by Olivia | May 30, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
A person can only have so many books in the house, depending of course on the house and how many other people you have to make room for. Eventually, there comes a time when you have to pull a book off the shelf and consider whether it’s time to send it off to...
by Olivia | Mar 14, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
“Who do you think you are?” Do you hear the tone in that question? It’s a little scoldy. Like, “Do you really think you’re someone who deserves that privilege?” Like, “Who are you to think you can step out of your place?” (Or who do you think you are that you can...
by Olivia | Feb 1, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Today I bring you a guest post from Steve Reginald, the guy who singlehandedly is dragging all of us to the nineteenth century on the Avenue of Dreams. Almost three years ago, I sat in the coach house of the Glessner House Museum, in Chicago, for the first time. I was...
by Olivia | Dec 21, 2011 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Four days till Christmas. Are you rrrready? I’ve mentioned before that I had a terrific research partner while I was writing the stories for the Avenue of Dreams series. Stephen Reginald is a docent for the Glessner House Museum on Prairie Avenue in Chicago. The...
by Olivia | Dec 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Have we always been fascinated with the lifestyles of the rich? I have no doubt that people with wealth can use it for the good of others. Sometimes, though, I swallow hard at the public choices people with a LOT of money make. How much money did Kim...
