The Barbizon by Paulina Bren

March 21, 2021

The subtitle of Paulina Bren’s nonfiction book, The Barbizon: The Hotel that Set Women Free, is somewhat misleading. While it was a fascinating cultural study of a hotel, it was possibly even more of a study of Mademoiselle magazine and its college guest editors...

Winners and Historical Mysteries

March 19, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Barbara D. from Pawtucket, RI won Last Seen Wearing. Cruel as the Grave goes to Kathy S. from Alba, TX. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I”m giving away two historical mysteries. Charles...

Rosemary Kaye Interviews Claire MacLeary

March 17, 2021

Rosemary Kaye mentioned earlier on the blog that she had interviewed Scottish author Claire MacLeary. She mentioned her when she discussed authors from northern Scotland. Fortunately for all of us, she was willing to share that interview. Thank you, Rosemary. After...

Reyna Marder Gentin, Guest Author

March 15, 2021

When you read the description of Reyna Marder Gentin’s recent middle school book, My Name is Layla, you’ll see that there are two reasons I’m pleased to have her as a guest author today. The book features a young girl who has dyslexia. It’s an...

Have You Heard? Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger

March 14, 2021

Sandie Herron always knows when I need a few reviews to fill in because I’m on deadline. She stepped in with today’s review. You should read her concluding paragraph. Very interesting. Like my comments yesterday, her remarks are not common knowledge....

Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne Allain

March 09, 2021

This is the blurb on the back cover of Suzanne Allain’s Regency romance, Mr. Malcolm’s List.: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that an arrogant bachelor insistent on a wife who meets the strictest of requirements…deserves his...