I really enjoy dipping my toes into veins of history that are completely new to me.Read More

In honor of Women's History Month, I'm sharing a few thoughts about how first-person accounts from women in history enliven their stories and help us understand their lives.Read More

A spirit of fair play and a desire to do justice to the stranger within our gates - words that make me nostalgic and maybe a little optimistic, too.Read More

Two welders ready to get to work? Not so fast. Here's an update on my most recent interview.Read More

For local literary news, here's what I read.Read More

This month is a potpourri of comments about past newsletters on legacy and books.Read More

Last month I asked how you choose books to read. This month I'm sharing what I learned.Read More

Do you keep a list of books to read? Or are you the spontaneous type, preferring to land on a book while browsing a bookstore? I'd like to hear from you.Read More

Humans have been human for many millennia. Our gods, in many ways, resemble us.Read More

This summer, I was on a mission to see how real places come across in fiction.Read More