Amanda McCabe's Blog, page 7
July 15, 2023
Free novella!
Free novella alert!!! I just got back the rights to my 1920s novella, "The Girl in the Beaded Mask," and will be giving it away as a download with my newsletter. (Watch for the newsletter next week...)
Weekend Links
It's already July 15th!!! How did that happen? I am sure it should still be April or May. Stay cool, wherever you are, and read on...Bastille Day street parties of 100 years ago
400 year old "censored" pages of Elizabeth I
Dogs And Home Design (cute!)
How Oppenheimer was influenced by the Bhagavad Gita
The last fan makers in Paris
The trailer for the upcoming "Napoleon" film
Margot Robbie's Barbie looks
Little black dress exhibit
July 8, 2023
Fun Weekend Links
It's been too long since I posted here! It feels like it should be June, not July 8, ugh. Summer goes so fast, and I have so many writing deadlines coming up. But happy reading! (oh, and I'm dipping my toe in at Threads, if you'd like to follow me! @amandamccabeauthor)
Margot Robbie's Barbie promo wardrobe!
New museum exhibit on the power of the little black dress
The mystery of the Taos Hum (I have never heard it...)
Performance on a harp owned by Austen's sister-in-law
Another museum exhibit, Holbein at the Tudor Court
Scholar finds doodles by Henry VIII in old prayer book
How Elizabeth I honored her mother
How a Venetian monk created the first map of the world
Julian Sands in A Room With A View (one of my favorite movies, and RIP)
6 female rulers who deserve more recognition
June 11, 2023
Weekend Links
It's late, I know, but here's some fun reading for your weekend! (what have YOU been doing with your summer days so far??)
The Mad Beach Party of 1923 (I wish I had put this in my "Manhattan Heiress..." book!)
Thomas Cromwell's Book of Hours Discovered
A manuscript of a medieval comedy show
96 year overdue library book returned
May 28, 2023
Pre-Order Post!
If you'te feeling like Christmas in May--my novella is up for pre-order!!!! (I love this cover)Pre-order Link!
In Amanda McCabe’s A Convenient Winter Wedding: marrying Connor O’Neill is about survival for penniless heiress May Van Der Berg. The distant self-made millionaire is far from the passionate husband she’d once dreamed of…except for that scorching kiss! In Lauri Robinson’s The Railroad Baron's Mistletoe Bride: after years of estrangement, romance blooms when Kurt invites store clerk Harper and their shared niece to spend Christmas at his mansion. But are they just a family for the holidays?
Weekend Links
Pearls are making a comeback....
A 2000 year old Roman perfume
Portrait of Marie Antoinette's Dog at Auction
Tina Turner's Life in Photos
31 Roaring Twenties Drinks
London Library Bars (my perfect life)
May 21, 2023
Belated Weekend Links
Sorry I'm late for an important date this weekend! The day job is busy, deadline looms...but there's a lot fun and/or interesting to read!
Want to live more sustainably? Consider moving to an earthship! (I would love this)
Why You (Probably) Wouldn't Survive Life in Tudor England
"Mary and George" Brings to Life a Torrid Jacobean Love Affair
How long does every type of tea last?
How costume drama is dominating our screens, and wardrobes
The greatest literary feuds and gossips of all time
Blackadder stamps from the Royal Mail
Agatha Christie's island on Devon Coast for sale
Needlework in the Royal English Court
May 17, 2023
Book Sale!!!
The first two titles in my "Debutantes in Paris" series are on sale this week! Yay!
May 5, 2023
Weekend Links
It's coronation weekend! And I am just back from being out of town, wading into deadline writing and perusing the internet. Let's see what's out there...
Decadent dining at a 17th century royal coronation
An adaptation of the Flavia de Luce books is coming!!! I love these stories
The Nora Roberts Challenge (for those of us who love libraries)
The original influencer: Sarah Bernhardt
Last week was Audrey Hepburn's birthday
April 7, 2023
Weekend Links
A weekend links post a little early! With the holiday weekend, and my day job, the next two mornings will be wild. Hope you have a great one...
Five beautiful secret gardens in Paris
Chloe Zhao to direct film adaptation of "Hamnet" (I loved this book...)
Secondhand bookshop inside a ghost station
The New York Public Library's Last, Secret Apartments
And a lovely review of "A Manhattan Heiress in Paris" !!!
