The House Filler A moving and powerful historical epic by critically acclaimed author, Tong Ge Published by Ronsdale Press The House Filler is a moving and powerful portrayal of one family’s struggle to survive in the face of an historical upheaval and political...
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Bibliophile Collective Tuesday – A Birthday Weekend
I was treated to special gifts and precious time with family and friends this weekend for my ??? birthday. LOL. As always it included good food, a day road trip to collect more GoEast stickers, enhanced with laughter and love. I finished one book, and started another...
Bibliophile’s Collective Tuesday – Limboland & New Year Goals
Limbo-land by Mandy Eve-Barnett Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com We all know the strange limbo-land between Christmas and New Year. A land of past and future. The Christmas celebrations are over, but memories remain. The glitz of the holiday décor is still shining, but...
Wordsmith’s Collective Thursday – Seasons Greetings with Book Reading & Writing.
I wish all my followers, a wonderful and safe festive time this year. Although, many of us will not be able to be physically with our family, friends and loved ones, be thankful they are safe and well. Whatever, ‘tag’ you put on the season - enjoy it in whatever way...
Author Interview – Kathie Sutherland
Why did you decide to write an autobiography? For many years, existential questions like “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” have haunted me and challenged me to go deeper into myself. My search for answers to these questions led me to journaling about life moments...
Why Boxing Day? An Explanation
The origins of ‘Boxing Day’ are steeped in history and in my naivety, I assumed everyone had or knew of Boxing Day. Growing up in England my understanding was that it was an old tradition to open gifts the day after as Christmas Day was spent in church and then...
Author Interview – Rick Prashaw
Soar, Adam, Soar, by Rick Prashaw with Adam Prashaw, (Dundurn Press, 2019) What inspired Soar, Adam, Soar? I intended to write my own, unusual life story. A Catholic priest married and became Dad to a child identified as a girl, named Rebecca Adam by smart parents...
Author Interview – Karen Harmon
What inspired your latest novel? My father passed away when I was 27 years old, so none of my three children had ever met him. To keep his memory alive, I used to tell my kids true stories about my dad. He was an amazing fun loving, comical, adventurous person but he...
Author Interview – Gail Gillingham Wylie
First of all, my book is not a novel but a self help book so I will try to answer the questions…… What inspired your latest novel? In 1993 I left my husband and in leaving him lost everything for a time, my home, my job, my family and so on. I struggled to make sense...
