Not History Camp: Rebels and Redcoats at Old Sturbridge Village a week earlier. I think these are the folks from Lexington! Dear Friends, I recently returned from a weekend at History Camp. History Camp?? My Instagram posts now get posted to Threads (where I’m a very occasional visitor), but right away people had questions: What’sContinueContinue reading “History Camp and Why it Matters”
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The Quaker Woman’s Cookbook, or so it begins…with a pound cake
Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on what I’ve learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! The pound cake: a simple egg, butter, and flour cake (one pound each), but here’s the thing about it: it canContinueContinue reading “The Quaker Woman’s Cookbook, or so it begins…with a pound cake”
Do you ever wish you lived in a cave with Friends?
Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on both this topic and what I’ve learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! “Well, here we are,” Charity says. Ibbie and Ezra stand outside what appears to be a cave.ContinueContinue reading “Do you ever wish you lived in a cave with Friends?”
A Revolution for the Rest of Us: 15 Books about the American Revolution with a Quaker, Black, LGBTQIA+ or Kid-focus you may not have read (but I’ve read them for you!)
Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on both this topic and what I’ve learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! Dear Friends, When I was growing up, books about the American Revolution were mostly like this:ContinueContinue reading “A Revolution for the Rest of Us: 15 Books about the American Revolution with a Quaker, Black, LGBTQIA+ or Kid-focus you may not have read (but I’ve read them for you!)”
Off to Historical Novel Society North America with a sample book cover!
Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on what I’ve learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! The article below describes one of my WIPs. Dear Friends, I’m excited to be planning my trip to Historical Novel SocietyContinueContinue reading “Off to Historical Novel Society North America with a sample book cover!”
Deconstructing the Bonnet
https://www.amazon.com.br/American-Quaker-Romances-Building-Christian/dp/8491349081 This book caught my eye when I saw it go by on Twitter Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on what I’ve learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! It’s the end of September andContinueContinue reading “Deconstructing the Bonnet”
Anthony Benezet’s Revolutionary Academy for Children
Benezet set up a school for free Black children in his home on Chestnut Street between 3rd and 4th Streets Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on both this topic and what I’ve learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the FriendContinueContinue reading “Anthony Benezet’s Revolutionary Academy for Children”
10 Ways I Consumed Books in 2021
Dear Friends, It’s July! Do you have time off? Are you going to the beach? Are you reading more? I have been thinking more about my reading habits––there are always so many books I want to read. 2021 was a big reading year for me; I read a total of 40 books, including some ofContinueContinue reading “10 Ways I Consumed Books in 2021”
Sex and the City: Philadelphia 1777
Bedroom, Cedar Grove, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on both this topic and what I’ve learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! A confluence of events: the reboot of Sex and the CityContinueContinue reading “Sex and the City: Philadelphia 1777”
10 popular novels that taught me how to write about Quakers
I recently published the 5 Best Ways to Get Kicked out of Quaker Meeting (and other tales of early American Quakers). You can find it for $12.50 on Amazon. Makes a great gift! Hi all and Happy November! When I started writing my first Quaker novel three years ago, I decided to take a lookContinueContinue reading “10 popular novels that taught me how to write about Quakers”