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April 13, 2016
Recycled #Review: A Night To Remember by Walter Lord
This review of Walter Lord’s A Night To Remember was first posted at my old Flights-a-Fancy blog on 6/6/12, and I’ve decided to recycle it today. A Night To Remember/ by Walter Lord Henry Holt, 2005 edition Trade Paperback (from … Continue reading
April 12, 2016
Ireland’s “Titanic” Cities: Belfast and Cobh #TuesdayTravels
This week is the 104th anniversary of the SS Titanic’s maiden and only voyage, so it seems appropriate to highlight Belfast and Cobh, two of Ireland’s cities with ties to the ship. The Titanic was built at the Belfast shipyards, … Continue reading
April 6, 2016
Book Review Club: Animal Acts #amreading
Last month my Eclectic Readers Group got creative with a topic called Animal Acts which meant books written from the animal’s point of view, so today I’m sharing the three books I read. No one who knows me well will … Continue reading
March 29, 2016
A Visit to Dublin Castle #TuesdayTravels
After viewing The Book of Kells, we moved on to Dublin Castle, formerly the center of British government in Ireland. The current building looks more like a Georgian Palace than a castle, though we were assured that there had once … Continue reading
March 25, 2016
They Called Her Liberty by @KimHeadlee #EggcerptExchange
Please welcome author Kim Iverson Headlee and her heroine, Rhyddes, also called Liberty from Kim’s historical novel of the same name, for our last Eggcerpt Exchange of the year. Liberty, second edition by Kim Iverson Headlee Kim Iverson Headlee Historical … Continue reading
March 24, 2016
Meet Mr. Peterson of Lessons in Love by @KRBwrites #EggcerptExchange
Today’s EggcerptExchange is from Kathryn Blake’s Lesson’s spanking romance, Lessons In Love, featuring an interview with Mr. Peterson. Blurb: Pam Weston didn’t have many choices as far as employment went. Her prison sentence saw to that. With limited secretarial skills, … Continue reading
March 21, 2016
Liliana’s Letter by @AlinaKField #EggcerptExchange
Alina K. Field is our #EggcerptExchange author today with an excerpt from her latest Regency romance, Liliana’s Letter, including an interview with her heroine. Blurb: The Matchmaker Lord Grigsby wants nothing more than to retreat to his study, but a … Continue reading
March 17, 2016
Irish Blessings and Happy St. Patrick’s Day
I’m part Irish by heritage, but of the Northern, Protestant, “Orange”, variety. When I was growing up in Pittsburgh, my mother and grandmother always insisted we should wear orange on St. Patrick’s Day. Never mind that I look better in … Continue reading
March 16, 2016
Recycled Review: American Nations by Colin Woodard
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard Viking, 2011 I reviewed this book 4-5 years ago, but in this unusual and contentious 2016 election cycle, I thought it warranted revisiting. Why … Continue reading
March 15, 2016
Dublin and The Book of Kells #TuesdayTravels
Dublin seems the perfect destination for this week’s Tuesday Travels, esp. my visit to Trinity College to view The Book of Kells. This is one of Dublin’s most popular destinations, as you can see by the line to get in. … Continue reading
