Well, it looks like winter's finally done. After a snowstorm on April 30, we've finally made it over the hump. It's been 80 …
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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
How often do you see a book cover that doesn't just catch your eye, but makes you go, "Wow!" For me, not so often. But when I …
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Anna Dostoyevskaya: the Heart and Soul of Russia’s Greatest Author, Part 3
This week, we conclude the amazing story of Anna Dostoyevskaya, the woman without whom Dostoyevsky would never have written his …
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Anna Dostoyevsky: the Heart of Soul of Russia’s Greatest Author, Part 2
Last week, you were introduced to one of the most fascinating and fruitful romances of literary history. Feodor and Anna …
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Anna Dostoyevskaya: the Heart and Soul of Russia’s Greatest Author, Part 1
This week is my third novel’s birthday. It’s been a long process to get it into print, and the many rewrites and adjustments are …
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Slavic Mythology Spotlight: The Unlikely Love Story of the Lord of Death
I’m less than a week away from officially launching book three of my Raven Son series, The Heart of the World. It’s a book that’s …
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CHAPTER ONE Khaidu Khaidu had not always wished for death. She still remembered when the sky’s endless abyss spoke …
How To Get Crowdfunding to Self Publish a Book
Funding the publication of your own books is not cheap. This is where crowdfunding comes in! Read on to find out how to get …
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Why Do Some Icons Have Battle Scenes?
It's a short post today, about as much as a toddler-induced headache can muster. But I found an interesting article about a …
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Theophany Eve: Where Christianity and Slavic Mythology Meet
A few days ago, I checked the weather for the week. Today in Jordanville it was supposed to be in the forties and raining. But …
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Goodbye 2017: Reflections on My Self Publishing Journey and Future Plans
The end of the year should be a time of quiet reflection. The weather here around Jordanville encourages this with its cold, …
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Isaac Asimov + Spiders = Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Time (A Serenade for Spiders?) by Adrian Tchaikovsky My rating: 4 of 5 stars What a fascinating, challenging, …
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6 Surprising Stereotypes of Russian Cities
Stereotypes are a funny thing. On the one hand, they’re often no more than caricatures. On the other hand, there’s a surprising …
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Constantine the Great: Russia’s Secret Tsar
The problem of power and personality is one that has fascinated people from the beginning of history. We are going to through our …
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The Rosetta Stone for Old Rus Was… a Piece of Birch Bark?
Have you read Evgenii Vodolazkin’s excellent novel Laurus? If you haven’t, you’ve deprived yourselves of a rare experience of …
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The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin is one of only two books that I actually anticipated with something like trepidation (the other is …
Mikhail Nesterov: Torn between Two Passions, Part II
Last week, we delved into the early life and work of Mikhail Nesterov , an artist who was, in many ways, a bridge. He bridged …
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Mikhail Nesterov: A Modern Artist with an Old Soul, Part I
The end of the 19th and turn of the 20th century was a period of rich cultural growth for Russia. As the empire expanded, the …
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