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Recently, I’ve been having trouble with a main character’s journey in my second novel. He literally wasn’t going anywhere fast. It turns…

Recently, my wife and I finished reading aloud the amazing new Russian novel Laurus by Evgenii Vodolazkin. I loved it. First of…

Those of you who’ve been following me, especially on Pinterest, know that I love traditional Russian village windows, which sometimes are not…

The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon My rating: 5 of 5 stars Nowadays, readers tend to give an author no more than…

In the 18th century, Russia entered the grand stage of European history. It threw aside its “primitive Easternness”, and did everything possible…

Uprooted by Naomi Novik My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I finished this book, I was sure it would get no…