Film Favorites
There was a great post yesterday on AAR about romantic comedies of the film rather than the book variety. I’m fairly picky about my romantic comedies. I’ll watch just about anything, but very few have made it to the watch and re-watch stage. Here are some of my go to movies: — How to Lose…
Read MoreErrata and Error
Posting about errors and Eloise, today on History Hoydens.
Read MoreMISTLETOE in New York
The gingerbread latte is back in Starbucks– which means it’s time for Mistletoe to go on the road! Come join me tonight in NYC with the fabulous Deanna Raybourn and Tasha Alexander as we talk about history, mystery and why English accents are always better. The fun starts at 6:30 at the Mysterious Bookshop on…
Read MoreHello, MISTLETOE!
Today, the paperback edition of The Mischief of the Mistletoe joins the bookshelf! You can find Mistletoe paperback at Amazon, B&N, Books-A-Million, your independent bookseller, and those e-things, Kindleand Nook. The paperback edition includes a new essay, “A Brief History of the Turnip”. In honor of Mistletoe’s paperback birthday, I’ve included it here for you…
Read MoreHalloween Reading
My go-to Halloween book is always Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Is it a ghost story? Is it a tale of psychological decay? I’m never quite sure, but either way it’s creepy. This year, I’ve been going untraditional (for me) and reading through E.F. Benson’s ghost stories instead. Then, of course, there are…
Read MoreHappy Halloween!
To everyone who was pummeled by this weekend’s blizzard, I hope you’re staying warm and dry. A white Christmas is one thing; a white Halloween quite another! In honor of Halloween, I’ve reproduced a blog post from the vault, from October of 2007: The Costume Less Traveled. Because, let’s face it, my costumes were always…
Read More"Pure Regency delight…"
Pink I got a shout-out in the “Great Reads” section of today’s Shelf Awareness! Shelf Awareness calls The Secret History of the Pink Carnation “pure Regency delight”. Thank you!!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
The big reads for the week, of course, were Kristan Higgins’ Until There Was You (which I liked even better than My One and Only) and Tasha Alexander’s A Crimson Warning, her latest Lady Emily mystery. For those of you who haven’t read Tasha before, a good place to start is with her first Lady…
Read MoreMISTLETOE: November 1!
Once all the ghosties and ghoulies and things that go bump in the night demanding Halloween candy are all cleared away, it’s time for Mistletoe! The Mischief of the Mistletoe comes out in paperback next Tuesday, November 1. If you’re in the New York area, come join me, Tasha Alexander and Deanna Raybourn at 6:30…
Read MorePink Carnation Quizzes
Want to test your Pink trivia knowledge? Goodreads has quizzes on each of the Pink books, from Pink to Orchid. You can find them all here. I’ve also linked to them book by book below. Enjoy!
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