Don't throw out the computer! And other life problems

TodDear un surprise to share with you...What a strange week I'm having. As I type this, nothing is showing up. I have to highlight th text and click on black ink after every line. I have no idea why. I'm still having trouble getting Coffee Stains int...

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Feb 24, 2022
A monster giveaway of books PLUS ereader!

Hello ,I have an extra surprise to share with you this week!I'm so excited to share that Coffee Stains was selected to take part in a BookSweeps giveaway! There 30+fantastic authors in this giveaway, a huge collection of Literary, Historical & Wo...

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Feb 23, 2022
From the villian's POV? Or no? Plus, BOOKS!

Happy Thursday ,I started out this year by picking up a book I've been meaning to read since last summer. It's a thriller, or perhaps police procedural, set in my husband's hometown. BUT it's over 500 pages, so the sheer length of it had me waiting u...

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Feb 10, 2022
Snowy days=reading days (book recommendations!)

Bonne Année!In France we greet with "Happy New Year" all through January. I learned that lesson very quickly with a shopkeeper quick to sternly let me know that the correct response on January 13 was "Bonne Année." The best part about living in any F...

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Jan 13, 2022
A charming interview with author Gail Carriger

Hello ,Guess who's on the podcast this week? GAIL CARRIGER! If you don't know her, let me introduce you:Gail Carriger writes comedies of manners mixed with steampunk and urban fantasy (plus sexy queer joy as G. L. Carriger). Her books include th...

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Jan 05, 2022
Drippy lava cakes and burned bread

Dearest readers,I hope you had a wonderful Christmas weekend, full of rest and good food and perhaps even a good book near a fireplace (real or electronic). In our house we started a new tradition: cooking as a family. But not just helping me run aro...

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Dec 27, 2021
I lost the presents

Merry almost Christmas! My eight-year-old let's me know every morning how many days are left until she get a Nintendo Switch. She's decided that regardless of whether or not Santa gives it to her, that surely there will be enough money given to her b...

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Dec 18, 2021
Congrats! You won a copy of Coffee Stains!

Hello and congratulations!Thank you so much for participating in my giveaway for an ebook copy of Coffee Stains! Please download the book here.If you have any issues, please let me know.If you enjoy the book, a review of it on Amazon, iTunes, Google...

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Dec 15, 2021