November 2021

#MyrtleMondays: Victorian Cookery for the Holidays

Have you started your holiday baking yet? If not, you’re already behind! With Chanukah and Advent both beginning yesterday, and American Thanksgiving last week, the Holiday Treat Season is in full swing! Let’s have a look at how our 19th century forbears celebrated in the kitchen.

#MyrtleMondays: German Cover Reveal for Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries Book 2!

This is an exciting, delightful, and unexpected surprise (as opposed to all the surprises that are expected…?): Last week I learned that Verlag Knesebeck, German publisher of the Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, is releasing Book 2, How to Get Away with Myrtle, this coming April. And along with that, they have a beautiful new cover to… Read more »

#MyrtleMondays: More Myrtles on the Way!

Did you know that wealthy homeowners in the 1800s could stock their home libraries by ordering books by the foot? Well, make room on your shelf, because there will soon be almost seven full inches of Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries! That’s right, in addition to Books 1-3, Premeditated Myrtle, How to Get Away with Myrtle, and… Read more »