The Daily Show's bit on the meeting of die-hard Redskins fans with Native Americans who oppose the use of the epithet as a football team's name was disappointingly tame. Where were the high emotions, the tears, and the outrage of those poor beleaguered fans who found themselves "ambushed" by those who find the name deeply hurtful and insulting? Where was the woman who called … [Read more...] about Even Gladiators Would’ve Changed the Redskins Name
How Deep is Your Geek?
You know you're a total geek when you actual tear-up in the face of ancient artifacts. This happened twice to me in the past week. The first time occurred while I was at SIBA, the trade show for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance in Norfolk, VA. I was there to moderate a historical fiction panel with authors, Tosca Lee (The Legend of Sheba), Bruce Holsinger (A … [Read more...] about How Deep is Your Geek?
Educator’s Guide for HADES SPEAKS! and ANUBIS SPEAKS!
It's a poster! And on the back, is an educator's guide for using these booksin the classroom (Core Curriculum standards too). Want one? Leave a comment! … [Read more...] about Educator’s Guide for HADES SPEAKS! and ANUBIS SPEAKS!
And We Have a Winner!
Because of my travels to the Southeastern Independent Bookseller's Association conference, I failed to announce the winner of Hades Speaks! A Guide to the Underworld by the Greek God of the Dead. Congrats to Donna! Thank you all for participating and for spreading the word about "H-man." … [Read more...] about And We Have a Winner!
Six Authors…One Amazing Book
Imagine six different historical fiction writers getting together and deciding to "play" with story-telling. What if we all focused on a single famous event? What if characters from each others' stories wove in and out of everyone's tales? What if we each took a period before, during and after an explosive event, but kept them connected to the very end? What if we inspired each … [Read more...] about Six Authors…One Amazing Book
