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The Literary Feast at Gladstone’s Library

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Patricia

  I am into my second week as Writer-in-Residence here at Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden, Wales.

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Interview with Emma Campion, Author of A Triple Knot

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Patricia

Today I am delighted to welcome my good friend, the critically acclaimed author Emma Campion, to discuss her newest book, A Triple Knot. This is a novel set in the 14th century, and it’s about Joan of Kent, renowned beauty … Read More →

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Waiting for Mr. Martin

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Patricia

If you’ve read all five books in George R.R.Martin’s A Song Of Ice and Fire series, you may be looking for some reading material to tide you over until book 6 arrives. Here are some suggestions drawn from my own … Read More →

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A Revelation

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Patricia

What I was hoping for in a book cover: Elements of early medieval England, with my heroine, Emma of Normandy, front and center, of course. But given the story that readers will find inside the book, I felt that the … Read More →

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Cover Stories

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Patricia

I very much doubt that this post will lead me (or you) to any great revelations, nevertheless I have been contemplating book covers lately, trying to determine if there is any trend that I can discern in this second decade of the 21st century. I am sharing with you what I’ve learned, which is: oh my goodness, they’re all over the map! Read More →

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