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Category: Books
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New Release: The Violet Mouse
It’s alive! The Violet Mouse is a story born out of conversations in molecular biology labs, and human nature, and, well… You’ll see. Sometimes the imagination of the reader is far better than anything I could write. But you should start here, with The Violet Mouse.
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ETWYRT: Amie Gibbons
This time, she’s back with a new book and a Southern feast! Amie’s newest is out, and she came asking me if I’d do Pulled Pork, biscuits, mashed potatoes, and green beans to go along with the Southern flavor of her story. The First Reader heard about this and ‘yes, please, do it soon?’…
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Bibliophilia: Child Stories
I make no secret that I love Kipling. So it shouldn’t surprise my readers I have a collection of antique Kipling books. I don’t usually read them, but as you’ll see, they are beautiful, not just space-fillers on my shelf. And I love gilding on books. So luxurious. This collection, published in 1899, contains…
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Saturday Book Display
I was once a librarian… One of the fun things I got to do from time to time was make up a display of books. There’s two ways to get a book at the library. All right, there are more. But for the purposes of this post, and brevity: you walk in, you know…
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Finish Line
So… I fell short of my goal with the writing Marathon. I didn’t write 30,000 words in the last ten days. I wrote 27998. So close! But my hands are too tired and it’s too late tonight to write a couple thousand words. Just can’t do it. But! I did finish the novel. I…
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Eat This While You Read That: DJ Butler
Today is the day to celebrate In the Palace of Shadow and Joy! And to help you welcome Dave Butler’s new book into the world, here’s a recipe for a lovely, spicy, all-in-one pot dish you can savor while you are reading the story of a man who kept history alive in his head.…
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Eat This While You Read That: Brena Bock
I’m very pleased to be able to write this post. Since this post is celebrating Brena’s first two publications, near simultaneously, it’s appropriate to do it with a double-header. I don’t think I’ve done this before, so buckle up, this is a long post! But I don’t think you’ll be sorry. First, there’s the…
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Bibliophilia: Don Camillo
I have to thank Peter Grant for allowing me free rein in his library for this. I think I mystified him when I was trying to explain what I’m trying to achieve with the Bibliophilia posts. However, in the process of trying to sum it up, I realized I’ve been saying the wrong thing…
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Hey, Look!
one of my covers in the wild! Amie Gibbons has a new series, and she brought me onboard her team to create the cover. I’m pretty pleased with how it came out. The book looks good, too! Hah! You should go check it out on Amazon. Scorpions of the Deep is Urban Fantasy with…
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Bibliophilia: Tennyson
Most of the antique books I have acquired over the years are still with me because they were books I had read, or was going to read. This one is a little different. The cover caught my eye, you see. This edition of Tennyson’s poetry is bound beautifully. Or it was… the spine is long…
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Eat This While You Read That: Joe Monson
Joe assigned me a delightful task, with this book and meal. He didn’t send me a recipe, he suggested that I create an Adventurer’s Stew. You couldn’t possibly make a recipe for that. When you are out on a quest with your dragon… I should explain. Joe’s book to read with this meal is…
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Bibliophilia: Nature’s Craftsmen
This is the first book I intend to share as part of this series chronicling my love for books as works of art. There are far greater specimens, I am certain. I do not possess any that are museum quality. Some I bought simply for their beauty, but most are in my collection because…