Linda Huber's Blog, page 4
September 24, 2023
Christmas without Santa? #books
It’s been a busy few weeks here in N.E. Switzerland – not long now until the new book comes out! It’s the start of the Christmas celebrations at the Lakeside Hotel, and Stacy and Rico are gearing up for the … Continue reading →
September 17, 2023
Lions… #Switzerland #travel (almost) #SilentSunday
I spent a day in Winterthur recently – it’s Switzerland’s sixth largest city and is around twenty minutes east of Zürich by train. I’ve been there many times, but this time, they had lions. 120-odd local businesses were given lions … Continue reading →
September 3, 2023
Book news – and other things… #travel #books
I didn’t keep the date of the day when I first saw my (pen) name in print. I couldn’t even tell you the year, now, but it was in the 1990s and it was a short story in The People’s Friend, the first of 50-60 stories and articles I wrote for them and a couple … … Continue reading →
August 27, 2023
Cover Love – with Julia Gibbs… #books #amreading
I read once that the main purpose of a book cover is to attract the reader’s attention. Obviously, it should have something to do with the subject of the book too – you wouldn’t put an image of a vegetable … Continue reading →
August 20, 2023
The Summer of ’23… #writing #travel #books
It’s been a mixed one here – we’ve had everything from searing heat to days on end of wall-to-wall rain. We’re back in a searing heat phase now, with no rain in sight until the end of the coming week. Lake Constance is over half a metre lower than average for the time of year, … … Continue reading →
July 23, 2023
Cover Love – with Jonathan Peace… #books #amreading
I read once that the main purpose of a book cover is to attract the reader’s attention. Obviously, it should have something to do with the subject of the book too – you wouldn’t put an image of a vegetable … Continue reading →
July 2, 2023
The start of summer ’23
It’s been a long time coming, but at long last we’ve had some lovely summery weather here in N.E. Switzerland, and I’ve been out and about. Last week started with a trip to Zürich Zoo, something I haven’t done for at least a decade. It’s a good zoo, with huge enclosures for the animals, but … … Continue reading →
June 18, 2023
Cover Love – with Amanda James… #books #amreading
I read once that the main purpose of a book cover is to attract the reader’s attention. Obviously, it should have something to do with the subject of the book too – you wouldn’t put an image of a vegetable … Continue reading →
June 11, 2023
Sculptures in Switzerland #SilentSunday #travel
A visit to the industrial area of our small lakeside town… Next week, we have another Cover Love post, this time with writer Amanda James – see you then!
May 28, 2023
The year the lake spilled over… #travel #books
In Problems at the Lakeside Hotel, one of the main challenges hotel owners Rico and Stacy have to face is a rising – then overflowing – Lake Constance. Having to issue guests with wellies to get to the restaurant for dinner each night must be in the top ten of every hotel manager’s worst nightmares… … … Continue reading →
