Conference Time

April 08, 2016

I’m at a conference until late Saturday, and this time, it’s work-related. That means I won’t have pictures of authors, although I do hope to get a couple pictures of The Tattered Cover Bookstore. And, the meetings and programs go all day, with...

Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton

April 07, 2016

Margaret the First was not a queen, but an original at a time when women usually were not recognized. Danielle Dutton writes experimental historical fiction to dramatize the life of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. Born Margaret Lucas, she was the youngest of...

Winners and Book-Related Giveaway

April 06, 2016

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Laura Childs’ Ming Tea Murder goes to Libby D. from Boca Raton, FL. Ripe for Murder by Carlene O’Neil was mailed to Shirley M. from Dallas, TX. I mailed the books yesterday. Since I’m attending a...

All Stories Are Love Stories by Elizabeth Percer

April 05, 2016

If you’re like me, you probably didn’t think of a novel about a disastrous earthquake in San Francisco as a love story. But,, Elizabeth Percer successfully makes that point with a story of love and tragedy, All Stories Are Love Stories. The author deftly...

Springtime by Michelle de Kretser

April 04, 2016

What an odd little book. Michelle de Kretser’s Springtime is called a ghost story. Well, there’s a ghost, and the main character sees it, and doesn’t realize it’s a ghost. And, that’s it. This Australian novella just surprised me. Even...