Of late, I’ve been thinking about choices. We make so many choices, don’t we, and sometimes we don’t quite understand that making one choice effectively kills opportunities f, K, Q and Z. So when next we haveto make a choice, the selection is smaller. Not necessarily a bad thing—having to choose can be difficult and […]
Life Choices and reading choices – my August newsletter Read More »
heToday, I am visited by Jan Matthews and her book The Last Fatal Hour, set in teh aftermath of the American Civil War. I imagine reinventing yourself after having been very close to the horrors of battle is hard, but Leona Gladney seems to be doing fine – until things go awfully wrong… I give
The Last Fatal hour – accompany Ms Matthews to Brooklyn Heights in the 19th century Read More »
Today, I am visited by A.B. Michaels who is on a Coffee Pot Book Club tour with her book, The Twisted Road. I am somewhat partial to stories set in early 20th century San Francisco, and as to that earthquake, well, I had a phase when I totally adored Clark Gable (he was very, very
In five days, it is Christmas Eve. And yes, I know most of the world is focussed on Christmas Day, but up here in Sweden, it’s Christmas Eve that is the BIG day. The 25th is a day spent mooching about in pyjamas while eating leftovers… When I was a child, my Christmases were spent
We are three weeks from the summer solstice, and this year our Midsummer Eve (always celebrated on a Friday here in Sweden) actually falls on the day before. As this celebration tends to extend well into next day, I am assuming many Swedish people will be up and about at 4.41 a.m. when the actual
My June Newsletter – Magic Midsummer light and some books to go with it Read More »
Today I am hosting a stop on Jerry Madden’s tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. His book, Steel Valley, is set in the 1960s in Ohio which qualifies it as historical fiction – you know, at least fifty years in teh past. Gulp. I am apparently fast becoming a relic. . . I find
Steel Valley – coming of age in the industrial hey-day. Read More »
Today, I am happy to give a shout-out to Julia Ibbotson and her book, Drumbeats. A bit out of my ordinary reading – albeit that anything that happened in 1965 now qualifies as Historical Fiction. (OMG! I’m an artefact!!!!!) Personally, I think Julia’s book sounds very intriguing! Blurb: It’s 1965, and 18 year old Jess
Drumbeats – an intriguing title for an intriguing book! Read More »
I have recently released one of my books as an audio book under my own imprint. I already have sixteen audio books under my belt – but they’re distributed by Blackstone publishing. In retrospect, I should maybe have held on to my audio rights to maximise my royalties, but I find it so HARD (and
Today is publication day for Her Castilian Heart and I am especially proud to release a book that has already been awarded a Gold Medal in the 2022 Coffee Pot Book Club Awards. That was an unexpected and delightful honour, and I am quite sure both Noor and Robert—my somewhat battered protagonists—are happy as well.
A new book and a birthday – a celebratory combo? Read More »
My mother always used to say that concentrating your words to a succinct few was the hallmark of a good speaker—or writer. I’m guessing she’s sighing heavily wherever she is whenever she takes a peek at my work, because dear peeps, it seems to me abbreviation is a skill I am not good at. I
The case of the swelling narrative – or how one book becomes three. Or four. Or ten. Read More »