If I told you the U. S. Defense Department’s procurement process would be a great subject for a picture book, you might not take me too seriously. The topic sounds complicated and boring and nonfiction writers tend to look for the exotic, the unheard of, the crazy, the bizarre. A good story idea can also… [Read More]
The Doorway to High Society
January 21, 2013 By
In Edith Wharton’s Gilded Age New York, the new-money people were storming the gates of High Society and the Old Guard (people of birth, background, and breeding) were making a vain attempt to keep those gates firmly closed. Today, Society is open to all comers! The only requirement to entry is the desire to become… [Read More]
Leif Brisfjord Won a Signed Copy of “When Esther Morris Headed West”!
March 7, 2012 By
Congratulations to Leif Brisfjord, the winner of our February give-away, a signed copy of Connie’s book about the first female US judge, When Esther Morris Headed West (Holiday House) by “liking” Connie’s Facebook page. Leif is President of the John Ericsson Society in New York City. Ericsson was the inventor of the ironclad ship the… [Read More]