Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
It is more important than ever that we try to understand war and its consequences. This captivating book sheds light on a surprising aspect: POWs who are victimized by their own country for having been captured.
Since I have both a daughter and a writer-friend in Calgary, this year I decided to attend When Words Collide. This annual conference grew out of a gathering of sci-fi and fantasy writers many years ago. Now there are over…
An immigrant story with a twist: they left Russia aiming to get to America but landed in Cuba. I highly recommend this eminently readable story of struggle and hopes for a better life in a new land.
"That Was Then" is a fast-paced thriller tackling abuses of power, corruption, and the rise of right-wing extremism in contemporary United States by author M.K. Tod.
The Good Sister is a twisty story of twin sisters: one, a reasonably highly functioning autistic woman; the other, her close companion and advisor. All is not as it seems.
A richly textured look at 17th century Amsterdam, "The Miniaturist" by Jessie Burton is a beautiful read, although it had some plot weaknesses.
Babel, by R. F. Kuang, is an outstanding historical fantasy novel exploring racism, sexism, colonialism, power politics, social justice, and ... linguistics!
Not all women of the 1950s were willing to settle back into non-career life. Learn the story behind the spies who helped launch Doctor Zhivago to fame.
An inventive, entertaining and thought-provoking book of short stories.
An extraordinary book. Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead is well worth the time it takes to read or listen to.
Four books to enjoy reading over the holidays (or at any other time!)
You get a different sense of history when you read old newspapers instead of just history books.