In honor of the June 1st publication of Silk and Song in trade paperback, here’s a post from the Silk and Song blog tour in January. Between Two Continents with Dana Stabenow From James Joyce’s Dublin to Bram Stoker’s Transylvania, readers everywhere have traveled to regions far and wide. All from the comforts of their…
In honor of the June 1st publication of the Silk and Song trade paperback edition, here’s the December 2017 interview the wonderful Sharon Kay Penman did for Silk and Song on her blog. I am delighted to welcome one of my favorite writers to my blog. My Facebook friends and readers know how much I…
In honor of the June 1st publication of Silk and Song in trade paperback, a post from the Silk and Song blog tour in January. Dana Stabenow, New York Times bestselling author and writer of the popular Kate Shugak series, has recently launched her latest novel Silk and Song. She’s here today talking about research and inspiration.…
In honor of the June 1st publication of Silk and Song in trade paperback, a post from the Silk and Song blog tour in January. Silk and Song is the story of Marco Polo’s granddaughter, Johanna, traveling the Silk Road west from China to England during the years of 1322-1327, picking up strays and making…
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What do you want? Need? Make? Sell? Buy? Whatever your answer is, the Silk Road’s oasis towns have a market with your name on it. The guy below? He’s making rivets out of tiny pieces of metal he has cut into triangles. He pushes one corner of the triangle into a hole in the mold…
In the Kashgar livestock market. The guy in the tall hat is the broker, the guys on either side the seller and buyer. The tallest guy is always the broker, we were told. And evidently, if they aren’t tall enough the hat can make up the difference. Which I will be signing at 2pm on…
The Taklamakan Desert. Some sources claim it means “Place of No Return”, more commonly interpreted as “once you get in, you’ll never get out.” And you can see why. Which I will be signing at 2pm on December 2nd at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona. Click here to pre-order.
Coal and stovepipes in the Kuche market. Hey, buy one, gotta buy the other. Which I will be signing at 2pm on December 2nd at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona. Click here to pre-order.
Read more It’s all about product placement on the Silk Road.
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