A Blonde Bengali Wife and Me by Anne Hamilton
I came across Anne Hamilton’s memoir A Blonde Bengali Wife a few months ago via an amazing Facebook group, Women Writers, Women’s Books. At the time, I was editing together Notes of…
Write What You Know by Jill Dobbe
Jill Dobbe’s extensive experience as an international educator enriches her fascinating travel memoir, Kids, Camels & Cairo, a book I highly recommend to those considering taking the plunge and working…
How Traveling Abroad Turned Me into a Writer by Melissa Burovac
I have the strong feeling Melissa Burovac and I could spend many enjoyable hours swapping travel stories. After reading her excellent memoir, Wandering, I was struck by the similarities between…
Fiction and Memoirs written by Expats and Travelers
In a few short weeks I will be releasing Notes of a Naive Traveler, excerpts from travel journals and emails I’d written while volunteering in Kathmandu and backpacking through Nepal…
MTW 2017 Wrap Up and Hello MTW 2018!
Participating in Mystery Thriller Week 2017 has been an amazing experience. I’ve seen an increase in the sales of both of my books, have collaborated and cross-promoted with fabulous authors…
The Displaced Nation’s Top 36 Fiction Picks: books for, by and about expats and other global creatives in 2016
I'm honored beyond belief to see my second novel, The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery, included in The Displaced Nation's yearly roundup of recommended books for, by, and about expats and…
MTW: Review of Fast Track to Glory and TalkingLocationWith Tomasz Chrusciel
I choose to review this book for Mystery Thriller Week because I love travel fiction, art mysteries and thrillers. This is quite possibly the perfect combination of all three! Read my review…
Mystery Thriller Week update
Mystery Thriller Week has turned out to be the most productive, collaborative event I've ever participated in! Many thanks to Vicki Goodwin, Benjamin Thomas and Sherrie Marshall Spitz for organizing…
MTW: Review of When the Devil’s Idle and interview with Leta Serafim
Today, I welcome Mystery Thriller Week author Leta Serafim to my blog. I enjoyed learning more about her past as a 'stringer' for the Boston Globe and her time living…
MTW: Review of The Praying Nun and Cracking open Davey Jones’ Locker
Today I'm thrilled to share my review of the excellent novella, The Praying Nun with you and a guest blog post by author Michael Smorenburg entitled 'Cracking open Davey Jones’ Locker'.…