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Co-writing The Merchant's Tale
Interview about co-writing conducted by Joan Schweighardt with C. P. Lesley and P.K. Adams, discussing The Merchant's Tale
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Apr 19, 20246 min read
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Interview with Joyce Yarrow
Interview with Joyce Yarrow about her contemporary suspense series, Zahara and the Lost Books of Light and Stolen Lives
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Apr 12, 20245 min read
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Bookshelf, Spring 2024
List of novels on my bookshelf for Spring 2024, by Audrey Burges, Eve J. Chung, Judith Lindbergh, Ruth Reichl, and Shaina Steinberg
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Apr 5, 20244 min read
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Interview with Rachel Rueckert
Interview with author Rachel Rueckert, whose debut novel, If the Tide Turns, appeared in March 2024.
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Mar 29, 20248 min read
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New Books Network Interview: Robin Oliveira
New Books Network interview with Robin Oliveira about her latest novel, set in late 19th-century Scotland and Washington Territory
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Mar 22, 20242 min read
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Interview with Clare McHugh
Interview with Clare McHugh, author of The Romanov Brides, a novel about the future Empress Alexandra and her siblings
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Mar 15, 20247 min read
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Interview with Stephanie Dray
Interview with Stephanie Dray about her latest novel, about the life of Frances Perkins: "Becoming Madam Secretary"
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Mar 8, 20245 min read
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New Books Network Interview: Kate Quinn and Janie Chang
New Books Network interview with bestselling authors Kate Quinn and Janie Chang about their co-written novel, The Phoenix Crown
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Mar 1, 20242 min read
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New Books Network Interview: Teresa H. Janssen
New Books Network interview with Teresa H. Janssen, author of The Ways of Water
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Feb 16, 20243 min read
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Taking Inventory
Inventory of everything I have been doing to clear the decks, much of it associated with writing, so that I can return to my current novel
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Feb 9, 20243 min read
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New Books Network: Andrea Penrose
New Books Network interview with Andrea Penrose about The Diamond of London, a novel about Lady Hester Stanhope
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Jan 26, 20243 min read
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Bookshelf, Winter 2024
My bookshelf, Winter 2024: Stephanie Dray, Laurie R. King, Clare McHugh, Andrea Penrose, Kate Quinn and Janie Chang, Deanna Raybourn
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Jan 12, 20246 min read
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New Books Network Interview: Isa Arsén
New Books Network interview with Isa Arsén, whose debut novel Shoot the Moon looks at the Apollo Space Program
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Dec 15, 20232 min read
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New Books Network Interview: Alice Sherman Simpson
New Books Network interview with Alice Sherman Simpson, author of The Winthrop Agreement, about a young woman in early 20th century NYC
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Dec 1, 20232 min read
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Interview with Clara McKenna
Interview with the writer Clara McKenna, author of the Stella and Lyndy historical mysteries and other novels
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Oct 27, 20236 min read
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New Books Network Interview: Stephanie Cowell
New Books Network interview with author Stephanie Cowell about her latest historical novel, The Boy in the Rain
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Oct 20, 20232 min read
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Interview with Karen Swan
Interview with Karen Swan, author of The Wild Isle series and many other novels, most recently "Christmas by Candlelight"
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Oct 12, 20236 min read
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Interview with Heather Redmond
Interview with Heather Redmond, author of numerous mystery novels, most recently "Death of the Sisters"
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Sep 29, 20236 min read
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New Books Network Interview: Louise Hare
New Books Network interview with Louise Hare, author of the Canary Club mysteries and other novels
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Sep 22, 20232 min read
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Interview with Kerri Maher
Interview with Kerri Maher about her latest novel, All You Have to Do Is Call
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Sep 15, 20235 min read
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