Have you ever wished that a book’s cover would look more like the story you saw in your imagination? Bonnie stopped wishing and made it happen. … More Guest Post: I Made My Own Book Covers
A lot happens in this small place, year after year, and it keeps me coming back. … More One Week in Blue Hill, Maine
Sometimes, a cover completely misrepresents the story, the location, the era, the season, the characters’ moods, even hair color. … More Guest Post: Inexplicable Bantam Book Covers!
Here’s a funny coincidence: I Take This Man comes out as an e-book the same week that my daughter will take her wedding vows. The cover says, “Can mistakes be undone?” but there are none of those here. We’re all happy as can be, secure that they have chosen well in each other! It’s definitely … More I Take This Man
As I re-stained my wooden deck yesterday, I listened to podcasts about book publishing. A perennial trend is “chick lit”–the print counterpart to “chick flicks.” My first thought was that Emilie Loring’s newly re-issued novels could benefit. My second thought was that I have never in my life considered Emilie Loring’s novels as “chick lit.” … More Chick Lit? Romantic Comedy? Literature?
Long before I knew Emilie Loring’s history, I was in love with Victoriana. I should explain what I mean about that. I was raised in Arizona, a desert kid in a region known for brilliant color in its rocks, sunsets, and the Mexican decorating influences everywhere. This was my bedroom wallpaper. Don’t judge. I … More Victorian Sensibilities and Discovering Emilie Loring
Did you know that there are illustrated versions of Emilie Loring’s novels? If you have only read the hardbacks or paperbacks, you’ve missed out. Except for the one, frontispiece illustration from The Trail of Conflict, those only have cover art. But there were other printings–many, in fact–and they were illustrated! In the 1930s, Penn Publishers signed … More Illustrated Emilie Loring Novels!
The Emilie Loring Collection 