Book news, a podcast & Jen recommends bookish travel
In a pause from my usual type of blog post, this week I’m sharing book news, a podcast interview and, since many of us, like me, still can’t travel far in real life, I also have a recommendation for bookish armchair travel. My podcast debut Last month, I took part in...Reading habits
One of my Facebook friends, cozy mystery author Lena Gregory, recently posted a question about reading habits, asking “how many books do you read on average?” She also noted that while she “used to read between three and five books a week,”...Celebrating fictional heroines: My top five
In each story I write, I aim to create strong, independent heroines who face real-life challenges that other women can relate to. I’ve realized, though, that the heroines and their journeys I create in my own books have much to do with my favourite fictional...Books on my nightstand
Confession time. To my husband’s dismay, and as the teetering pile of books on my nightstand attests, I’m the kind of person who reads multiple books at the same time, happily skipping from one to another as the mood takes me. I’m also the kind of...Tweets
Because #KindnessMatters. #gratitude
'll never regret following my mum’s best-ever advice: ‘If you’re going to say something nice, say it in writing’' https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/28/ill-never-regret-following-my-mums-best-ever-advice-if-youre-going-to-say-something-nice-say-it-in-writing?CMP=share_btn_tw
For #HolocaustMemorialDay2023. A reminder of ‘what discrimination, racism & hatred can lead to.’ #HolocaustMemorialDay
‘My sister and I fled Nazis as children – 22 of my relatives were killed’https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/27/my-sister-and-i-fled-nazis-as-children-22-of-my-relatives-were-killed-18150868/?ito=article.mweb.share.top.twitter via @MetroUK