Review of The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Sarah Penner’s new book The Lost Apothecary is very new, appearing just last month. It has received many favorable reviews from the public and is the debut novel from Penner. I picked it up hoping I’d find a new author I enjoy. After finishing, I’m thinking that all the people who gave The Lost Apothecary […]

Review of This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger’s novel This Tender Land is a new release in historical fiction, appearing in September of 2019. To see my other recent reviews in historical fiction, please see: The Impossible Girl, by Lydia Kan The da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor […]

Clarence Duval, Orphan Turned Baseball Mascot

This entry on Clarence Duval is the first in a series of short biographies of the members of the Spalding World Tour of 1888-1889. I hope to accomplish two things. First, fans of my Clarence Duval series of books will have a chance to learn more about the real lives of the characters in the […]