Jodi Lea Stewart writes about triumph over adversity. What was the inspiration for your most recent book? Oppression is prolonged cruel or unjust...
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Words with a Wordsmith: Jody Hadlock
Jody Hadlock‘s novel is inspired by a true story. What is your favorite non-reading activity? I practice yoga and Pilates. They keep me sane! Is...
The Convoluted History of Valentine’s Day
Think Valentine’s Day is just a Hallmark holiday? Think again. Its roots go back seventeen centuries. There is disagreement on what’s fact and...
New Member Spotlight: Michael Ross
What would you like readers to know about you? Michael Ross is a lover of history and great stories. He’s a retired software engineer turned author,...
Our Top Blogs of 2022 AND 7 New Lanterns!
It’s that time again! We’re celebrating the past year and looking forward to the new one. Here, in order, are the 2022 blog posts with the most...
Mulled Wine and Cookie Day
How long does it take for something to become a tradition? For us, it’s about seven years, since that’s how long we’ve been doing Cookie Day. On the...
Words with a Wordsmith: Susanne Dunlap
Susanne Dunlap writes award-winning historical novels for adults and teens with strong women protagonists. What’s your favorite under-appreciated...
Words with a Wordsmith: Alice McVeigh
Alice McVeigh writes Jane Austenesque novels to sink into. What’s the best compliment a reader has ever given you? A lot of people try to write like...
Tales to Make You Gasp or Wonder
The kinds of short stories that I most enjoy are those with an ending that is shocking and/or leaves you pondering about what might happen next. I...
Words With a Wordsmith: Michelle Cameron
Michelle Cameron is a novelist exploring lesser-known epochs in Jewish history. If you could write any other genre, what would it be? I admire and...
Some Thoughts on Harlem Shuffle
When I read the first sentence of Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Shuffle, I was hooked. “Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked.”...
Words with a Wordsmith: Kris Waldherr
Kris Waldherr writes books that explore the hidden stories of women’s lives. If you could write any other genre, what would it be? Romance! During...
Pondering Roman Britain
Roman baths When someone suggested our topic for this month: "Places/Eras we'd like to write about, but haven't," I immediately knew what I would...
Words with a Wordsmith: Lisa M. Lane
Lisa M. Lane - Grousable Books -- Fiction for the history lover. History for the fiction lover. Do you tend to write about places you’ve been to, or...
Interview with an Ancestor
Rachel interviews co-character Juliana Torres Coloma of The Lines Between Us. Hello, I am Rachel Pearson Strand, reporting to you from St. Louis,...
Some Thoughts on Jonathan Lee’s The Great Mistake
Jonathan Lee has said that coming upon a bench in a rather obscure part of Central Park which referred to Andrew Haswell Green as the “Creating...
Putting Together a Puzzle: The Craft and Process of Writing
When I wrote my first novel, The Lines Between Us, it took me many years and a lot of piecing things together. The book is a dual timeline, has...
Words with a Wordsmith: Nancy Bilyeau
Nancy Bilyeau crafts immersive historical stories. Are there TV shows or films that have influenced your writing? Yes, many! From the films "The Red...
Huge Giveaway June 7th!
On Tuesday June 7th, you could win a Kindle Fire 8 AND 20+ Kindle books! One lucky winner will win all of this! To enter, you need to be a member of...
Some Thoughts on Hamnet
I loved Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet. I’ve read it twice and skimmed it numerous other times. It’s the kind of book that a writer thinks, If I could...
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