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guest post: Fiction and History in Richard Buxton’s Whirligig – A writer’s choice

Posted on May 5, 2017May 21, 2017 By arleigh

I decided to base Whirligig, my novel set in the American Civil War, largely in Tennessee and Georgia. The battles around Chattanooga were interesting to me. I only knew of Chickamauga and the subsequent [...] read more

review: Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America

Posted on March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 By arleigh

Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America by Teri Kanefield Alexander Hamilton is much in the news lately, particularly with the Broadway play in such demand, and the current political atmosphere. This young adult biography [...] read more

review: A Wilder Rose

Posted on March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 By arleigh

A Wilder Rose by Susan Wittig Albert Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series has been a staple in children’s literature for decades, but how many readers know the truth behind its [...] read more

First Line Friday: 3/10/17

Posted on March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 By arleigh

“The mansion on the hill shone like a lighthouse.” ALEX & Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz “1777. Albany, New York. As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter [...] read more

New Year, New Books!

Posted on January 1, 2017 By arleigh

To kick off 2017, I ordered myself 4 books that have been on my my wishlist. This year I plan on reading more books I choose to read, rather than orphans from my editing [...] read more

Audiobook Pick: A Wilder Rose

Posted on November 9, 2016November 26, 2016 By arleigh

A Wilder Rose by Susan Wittig Albert Audiobook narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal book description: “The Little House books, which chronicled the pioneer adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, are among the most beloved books [...] read more

review: Country Folklore 1920’s & 1930’s

Posted on October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 By arleigh

Country Folklore 1920’s & 1930’s …and That’s the Way It Was by Louise K. Nelson This gem of a book offers invaluable resources for writers of the Depression Era in the rural areas of [...] read more

review: Mercer Girls

Posted on October 3, 2016 By arleigh

Mercer Girls by Libbie Hawker In 1864, founder of the University of Washington, Asa Mercer, left the Territory in search of young, single women willing to make the treacherous journey from the East Coast [...] read more

Southern Historical Novels by Steven D. Ayres

Posted on February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 By arleigh

Fallow Are the Fields This is an American Civil War novel, about young Steven Jett, his four older brothers, sister, mother and father, living on a small farm near Salt Springs, Georgia, just west [...] read more

review: Lincoln and His Boys

Posted on January 31, 2016 By arleigh

Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary Wells illustrated by P. J. Lynch This children’s chapter book, aimed at ages 8 – 12 years, is an easy read at 96 pages and features beautiful full-page [...] read more

review: Page from a Tennessee Journal

Posted on May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 By arleigh

Page from a Tennessee Journal by Francine Thomas Howard Tennessee, 1913. Annalaura Wells is struggling to feed her four children after her husband takes their money and leaves without a word. Months pass as [...] read more

review: Gone West

Posted on May 28, 2015 By arleigh

Gone West Book Two of the Doc Holliday Trilogy by Victoria Wilcox The second in Wilcox’s Doc Holliday trilogy, this installment follows the legendary dentist-turned-outlaw from Galveston, Texas to Tombstone, Arizona in a series [...] read more

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