Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Free of Malice by Liz Lazarus

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Today, Liz Lazarus’s book, Free of Malice, is getting some spotlight attention at Traveling With T.  Besides having an interesting premise, it also has a theme song written by Atlanta musician, Thomas Barnette, who is also the inspiration for a character in the book.  How many books can say that, hmm???? Continue reading

{Giveaway} The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay

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Hello folks! I know it’s been a bit giveaway-licious lately (and this trend is looking to continue as new Futuristic Friday books are being selected as we speak 😉

Thanks to the Wunderkind PR team- I have a copy of Juliette Fay’s latest book, The Tumbling Turner Sisters, to give away to 1 lucky US reader! Continue reading

{ Giveaway} I Like You Just Fine When You Are Not Around by Ann Garvin

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Today, Ann Garvin’s latest- I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around, is being featured at Traveling With T! Plus, we’ll have a giveaway for a lucky US/CA person 😉

Who is Ann? She’s the founder of Tall Poppy Writers ( odds are, if you are an avid reader of books written by women- you’ve read a book by a Poppy!) She’s also an author and wears about a gajillion more hats as well.

Want to know more about the book? Skip this way, darlings…………  Continue reading

{Author Q&A + Giveaway} Heart of Stone by James W. Ziskin

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Today, I have James Ziskin stopping by to talk about Heart of Stone (plus a giveaway!)

 

Q&A with James W. Ziskin

Author of “Heart of Stone: An Ellie Stone Mystery”

Music plays an important role in the Ellie Stone books. Can you discuss how you use music in your plots? 

JWZ: Ellie has very strong opinions about music. She doesn’t much enjoy the top 40 hits of her era, 1960. In fact, she spends a great deal of time punching the buttons on her car’s radio, changing stations that never seem to play anything she likes. But she loves listening to classical music. Starting at a young age, she discovered that she had a remarkable talent for remembering melodies, orchestrations and phrasings in music. She recognizes the “voice” of the composer, much in the same way the rest of us recognize people’s voices. As a result, she can identify virtually any piece of classical music at the drop of a needle. This skill doesn’t help in solving crimes, but it is a byproduct of her intelligence. And that, of course, comes in handy when solving crimes.  Continue reading