Meet The Heroine, II: A Chef Contemplating Murder
My secondary heroine from “The Serpent and the Pearl” is usually very tough to track down–as a working girl (cook to the Borgia Pope!) she’s always on the move and on the job. But now she’s at loose ends, and consented to be interviewed!...Meet The Hero: A Dangerous Dwarf On His Deathbed . . .
My “Lion and the Rose” hero is still flat on his back on a stretcher, but he consented to an interview. 😀 Leonello: Consented, hah. You cornered me, woman. It’s not exactly like I can run away when I’m full of broken bones. Me: Yes,...Meet The Heroine: The Pope’s Mistress In Captivity
“The Lion and the Rose: a novel of the Borgias” releases in just three days! Usually I’m nervous for my release days, but this time around I just can’t wait. Because this book is sequel to “The Serpent and the Pearl,” which came out...Top Ten Books of 2013
In compliance with federal law, which apparently states that all book bloggers must post a “Top Ten Books I Read This Year!” list on their blogs in December, I’m giving you mine–and in time to help you complete your holiday shopping! Because...How Authors Become Friends, and Why You Should Buy Stephanie Dray’s “Daughters of the Nile”
I always face a bit of a dilemma whenever an author friend’s book is released. On the one hand, I want to pimp the hell out of their book because I want it to do well. On the other hand, I know that if I do that, there’s a decent chance people won’t...DON’T Write What You Know!
“Write what you know” is probably some of the worst advice for writers ever. Even authors of modern-day fiction have their problems with that old chestnut. Tom Clancy may have set all his books in the same 20th century America in which he lived, but he...A Virtual Potluck!
I don’t know about you, but I adore food blogs. I’ve got an entire list that I drool over follow. And the fun part is how food and books are mixing these days: food bloggers are hitting the pages, cooking favorite recipes out of food-heavy books and...6 Rules For Surviving Release Day Jitters
For the fourth time in my life, I can type the words “I have a book coming out today!” You’d think it would get easier. But no, I’m a mass of nerves. For over a year, you see, my book baby has led a sheltered existence: much like a real baby,...Meet The Heroine II: Trying To Interview A Busy Chef
My secondary heroine from The Serpent and the Pearl proved to be a bit hard to track down . . . in fact, I had to run her to earth in her kitchens, where she’s up to her elbows in a bowl of flour. Her: Look, I don’t know about this interview business. I...The Alice Network
In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
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