Historical Bookworm

Interview: Christy Awards finalist Michelle Shocklee shares about her latest release Count the Nights by Stars. She is the author of several historical novels, including Under the Tulip Tree, a Christy Awards finalist. Her work has been included in numerous Chicken Soup for the Soul books, magazines, and blogs. Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of two grown sons, she makes her home in Tennessee, not far from the historical sites she writes about.

Pinch of the past: Spring time poems by American poets Robert Frost, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, and Carl Sandburg.

Bookworm review: The Spark of Love (Mesquite Springs book#3) by Amanda Cabot. Cabot’s third book keeps the Mesquite Springs momentum going and ends the series with a satisfying story.

GIVEAWAY!

Join us for an interview with bestselling author Amanda Cabot. Her books have been honored with a starred review from Publishers Weekly and have been finalists for the ACFW Carol Award, the HOLT Medallion, and the Booksellers’ Best. In this episode, she shares with us about her latest release A Spark of Love.

Pinch of the Past: If you’re anything like me, about this time of year you start looking forward to the warmth and liveliness of spring. So I thought it would be fun to look at a few legends from ancient peoples of how the seasons came to be.

Book Review: If you’re looking for a book that takes you to the snowy streets of 1800s Cincinnati and the dangers of running from criminals–if you love stories of forbidden romance and themes of forgiveness and grace–you won’t want to pass over Counterfeit Love by Crystal Caudill (available on ebook, paperback, and audio.) This review was originally shared in  

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Buying Links

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Read a sample of Amanda's work here.

Enter the Giveaway!

Announcements: Welcome to Season 2 of the Historical bookworm Show.

The winners of the End of the Year Giveaway are Angela B who chose Under The Bayou Moon by Valerie Fraser Luesse and the second is Susanne M. who chose A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano.

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 And now for today’s interview 

Interview: Crystal Caudill is the author of "dangerously good historical romance," with her work garnering awards from Romance Writers of America and American Christian Fiction Writers. She is a stay-at-home mom and caregiver, and when she isn’t writing, she can be found playing board games with her family, drinking hot tea, or reading other great books at her home outside Cincinnati, Ohio. Have you read her debut novel Counterfit Love?

Pinch of the Past – Mail Order Bride Although the romantic literary device of a mail order bride may thrill readers of historical romance, the realism of this custom from 1600- to the early 1900s is not quite so romantic. Women typically responded to advertisements for mail-order brides more out of necessity, and even desperation, than actual romance. Many women answered the call to marry men in different regions to escape hardship, emigrate to another country, and sometimes to seek adventure.

 Historical Bookworm Review: Never Leave Me by Jody Hedlund.  If you’re in the mood for a time-traveling romance that will take you beyond the realms of reality, Never Leave Me should be at the top of your TBR queue. 

Listen to Jody’s interview featuring Come Back to Me on Episode 16 and a you can read our full review of Come Back to Me here.

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As 2021 comes to an end, I feel especially grateful for the Historical Bookworm Show. When we started out, there were a lot of unknowns, and it required some faith to start this show from the ground up. 

Thank you, listeners, for your time and support of the authors we have on the show. And, a special thanks to all the authors who have given of their time and hearts to be here. 

We wanted to let you all know we will be taking the months of January and February off for personal reasons. Our plan is to be back in March with new books and more wonderful authors.

To celebrate a successful year, we are giving away free books! That’s right, we are running a giveaway for the month of January. Three winners will each get to choose a book that we featured on the Historical Bookworm Show in 2021.

Thank you again for listening!

In the words of Charles Dickens,  “...may the New Year be a happy one to you, happy to many more whose happiness depends on you!”

― KyLee & Darcy

Join us for a chat with Christi Award winning Author Amanda Cox as she shares how The Secret Keepers of the Old Depot Grocery came to be. 

