Fire in Midhurst
I hadn’t meant to send another newsletter so soon, but this is actual news which is very sad for fans (and scholars) of H. G. Wells. Wells spent formative years in the town of Midhurst in West Sussex (my knowledge of the . . . → Read More: Grousable Books Newsletter: Midhurst News and the Trilogy
New! Pre-order Murder on the Pneumatic Railway
The trilogy is complete! Murder on the Pneumatic Railway is the third . . . → Read More: Grousable Books Newsletter: Ides of March 2023

In this edition, I present blog posts on writing, announce book promotions, and go off on design for films set in Victorian England.
Writing about Writing . . . → Read More: Grousable Books Newletter: 1 March 2023
Writing my first romance was a challenge, literally. Some of my author friends were deciding whether to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) last November, and two of us who usually . . . → Read More: You’ve Got Romance
Or, rather, a late night with Mr. Kaempffert, a name that Wells would just love.
And this man loved Wells. But he was very hard to find.
It began after midnight with an article I found that I wanted to use for my chapter of the . . . → Read More: Late night with Mr. Wells

Events and a Bookshop
I have been somewhat loathe to attend in-person events in this time of plague, but I recently attended two. One was the Oceanside Sunset Market Authors’ Night, where I got to set up a table and sell books. It was . . . → Read More: Grousable Books Newsletter: February 2023

Announcing a romance!
A Heart Purloined, my first historical romance, will be released on Valentine’s Day, February 14.
It’s been quite the challenge, beginning with National Novel Writing Month last November/ I confess I was unable to keep mystery elements out of the story, . . . → Read More: 20 January 2023
The show Whitechapel began airing over a dozen years ago, but I am only now getting around to seeing it on the advice of a friend. Normally, I don’t watch shows with a lot of violence — I prefer the victims to be dead when I get there — but . . . → Read More: Whitechapel and the limits of history
Hello, and a happy New Year to all my subscribers!
It’s been a crazy time here preparing multiple books, but I think I have a handle on it. Murder at an Exhibition was recently released. It’s an art history mystery, with illustrator Jo Harris and her friend Bridget helping to solve the murder of a . . . → Read More: New Year’s update
Looking for what to read as background for my mystery Murder at Old St. Thomas’s? Take a look at my recommended book list on Victorian medicine, written for Shepherd Books.
. . . → Read More: 5 best books on Victorian medicine
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