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cplesley
Feb 23, 20242 min read
Food and Character
An exploration of food as an indicator of character in novels, citing Ruth Reichl and her work
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cplesley
Jan 26, 20243 min read
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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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
Dec 15, 20232 min read
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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cplesley
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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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cplesley
Sep 15, 20235 min read
Interview with Kerri Maher
Interview with Kerri Maher about her latest novel, All You Have to Do Is Call
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cplesley
Aug 18, 20235 min read
Interview with Nan Fischer
Interview with author Nan Fischer about her latest novel, The Book of Silver Linings (Berkley, August 2023)
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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 7, 20233 min read
New Books Network Interview: Ginny Kubitz Moyer
Recap of my New Books Network interview with Ginny Kubitz Moyer, whose debut novel "The Seeing Garden" appeared in May 2023.
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cplesley
Jun 23, 20233 min read
New Books Network Interview: Anna Lee Huber
More information about my New Books Network interview with Anna Lee Huber, author of historical fiction featuring Lady Darby & Verity Kent
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cplesley
Jun 14, 20232 min read
New Books Network Interview: Katherine Beutner
New Books Network interview with Katharine Beutner, author of the historical suspense novel Killingly
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