In our Pinch of the Past we take a peek at New Years traditions and where they originated from. From the 12 Grapes of to Luck in Spain to the burning of scarecrows in Eucadore and wassailing in the colonial period.

Bookworm Review: If you’re in the mood for sweet love stories with beautifully described countryside, and themes that put one in the mood for Christmas, you won’t want to miss Under The Texas Mistletoe by Karen Witemeyer. 

For those who love to smile as they read, today’s guest offers warmhearted historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and swoon-worthy Texas heroes. Karen Witemeyer chats with us about her 3-in-1 Christmas novella collection Under The Texas Mistletoe.

On our Pinch of the Past we’re looking at The Substitute Guest written by Grace Livingston Hill in 1936 to see how she described an ideal Christmas dinner.

Fans of romantic historicals with superbly researched detail and endearing characters will not want to miss Kate Breslin’s As Dawn Breaks.

Interview: Our guest today is a national bestselling and award-winning author Katherine Reay. Join us for a chat about her latest release The London House.

Pinch of the Past: Do you enjoy a good spy thriller? I know I do, movie or book. We often see spy thrillers set in a modern-day, Cold War, and both World Wars. For this Pinch of the Past, we are going to look even further back into history, all the way back to the Revolutionary War. Did you know that there were female spies for George Washington? Yep. One, in particular, is referred to so briefly in code that she is known simply as Agent 355.

Our Bookworm Review features A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano. We highly recommend this book to readers who are in the mood for a charming romance and a story that pulls apart a preconceived life and fills it with God’s better plan. 

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Full blog posts for our Pinch of the Past A Revolutionary War Female Spy and our Bookworm Review of A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano. 

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Join us and guest Joanna Davidson Politano as she chats about her latest novel A Midnight Dance. She loves tales that capture the colorful, exquisite details in ordinary lives and is eager to hear anyone's story. She lives with her husband and their kids in a house in the woods near Lake Michigan.

Last week’s Pinch of the Past was so fun we split it into two segments. Enjoy learning about the origins of Red Velvet Cake and a vegetarian dish made of necessity during WWII.

On our Bookworm Review, we feature The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox. If you’re seeking a redeeming story involving the unbreakable, but sometimes fragile relationships between mothers and daughters, The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery is a must read. You can find the entire written review here.

Join WW2 novelist and podcast host Liz Tolzma as she talks about her latest release A Picture of Hope, book two in the Heroines of WWII Series. Liz is also the host of the Christian Historical Fiction Talk--a weekly podcast featuring author chats, industry news, and discussions of what you’re reading.

On our Pinch of the Past we look at part 1 of Historical Foods We Enjoy Today. Do you enjoy Jello and sandwiches? Not together, of course! Well, here is a little history about the two. Would you believe one of these dishes first became popular in the US because of a gambling addiction?

If you’re in the mood for a sweet romantic suspense with an unforgettable storyline, then you don't want to miss A Deep Divide  (Secrets of the Canyon Book #1) by Kimberly Woodhouse.

Read our full Bookworm Review of  A Deep Divide by Kimberly Woodhouse

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Patricia Raybon is a former Sunday Magazine editor at The Denver Post, a former associate professor of journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a regular contributor to Our Daily Bread Ministries and the DaySpring (in)courage blog. Join us for a chat with her about her debut novel  All that is Secret book 1 of the Annalee Spain Mystery series.

In this segment of the Pinch of the Past, we talk about the history of Chess, Backgammon, and Go. Most of the games that have survived for centuries involve intense strategy and lots of abstract thinking. I’m not sure what exactly that indicates--maybe they were born of long winters of boredom. Or maybe people just enjoy a chance to outsmart their friends.

If you enjoy historical fiction based on a different aspect of World War II with notes of mystery, moral questions, and superb characterization, add The Lines Between Us by Amy Lynn Green to your fall reading list. Read the review here.

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Link to GoodReads review

Link for Roseanna White's Book The Number of Love