Have you ever wondered where the idea for a book comes from? Barbara Linn Probst has an answer. Where did […]
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Read Banned Books Week is almost here
The last week of September is when wise people remind us that the freedom to read, the freedom of access […]
The Nature of Nature review
Enric Sala wanted to know: “In what way do we depend on all…other species for our own survival?” This book, […]
How Living in Saudi Arabia Helped Me Navigate Covid-19– With Splashes of Joy! guest post from Doreen M. Cumberford
I‘m delighted to have Doreen Cumberford as a guest on the DZA blog today. There’s information at the end of […]
Steven Womack – Three Questions & a Cover
Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the […]
The Mindful Writer – Dinty W. Moore
When I invite authors to participate in Three Questions & a Cover, I’m as eager as anyone to read their […]
Elizabeth Foxwell – Three Questions & a Cover
Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the […]
Writing Down the Rows
This guest post from Julie Herman originally appeared on my blog back in 2012. Julie is the author of the […]
Writers in the garden
There was a time when the little lady you see below would have sent me screaming. Fortunately Margaret Maron taught […]
Junk food in my garden
This post was originally published in 2012. Earlier this year I discovered that mice and voles had taken up residence […]