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Day 4 of the Wordcrafter “The French Winemaker’s Daughter” Book Blog Tour
Hi! Welcome to Day 4 of the Wordcrafter “The French Winemaker’s Daughter” Book Blog Tour. Today we have a guest post by the author, Loretta Ellsworth. I haven’t had the chance to read Loretta’s book yet. I plan to read and review it soon. Here is Loretta’s guest post. About The French Winemaker’s Daughter Set during World War II, an unforgettable historical novel about love, war, family, and loyalty told in in the voices of two women, generations apart, who find themselves connected by a mysterious and valuable bottle of wine stolen by the Nazis. 1942. Seven-year-old Martine hides in an armoire when the Nazis come to take her father…
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author interviews, Blog Tours, Book Launch, Characters in Writing, Historical fiction, History, New Books, Strong Women
WordCrafter Book Blog Tour for Sarah: Book 2 Women in the West Adventure Series
Hello everyone, Welcome to Day Three of WordCrafter’s Book Blog Tour for Sarah: Book 2 of the Women of the West Adventure Series. I will be interviewing author Kaye Lynn Booth. She will also give a reading from Chapter 13 of Sarah. Tour Schedule Mon. May 6 – “The Soiled Doves of the American West” – Writing to be Read Tues. May 7 – “Utes in Glenwood Springs & the Legend of Chapita” – Roberta Writes Wed. May 8 – Interview & Reading – Book Places Thurs. May 9 – “‘Modern Medicine’ in the American West” – Writing to be Read Fri. May 10 – Interview & Review – Patty’s Worlds Giveaway Don’t forget to…
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author interviews, Blogs About Writing, Book Launch, crime fiction, Detective novels, Historical fiction, New Books, the writer's life, Women's Fiction
Nell Dixon Author Interview The Writer’s Life
The Writer’s Life Nell Dixon Author Interview Today for the series The Writer’s Life, I am featuring an interview of author Nell Dixon. Nell is a writer of historical fiction. I am happy she allowed me to interview her on Bookplaces Blog. Hello Nell, K. Tell us about yourself …. Where do you live? Where did you grow up and attend school? N. I was born and grew up in the Black Country. This is a small region in the centre of the UK named for its industrial heritage when everything was covered in soot due to the steel, iron and chain making industries. Now it’s a green area. The…
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Angela Rigley Author Interview The Writer’s Life
The Writer’s Life Today for the series The Writer’s Life, I am featuring an interview of author Angela Rigley. Angela is a writer of historical fiction and children’s fiction. I am happy she allowed me to interview her on Bookplaces Blog. Kay-Hello Angela! Tell us about yourself. Where do you live? Where did you grow up and attend school? Angela-I live in the UK, in a village called Langley Mill on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. When first married, I lived in Hucknall, a town in Nottinghamshire, but was born near Brighton, in Sussex. At 6 months old we moved to Hampshire where we lived on various farms, and I changed schools…
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Saint Nicholas: the real-life inspiration for Santa Claus
Nikolaos: The Retelling of the Story of Saint Nicholas by Taylor R. Marshall Many people have heard of Saint Nicholas who was the real-life inspiration for Santa Claus, the fictional character who gives gifts in secret on Christmas Eve. Taylor Marshal has written a novel that explores the life of the saint, Nikolaos: The Retelling of the Story of Saint Nicholas. A retelling is a new, and often updated or retranslated, version of a story. Nikolaos is a Presbyter, an honorific title for Christian clergy. The word derives from the Greek presbyteros, which means elder or senior. Saint Nicholas is the Patron saint of sailors, merchants, and children. He was…
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Blog Tour for Delilah by Kaye Lynn Booth
Hello and Welcome Everyone! I am happy you stopped by my blog. Today I’m the host at Wordcrafter Book Blog Tours and I want to announce the release of Delilah by Kaye Lynn Booth. Kaye has written a guest post today telling us all about Delilah, Book One in her Women in the West Adventure Series. Delilah sounds like a fascinating and entertaining book. Thank you Kaye and congratulations on the release of Delilah! Writing Sarah – strong female characters right out of history One of the fascinating things about the Women in the West adventure series is the fact that there is a true-life historical female character in a supporting role,…
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Emmie Says
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Emmie speaks with a sense of wonder
EMMIE OF INDIANAPOLIS by Kay Castaneda “Too many YA authors feel the need to show their adult self in the narrative, where as Castaneda successfully avoids that pit fall. “Emmie of Indianapolis” reads as if Emmie is speaking directly to us, simply, succinctly, sometimes without understanding, and other times with deep understanding; but more often than not a sense of wonder. From time to time Emmie does use words from the adult world, and Castaneda’s prose choices makes it clear that Emmie uses them with a child’s appreciation – as borrowed words, rather than as her own.” Amazon review 5 Stars
