches kids all about Jeeps. Jon's book is available to pre-order through his website, somejeeps.com. You can also follow Jon&apos...

Send us Fan Mail 6-20-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Special Reading of "Misty, The Lonely Mermaid" by JeanAnn Taylor This week is a very special episode! Allison and Draco read Misty, The Lonely Mermaid , a chapter book from JeanAnn Taylor. To find the link to this book and buy it for yourself, see below! This is a wonderful chapter book with beautiful illustrations about adolescence and frien...

Send us Fan Mail 6-13-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Discussing New Book "Our Blood Runs Black" by Marsha Self and Rebecca White  This week, Allison discusses the upcoming release Our Blood Runs Black by authors Marsha Sutherland Self and Rebecca Riner White. This book is a true story about the McClure #1 Mine Explosion.   You can pre-order the book at the link below.  Also, Marsha and Rebecca...

Send us Fan Mail 6-06-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Interview with Kristen Johnson, Author of the "Valaraii Rising" Fantasy Trilogy  This week, Allison interviews a returning guest, author Kristen Johnson. She's here to talk all about the second novel in her fantasy trilogy, Valaraii Rising , which is called The Lost . This book will become available to pre-order very soon, so stay tuned...

Send us Fan Mail 5-30-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Chatting About Kathleen M. Jacobs' Books  This week, Allison and Draco discuss the vast publications of author Kathleen M. Jacobs, including her new release, The Harboring & Other Stories , which is Kathleen's first short story collection.  The links to all of Kathy's books can be found below in the description area! Chapter Markers...

Send us Fan Mail 5-23-25 Bookmarked, Season 4 Writing Tips for "These Haunted Hills: Book 7" Submissions This week, Allison goes over some writing tips for those of you still wanting to submit a short story to Jan-Carol Publishing's Halloween anthology, These Haunted Hills: Book 7.   To submit a short story this year to either of our upcoming anthologies, including our brand-new Chr...