by Laura DeNooyer | Jan 21, 2025 | Book Reviews
I’M RUNNING A GIVEAWAY OF MICHELLE’S NEWEST BOOK—SEE BELOW. Novelist Michelle Shocklee has been a guest on this blog several times and I’m thrilled to host her again. Besides featuring Michelle’s most recent release (Oct 1, 2024), I want to share her other...
by Laura DeNooyer | Jan 7, 2025 | Book Reviews
I’M RUNNING A GIVEAWAY OF MY NEW NOVEL! SEE BELOW. Today is my book birthday! After years of writing, revising, and editing, I’m thrilled to finally be able to share this story. Please indulge me–just a bit. I’ve shared some endorsements with you...
by Laura DeNooyer | Dec 3, 2024 | Book Reviews
I’M RUNNING A GIVEAWAY OF LIZ’S NEW BOOK—SEE BELOW. I’m glad to welcome novelist Liz Tolsma back to the blog. With a flair for romance, she is primarily known for her World War II fiction but has also dabbled in Amish romance and historical romantic suspense....
by Laura DeNooyer | Nov 19, 2024 | Book Reviews
When I used to teach middle school and high school art, I loved introducing students to the works of the great artists, from Leonardo da Vinci to the Dutch masters Rembrandt and Vermeer, to Impressionists Monet and Renoir, to American painters Edward Hopper, Winslow...
by Laura DeNooyer | Aug 6, 2024 | Book Reviews
Lately I’ve read two two books set during the time of World War I—also known as the Great War—both by Naomi Musch. The Deepest Sigh is set in rural northern Wisconsin as war looms in Europe, while the U.S. is being drawn in. Her other book, Polly, also takes...