Behind the story of Prose and Cons with Amanda Flower

Amanda Flower is a librarian as well as a national bestselling mystery author. She started her writing career in sixth grade and says she knew at that moment she’d found her calling of making people laugh with her words. She also writes mysteries as USA Today bestselling  author Isabella Alan. For this interview, the Agatha Award winner discussed her second Magical Bookshop Mystery, “Prose and Cons.”

In describing “Prose and Cons,” Flower said, “My main character is trying to find her place in the village where she grew after fleeing twelve years before because of a tragedy. Ultimately, the series asks if you can create a new and happy life in a place that once broke your heart.” While Flower said she’s never had such an experience personally, she’s always been fascinated by the idiom, “you can’t go home again.”

Prose and Cons and Edgar Allan Poe

“Prose and Cons” draws on an unusual set of skills, using the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Flower said, “Poe is credited as being the first American to write a true detective story, I knew his works would be a perfect fit for this story set in Niagara Falls region around Halloween.”

Flower describes herself as a storyteller at heart. “I am always striving to tell a great and entertaining story. My goal is to make each book better than the last.”

“Prose and Cons” is Flower’s twentieth published mystery. She said she wouldn’t be where she is without the kindness of others. “My agent, my family, my friends, my editors, and my readers have all been on this incredible journey with me. In honor of all those people, I’m giving back to a local food pantry with the release of the novel. Purchase any edition of Prose and Cons between now and Tuesday, December 20, 2016, and I will donate $1 for every book sold to a local food pantry, The Landing, located in Akron, Ohio.”

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The Learned Owl will donate an additional dollar to the Landing food pantry for every copy of Prose and Cons sold before or at Flower’s book signing there on December 10th. Personalized And Signed copies are available and can be shipped anywhere.

Working as a librarian when you’re a bestselling author has it’s ups and downs. Flower said, “The funniest experiences I’ve had as a librarian occur when patrons ask for one of my novels but don’t realize I’m the author. Usually when I tell them I am Amanda Flower, they either are thrilled to meet me or are suspicious that I’m lying. Once, I even had to show a patron my photo in the back of one of my books as proof.”

Learn more about Amanda Flower at amandaflower.com.