If You Like….
If you like The Betrayal of the Blood Lily for its Indian setting, you’ll probably also like…. — Sharpe’s Triumph and Sharpe’s Fortress, set in 1803, at Assaye and at Gawilghur; — Thalassa Ali’s A Singular Hostage, set in the 1830s; — M.M. Kaye’s Shadow of the Moon and The Far Pavilions, one set during,…
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Among this week’s haul, I’ve read: — Rhys Bowen, Royal Flush The third in the lighthearted, 1930’s-set Lady Georgiana series. — Elspeth Huxley, Murder on Safari Not quite as M.M. Kaye as I’d hoped, but very eye-opening in terms of the mechanics of big game hunting in the 1930s. — Stella Gibbons, Nightingale Wood I…
Read MoreAn Embarassment of ARCs
There’s something of a book pile-up on my kitchen table right now. Not only are there ten copies of the book version of Ivy & Intrigue, just waiting to find a good home, but a surprise package arrived yesterday, containing ARCs (advance review copies) of The Garden Intrigue. What to do? I need an equitable…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Big News
Way back in March and April, some of you canny folks noticed that my Weekly Reading Round-Ups were leaning heavily towards the 1920s, with a high proportion of non-fiction in among the novels. The official announcement came out in Publishers Weekly yesterday, so I’m finally at liberty to say…. You guessed right. I’ve been writing…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I’m having the hardest time remembering what I’ve read this week, since it’s been all over the map. But here’s a selection: — Barbara Michaels, Witch. This used to be one of my favorite Barbara Michaels novels when I was a teenager. Somehow, between college and real life, my ancient copy was misplaced. It only…
Read MoreLibraries in the Storm
My friend Annaliza shared with me a link about a library in the Adirondacks that lost almost all of its children’s book collection to Hurricane Irene. You can find out how to help the library rebuild its collection here. Librarians out there, if you need Pink books to replace books lost in the storm, let…
Read MorePaper-y Thingies!
Late breaking news: Two L is now available in book form! You can order it directly from Amazon. I also have a surprise to announce. Several people have asked me for a paper version of Ivy & Intrigue: A Very Selwick Christmas. Once I got the hang of the self-publication platform for Two L… well,…
Read MoreGive the Gift of MISTLETOE
It may only be the last day of August, but the Halloween gear is already out in the stores and I have a pumpkin latte in my hand. Correction: I had a pumpkin latte in my hand. Now it’s just an empty paper cup. But I digress. The point is that the holidays are just…
Read MoreIf You Like….
If you like Elizabeth Peters’ Vicky Bliss books, you’ll probably also like… — Kasey Michaels’ Maggie series, starting with Maggie Needs an Alibi. Michaels’ Saint Just has more than a little in common with Peters’ “Sir” John Smythe. — Donna Andrews’ Murder with Peacocks, largely because the narrator’s voice reminds me a lot of Vicky’s.…
Read MoreNow On the Shelves
I feel a bit like the Count who counts: one, one book release! Two, two book releases! Appearing on shelves today, we have the UK edition of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine: Meanwhile, on Nooks and Kindles, we have my law school satire, Two L, where Measure for Measure meets Harvard Law: There will…
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