Historical Bookworm

Crystal Caudill joins us for a chat about developing the characters, parenting, Christmas traditions, and her latest release Star of Wonder. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book!

Melanie Dobsonjoins us for a chat about music, a piece of family history that inspired the character of Poppy, her favorite children's book, and her latest release The Wings of Poppy Pendleton. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book!

Tamera Alexander joins us for a chat about her favorite historical eras, her favorite characters, writing contemporary characters, and her latest release A Million Little Choices. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book!

Did you know that middle Georgia was the American frontier in the early 1700s? To keep the wild animals from overwhelming them in the cold winter, settlers had to burn wild pine knots in the yards. Among the wild animals in Jackson County they had to watch out for was a multitude of panthers!

Tessa Afshar joins us for a chat about King Darius of the Bible, writing historical fiction, and her latest release The Peasant King. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book!

Cindy K. Sproles joins us for a chat about her favorite southern, comfort food, writing fiction and nonfiction, and her latest release This Is Where It Ends. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book!

Today we are talking with Roseanna M. White about her spring release Yesterday's Tides. Rosanna is a bestselling, Christy Award–winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself.

Leslie Gould joins us for a chat about Amish and Mennonite History, WW2, beloved readers, and her novel A Brighter Dawn. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book!

Jen Turano joins us for a chat about fashion, Gilded Age matchmaking, her writing quirks, and her latest release A Match in the Making. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book!

Amanda Cabot joins us for a chat about her latest release After the Shadows. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book!

For today’s Pinch of the Past, we’re looking at the largest earthquake in California’s recorded history and comparable to the 1906 San Francisco quake.

Today’s Bookworm Review is bought to you by Grace Hitchcock shares her review of Remember Me by Tracie Peterson. (Full review here.)

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