Maybe you’re too young to remember the expression, “What in the Sam Hill?” (it pretty much means “what in the heck?” only not heck). I always thought it was inspired by the Sam Hill who made a fortune in the mercantile business, and was a “good roads” advocate (and the son-in-law of railroad magnate, James Hill)… Read more »
There are too few Fridays in April and too many friends with new books so this feature is spilling over into today! I am so pleased to host Kathy Cannon Wiechman who is celebrating her debut novel, Like a River. I met Kathy at a fabulous Highlights Foundation Whole Novel Workshop a year ago November…. Read more »
As I have confessed elsewhere, I haven’t always been an historical fiction fanatic. As a middle-schooler, my daughter got me hooked on reading this genre by introducing me to a lovely duo of books by Jennifer Armstrong: The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan, and Mary Mehan, Awake. Even though I enjoyed reading historical fiction, I certainly… Read more »
I’ve been immersed in WWII for research for the new book, mostly home front stories, but I came across an amazing slice of history that happened 72 years ago today. 2nd Lt. Elsie S. Ott was put in charge of the first-ever air evacuation of wounded soldiers, in this case from Karachi, India, to Walter Reed… Read more »