Book Excerpt from Photo, Snap, Shot:A Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft MysteryBy Joanna Campbell SlanPhoto, Snap, Shot is now available for pre-ordering at Amazon.com Release date is May 2010, so why not order it now and surprise yourself? It's the 3rd book in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series. Paper, Scissors, Death is the 1st and Cut, Crop & Die is the 2nd.Chapter 1"Anya is all right now," said my daughter's advisor, "but you need to come … [Read more...] about Book Excerpt from PHOTO, SNAP, SHOT
Gooey Butter Cake
Dawn Blankenship shares her Grandmother Ormsby's recipe for Gooey Butter Cake, a St. Louis specialty:Set oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 inch pan.Combine: 1 stick melted butter or oleo 1 egg 1 box yellow cake mixPress this mixture in the pan until it covers the bottom and sides well.Combine: 1 lb. powdered sugar 1 8 oz cream cheese (no light) 2 eggsBeat this mixture well then pour on the first … [Read more...] about Gooey Butter Cake
Why the Women Are All Strong…What's the Alternative?
My friend Victoria sent this to me:I get emails from "Prairie Home Companion" regularly and it's some of my favorite reading and listening. This is an email response to a reader's question about the closing of the Lake Woebegon story each week. I thought his response was so insightful.**Post to the Host Two Weeks In A Row!Your Lake Wobegon ending is "where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above … [Read more...] about Why the Women Are All Strong…What's the Alternative?
Kirkus to Close?
This just in at the PW website:As part of the sale of its business to business publications, Nielsen Business Media has announced that it is closing its book review publication Kirkus Reviews as well as Editor & Publisher. No details on the closing have been released yet. Nielsen is selling its major publications, including The Hollywood Reporter and Adweek to e5 Global Media Holdings.Wow. I wonder what that means?Who will be the reviewers of … [Read more...] about Kirkus to Close?
Rain, Rain Go Away
When you move to a new place, you don't know what to expect. I had looked up DC weather before we came, and I thought, "Gee, this is pretty much what I'm accustomed to here in St. Louis."Now I've discovered they are calling Fall 2009, "A season of soakers." Yes, it's evidentally the 15th wettest October on record. Downpours continued and made this the wettest November since 2004. And December is 2 inches ahead of last year. I'm not sure if that … [Read more...] about Rain, Rain Go Away
What's New in My Life?
It's certainly been a year to remember. In May, Paper, Scissors, Death was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. The list of novelists over the years who have been nominated include Mary Higgins Clarke, Jan Burke, and Janet Evanovich. I mean, really, how could you be in better company?Cut, Crop & Die was released in June 2009, but the release was quickly overshadowed by word that my mother had terminal cancer.My mom died in … [Read more...] about What's New in My Life?
