Like my hero, Edward Latham, have your senses scrambled in Constantinople by seeing the giant comet of 1578; be befuddled by a cacophony of inaccurate clocks in an Ottoman official’s private laboratory. Then, on the River Scheldt outside Antwerp in 1584, witness the first self-detonating ship bomb blow up, the infamous Giambelli Hellburner. I am …
PARKINSON’S UNITY WALK. JOIN LORETTA GOLDBERG AND DOUG SHAPIRO FOR THE SECOND LIVE FACEBOOK EVENT.
With your heart pounding, wait with my main character, Edward Latham, in a 1572 ambush line for orders to plunge into battle. Then be transported by the lush voice of the greatest woman singer of her age, Barbara Blomberg. I am thrilled that actor Doug Shapiro has chosen The Reversible Mask for three live Facebook …
PARKINSON’S UNITY WALK. JOIN LORETTA GOLDBERG AND DOUG SHAPIRO FOR THE FIRST OF THREE LIVE FACEBOOK EVENTS.
Be transported to Elizabeth I’s royal progress to Oxford in 1566, and a Paris clandestine cock fight in 1569. I am thrilled that actor Doug Shapiro has chosen The Reversible Mask for three live Facebook readings to support his walk for Parkinson’s disease. Please tune into the first reading: Tuesday, April 23, 7pm EST. Contributions …
New Interview
NFReads requested this interview. Wide ranging questions, thank you. (Free general interest site but does ask to allow cookies) A big thanks to Tony Eames!
Dear readers and friends in the NY area, MARK YOUR CALENDARS
EXCITING INVITATION. GROUP MUSE EVENT. Enjoy music, food and my slide show in the intimacy of a Brooklyn home. Saturday, April 27, 7-10pm I’m thrilled to invite you to this joint evening with pianist Huizi Zhang. Let me tell you how we met. When I was selling my Steinway grand piano, Huizi e-mailed me for …
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A terrific turnout for my program!
Allure of The Gaslight Century: Authors Stephanie Cowell, Gray Basnight and Christina Britton Conroy were superb, and the Q&A really stimulating. Bravo and thanks to all!
New Review!
Tremendous thanks to Readers’ Favorite for this review!
GUEST POST: Christina Britton Conroy, author of the His Majesty’s Theatre series
Dear friends: NEW FEATURE TO MY BLOG! Interviews with the authors presenting at the New York chapter of the Historical Novel Society, March 26th at the Jefferson Market Library. Welcome Christina, thanks for visiting my blog! You have had a long career as a musician and actress, in addition to being a writer. How is …
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Interview with: GRAY BASNIGHT, author of Shadows in the Fire
Dear friends: NEW FEATURE TO MY BLOG! Interviews with the authors presenting at the New York chapter of the Historical Novel Society, March 26th at the Jefferson Market Library. Welcome Gray, thanks for visiting my blog! You have published in the mystery, historical fiction and thriller genres. How do you build characters for the different …
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SHARING A MEMORY, FAR FROM FICTION
Reading Stephanie Cowell’s moving evocation of the life and loves of French Impressionist painter, Claude Monet, pulled me back to my concertizing days. One of my favourite pieces to play was Franz Liszt’s Chasse Neige, an etude picturing a landscape slowly filling with snow. Liszt created what are called Tone Poems, precursors of Impressionist music. …