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The Frame-Up Book Launch!
It was a beautiful sunny day for Lord Beaverbrook Day at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, and the perfect day […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Patsy Ryder
Much as I love Mona Dunn, I love Patsy Ryder even more. Painted in the late 1940s by […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: The Cotterell Family
I’m not going to lie: I LOVE The Cotterell Family One of the things that struck me […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Nugent
How dashing is this painting? In the story, Mona needed a friend who was dashing, chivalrous, and […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Hotel Bedroom
It is a haunting portrait. Lucian Freud’s Hotel Bedroom, painted in 1954, is one of the most popular […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: The Party-Goers
And a good time was had by all… Philippe Mercier (French, 1689-1760) Bacchanalian piece: Sir Thomas Samwell and […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Madame Juliette & A GIVEAWAY!!!
Spring has sprung and it only seems appropriate to talk about the most spring-like painting in the book, Madame […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Andre Reidmor and Lady Macbeth
The famous acting coach Constantin Stanislavski once said “There are no small parts, only small actors.” I think […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Helena Rubinstein
There are women and then there are WOMEN. Helena Rubinstein was a WOMAN. According to Wikipedia: Helena Rubinstein (born […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: W. Somerset Maugham
One of my favourite characters in The Frame-Up is Somerset Maugham Why? Well first of all, Maugham is […]
A Birthday/Valentine’s Day Giveaway!
It’s a Mystery, Pig Face! is about to celebrate its first birthday on February 7th! And since that’s close […]
True Friends and Good Writers
2017 is quickly drawing to a close. And with it, the end of my debut year as a […]
Holiday Giveaway – The Two Middle Grade Books I Read in One Sitting!
It’s December 1st! Source And since I love the hustle and bustle of December, and all of the […]
Books, Glorious Books
Have you been reading a lot this fall? I’ve been a reading and writing machine, casting aside all other […]
Winner!
We have a Winner! Lisa Maucione – You’ve won these three books! Hope you and your class enjoy […]
A Heartfelt Remembrance of my “Number Three Fan”
I lost a good friend this week. His name was Brian Carty, and we have been friends for […]
Reading with Your Kids Podcast
I was recently invited to talk about It’s a Mystery, Pig Face! on the Reading with Your Kids podcast. […]
Podcasts You Should Know About!
One of the things I love doing is listening to podcasts about children’s books. They are hosted by passionate […]
Giveaway Winners and a Chocolate Dance!
We have winners! We had such a great response to the giveaway that I decided to add another package! […]