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Here are two recent children's book recommendations I made at Browseabout Books. For our teacher friends, these would make excellent additions to your classroom libraries. Ilona Holland’s children’s book George Washington’s Remarkable Solutions presents an information-rich look at Washington’s innovations and architectural feats at his Mount Vernon estate without shying from the issue of slavery. Holland's approach... Continue Reading →
Carpenter James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, the same year the United States defeated Mexico in the American-Mexican War and gained the California Territory. John Sutter hired over one hundred men to build his gristmill and the eight-mile race, or ditch, carrying water to the mill. He put Marshall in charge of... Continue Reading →
The Display Takes Shape ESWA’s December 13th Holiday Book Festival at Cult Classic Brewing helped me realize so many successes, particularly meeting fellow writers, their families, and visitors— connections far more important than book sales, newsletter sign-ups, business cards distributed, and the hard numbers talked about in marketing workshops. I’d like to thank the woman... Continue Reading →
Part of my new job at Browseabout Books, an independent bookstore in Rehoboth Beach, is composing book blurbs for titles I would recommend to book buyers, and I just submitted three to appear on the store's shelves. These are titles I have read or reread recently, and I thought you might like to take a... Continue Reading →
The Eastern Shore Writers' Association's Winter Book Festival and its Zoom reading event are almost here. 26 Delmarva writers, including me, will share excerpts from their works on Thursday, December 11th over Zoom beginning at 7:30 PM. Authors participating in the readings are among the 37 featured at the book festival happening Saturday, December 13th,... Continue Reading →
Judy and I visited recently The John Dickinson Plantation, a historic site located off Delaware’s Route One just south of the Dover Air Force Base and managed by Delaware’s Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. We wandered the grounds for about a half-hour then took an information-rich hour-long mansion tour. Dickinson earned the moniker “The... Continue Reading →
Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in rooms he rented from bricklayer Jacob Graff at 700 Market Street in Philadelphia. The home is administered by the National Parks Service and is open to public tours. The desire for independence from Great Britain grew slowly in American colonists' hearts. Their central grievance with the mother... Continue Reading →
Here is the final cover spread for Jimmy Grits, Private Eye. Thank you to Aubrey Brown for the incredible cover art and Stephanie Fowler of Saltwater Media for the cover design. The last of the logistical decisions are being made, and next comes the proof from the printer. See the blog post entitled “Cover Art for Jimmy Grits,... Continue Reading →
A quick update... Saltwater Media had sent me the Jimmy Grits page spread, and I completed the proof this weekend. Next comes the final cover and back material. Stay tuned!
Sometimes, I know exactly what I want then someone shows me what I really want. This is the story of how my poor attempt at concept art for the cover of Jimmy Grits, Private Eye became something brilliant when placed in the skilled hands of Philadelphia-based artist Aubrey Brown. Drawing is not in my skill... Continue Reading →
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