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Florence Kelley’s father, William, taught his daughter to read in 1866 using books that chronicled child labor. When she was seven, he had her studying “a terrible little book with woodcuts of children no older than myself, balancing with their arms heavy loads of wet clay on their heads, in brickyards.” And she didn’t just […]
A Place to Hide is my ninth novel and the seventh set during World War II. As it frequently happens, research in support of one novel uncovers suggestions for a new and different novel. Thus, research on Denmark in preparation for Defending Britta Stein introduced me to factual scenarios unique to the Netherlands. Although these […]
Kid Curry, born as Harvey Logan. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. It might be hard for some of you to believe that the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the title roles, premiered 55 years ago this week. I bring this up because my book Bandit Heaven — […]
Are you looking for a virtual bookish space to connect and share your love of books with? Look no further than Reader Rendezvous! Visit the Reader Rendezvous webpage for more information about the book club, how to join, your hosts and the monthly reads. SEPTEMBER BUDDY READ I’M WAITING FOR YOU & OTHER STORIES by […]
In his new book Red Dead’s History, Tore Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that inspired the sensational video games Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, shedding light on dark corners of the American past for gamers and history buffs alike. Get a sneak peek of the book below! Let’s start with […]
As spring came to Washington in 1972, there was little rest for First Lady Pat Nixon. Her recent solo diplomatic successes in Peru and Africa were now imprinted in the public consciousness. President Nixon wanted his wife as part of his diplomatic team on yet another critically important trip. Secret negotiations had gone on for […]
Imagine a bookcase large enough to contain all the works ever written about the history of the American South. (It would be quite massive!) But even though that region’s history spans centuries, I would bet that the overwhelming majority of its shelf space was devoted to just two decades: the 1860s and 1960s. That is […]
Are you looking for a virtual bookish space to connect and share your love of books with? Look no further than Reader Rendezvous! Visit the Reader Rendezvous webpage for more information about the book club, how to join, your hosts and the monthly reads. AUGUST BUDDY READ MY LADY JANE by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton […]
Mary Charlton Jonas (1874-1950) returned to her work at the Egypt Exploration Society’s (EES) offices in the early days of 1930, refreshed and slightly tanned from her Christmas holidays in Egypt. Her desk was covered in paper: correspondence, paperwork, memos, pay packets, meeting requests, and all her other duties she had missed while she was […]
Brian and Michael, both 34, live with their two cats in central Connecticut. Michael works as a project coordinator for a state behavioral health agency serving young people and has a side job as an advocate and disability leadership coordinator. Brian is a quality assurance manager for a state-run hospital. The couple’s been together since 2013 […]