
Black History Month: A White Author Reflects on Crafting African American Characters
I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include

I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include

Today is Ash Wednesday, but although I am Catholic, I will not be getting ashes

As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
Books by local authors make great holiday gifts. Many of these books will be unknown
I received an early holiday present this year. In mid-November, I learned that my novel

Last weekend, I was able to attend the virtual version of the Historical Novel Society
I wrote in my last post about one of my book clubs, the one I
Recently, a relative sent my husband a picture of his high school graduation day. I’d
Earlier this month I had a day by myself in Topeka, which is just over
In the last four months I have replaced two computers and an e-reader. All with
This past weekend we buried my father-in-law. He was the first grandparent my children and
Today I am delighted to announce that I am participating in a holiday giveaway with
On our recent drive from Washington State to Missouri, my husband and I detoured to
My husband-to-be and I started dating about a month before my twenty-first birthday. We were
I mentioned in a post a few years back that I saw the Mary Poppins
Note to readers: Today I’m sharing a guest post by Beth Lyon Barnett, which she
A year ago, I showed readers the cover of Lead Me Home, the first book
For the past ten years, I have worked as an election worker in my precinct,
I keep finding new topics that I need to research as I write my historical

I don’t typically write back-to-back posts about “national days” and similar occasions, although it is
Today’s post is a simple thank you to readers and followers of this blog and