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November 4, 2024
Historical Fiction Gift Guide
Lovers of historical fiction set in the early 1900s, this is the guide for you! 13 authors present their work for you to peruse.
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September 12, 2024
A Haunting at Linely by Michelle Cox (book review)
The seventh and final instalment in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series is a gripping 1920s historical mystery that enters supernatural situations.
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August 15, 2024
The Lodger by Helen Scarlett (book review)
Can Elizabeth's past really be what transpires from the investigation? Or are there more secrets about it than even the police suspects? A cosy mystery set in the aftermath of the Great War.
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July 25, 2024
A Botanist’s Guide to… by Kate Khavari (two book reviews)
Book reviews of Kate Khavaris's second and third instalments in her Saffron Everleigh's series of cosy mysteries set in 1920s London.
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July 18, 2024
Hands (Nelson Mandela) Nelson Mandela Day 2024
It is in your hands, to make a better world for all who live in it. - Nelson Mandela (quote)
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June 18, 2024
Story Structure 101 – Act 1 Is The Reader’s Big Why
The story structure is the skeleton of your story: the more solid it is, the more unputdownable your story will be. The 3-act Story Structure - the more ancient and the more flexible of all narrative structures - is how to build a story that has a strong conflict and a satisfying payoff.
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June 13, 2024
One Extra Corpse by Barbara Hambly (book review)
One Extra Corpse is a historical cosy mystery set in 1920s Hollywood, exploring the ways of the new film industry, how stars were made and destroyed, and how workers were treated. Though historical fiction, it depicts the life of set in a surprisingly unique and authentic way.
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One Extra Corpse by Barbara Hanbly (book review)
One Extra Corpse is a historical cosy mystery set in 1920s Hollywood, exploring the ways of the new film industry, how stars were made and destroyed, and how workers were treated. Though historical fiction, it depicts the life of set in a surprisingly unique and authentic way.
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June 4, 2024
A 1920s Cosy Mystery Collection – An exciting summer reading list
If you're looking for book recommendations to beef up your summer reading list, this is the right place!
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May 16, 2024
Death at Crookham Hall by Michelle Salter (Book Review)
Death at Crookham Hall is a historical cosy mystery addressing themes of women's rights and the fight of the suffragettes to get it. A clever murder mystery.
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