by Laura K Curtis | Oct 28, 2022 | Books, Writing
When you think of the term “Gothic,” I’m willing to bet that a very specific image comes to mind: an ancient, ruined castle. Perhaps it is shrouded in mist. Perhaps there is a single light in a window high up in the structure. Perhaps there is a woman fleeing in the...
by Laura K Curtis | Oct 19, 2022 | Books
My favorite time of year is here! Time for spooky stories and scary movies. Time for cozy fires and falling leaves. There are certain stories I read every year around this time: Something by Shirley Jackson (usually The Haunting of Hill House) and something by Mary...
by Laura K Curtis | Dec 3, 2018 | Books
A conversation I was having the other day on Twitter reminded me how much I treasured the book blogger community. There are fewer book bloggers around now than when I started, but I’d like to encourage people to visit them, especially since you are more apt to...
by Laura K Curtis | Sep 16, 2017 | Books, TBR Challenge
Periodically, I like to recommend a bunch of books without writing reviews. This post focuses primarily on what I’d call mainstream fiction mixed with women’s fiction, and all of the recommended titles have a romantic element. They’re also...
by Laura K Curtis | Aug 30, 2017 | Books, Writing
I am so excited by these brand new covers for the books I originally released with Penguin. The eBooks should all be out by the end of September and the print books by the end of October. I know the books themselves are old news, but it’s so much fun to see them...
by Laura K Curtis | Aug 16, 2017 | Books, TBR Challenge
Okay, so I have completely fallen down on the TBR challenge this year and for that I apologize. On the up side, I have an amazing book to recommend: Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase. (By the way, there are a zillion different covers for this book, so I chose the one I...