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September 29, 2016
Tolkien Was a Genius
I recently finished Daily Life in the Byzantine Empire, by Marcus Rautman. While reading about military life, I came across this passage: Leo the Mathematician, a leading court scholar and inventor of the… Continue reading →
September 22, 2016
Book Signing on Saturday
On Saturday, September 24, I have a book signing at the American Fork Seagull Book. This will be part of Seagull Book’s Celebrating Sisterhood event, so there will be special discounts, prizes, and… Continue reading →
September 17, 2016
Blog Tour: Two Children’s Books by Catherine Christensen
Today I’m part of a double blog tour for two children’s books by Catherine Christensen. I love getting books in the mail, so it was a special treat to get two books in… Continue reading →
September 6, 2016
If I Could Rate Presidential Candidates the Way I Rate Novels
What if I told you there are two presidential candidates that I really like? Nope, this isn’t a joke. Unfortunately, neither of the two are front-runners, but that won’t keep me from voting… Continue reading →
July 1, 2016
2016 Summer Book Trek
#booktrek16 begins today!
May 18, 2016
The Somerton Man and the Astonishing Legends Podcast
Back in March I received a message from Scott Philbrook, one of the hosts of The Astonishing Legends Podcast. He was planning a show about a famous unsolved mystery from 1948. The Somerton Man was found dead on an Australian beach, and so far no one knows who he is or how he died. But […]
May 10, 2016
The 2015 Whitney Awards
Last weekend I attended the annual LDStorymakers Writers Conference. I’ve attended five of them over the past six years. Last year I had a small baby, so I didn’t go, and I was excited to return this year. I learned a lot over the course of two days and enjoyed making new friends and spending […]
May 3, 2016
The Spider and the Sparrow Memes
The amazingly talented Stephanie Lacy, my publisher’s public relations and marketing manager, created several memes about my newest novel, The Spider and the Sparrow. I wanted to share them here: Filed under: The Spider and the Sparrow Tagged: Historical Fiction, Literature, Memes, The Spider and the Sparrow, WWI
April 26, 2016
Groups
Over the past few months I’ve joined two online groups that some of you might be interested in. Please consider this your invitation to join! The Second World War Club is on Facebook, focusing on fiction taking place during WWII, and sometimes WWI. The second group is on Goodreads, The Green Jell-o Book Club, all […]
April 14, 2016
The Rules in Rome Spotlight
The amazing people on the Whitney committee have been spotlighting all of the 2015 Whitney finalists. Today’s spotlight is The Rules in Rome, and I wanted to share! Here’s a link to the full post on the Whitney Website.Filed under: Elsewhere Online, The Rules in Rome, Whitneys Tagged: Book Art, Book Quotes, Historical Fiction, […]
