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5 days ago4 min read
A New Year of Interviews
A sneak peek at author interviews planned for January 2025, with Fiona Davis, Joseph Finder, Poppy Kuroki, and Kate Mosse
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cplesley
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Buried Treasure, Part 2
More buried treasure from my Kindle library, here books by Erika Monahan, Marlowe Benn, Jessie Burton, and Debra Dean
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cplesley
Nov 1, 20243 min read
Buried Treasure, Part 1
Buried treasure in books, unearthed from the depths of my Kindle library, here by Jane Johnson, Paullina Simons, and Xinru Liu.
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cplesley
Oct 11, 20244 min read
Weaving a History of Silk
A glimpse into the history of wild silk and its possible relevance to my forthcoming novel, Song of the Silk Weaver
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cplesley
Sep 20, 20245 min read
Bookshelf, Fall 2024
Fall 2024 Bookshelf: Suzanne Allain, Monica Chenault-Kilgore, Christina Dodd, Vanessa Kelly, Mimi Matthews, Alyson Richman, and Elif Shafak
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cplesley
Jul 5, 20244 min read
Bookshelf, Summer 2024
Novels on my bookshelf for the summer of 2024, by Lianne Dillsworth, Michelle Moran, Andrea Penrose, Heather Redmond, and Andrew Varga
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cplesley
May 17, 20245 min read
Interview with Audrey Burges
Interview with author Audrey Burges about her latest novel, A House Like an Accordion
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cplesley
May 10, 20246 min read
Interview with Harper St. George
Interview with Harper St. George, about her latest historical novel, The Stranger I Wed.
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cplesley
Apr 5, 20244 min read
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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cplesley
Mar 22, 20242 min read
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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cplesley
Jan 12, 20246 min read
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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cplesley
Nov 10, 20237 min read
Cats Mysterious and Contemplative
Survey of cats, mysterious and contemplative, in fiction—especially cozy mysteries
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cplesley
Nov 3, 20235 min read
Holiday Roundup 2023
Holiday roundup of 2023 books by Rhys Bowen, Bernard Cornwell, Clara McKenna, Erica Neubauer, Anne Perry and Karen Swan
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cplesley
Oct 12, 20236 min read
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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cplesley
Oct 6, 20235 min read
Fall 2023 Bookshelf
List of novels on my Fall 2023 Bookshelf, all recent historical fiction or historical mystery, set in the 19th and 20th centuries
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cplesley
Aug 4, 20234 min read
Interview with Anika Scott
Author interview with Anika Scott, author of The German Heiress, The Soviet Sisters, and, most recently, Sinners of Starlight City.
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cplesley
Jul 14, 20234 min read
Bookshelf, Summer 2023
Books I have read that are due out in the summer of 2023, as well as those on my bookshelf for reading before September.
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