Pulling an All-Nighter
When I was a growing up, my favorite thing about summer was that I could read what I wanted, as much as I wanted. The perks of being a teen included devouring Gone with the Wind…
RWA – Blythe’s Report
I’m back in Denver, all the laundry’s done, and I have had a little time to reflect on RWA. First of all, I had a fabulous time. I’ve been to RWA twice before: Denver 2002 (my…
My Cheating Heart
I think fiction was my first love. The B. Dalton I frequented as a teenager was shaped like an octagon, and I can still see the shelves of the fiction section in my mind’s eye. I…
Propose RIGHT!
“Will you marry me? You would be well advised to say no.” These are the words Edmond uses to propose to Mary in Mary Balogh’s The Notorious Rake. I first read it well over a decade…
Your Qualifications, Ma’am?
I admit it: I am a Malcolm Gladwell fan girl. I don’t stalk his blog or anything, but I’ve read all his books – two of them twice – and found them all fascinating. I recently…
Best of 2009, Reviewer’s Choice
I nearly always find writing the Reviewer’s Choice Column affirming (in a “See? There WERE some good books this year!” kind of way). And it’s always nice to have a column with unabashed gushing; often we…
Our raison d’etre
I got what I’d politely call a very confrontational e-mail from an author last week. She writes for a smaller press (electronic and POD), and referred to herself as an “independent author.” The gist of her…
The Great Gabaldon Giveaway!
In addition to attending the booksigning with Diana Gabaldon, Blythe has brought back a signed copy of Echo in the Bone for one lucky reader. To enter, simply answer the following, “What medical condition prompts Briana…
The Diana Gabaldon Booksigning
“There’s a reason I write long books: I like digressions.” That’s how Diana Gabaldon started off her booksigning for An Echo in the Bone (9/23 at the Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch, CO). Since I’m a…