I’m getting ready to go on a Boat Trip Through History with my BFF from graduate school.  We’re taking a river cruise on the Nile where we will see all the things we dreamed of as nerdy little girls who were fascinated by ancient Egypt.  Nine-year-old Pamela would have been over the moon.  For that…

For historical reasons related to the business of publishing that I do not entirely understand, new (traditionally published) books almost always release on Tuesdays—that’s why my Q & A’s with other authors about their new books almost always run on a Tuesday. Today it’s my turn. The paperback edition of The Dragon from Chicago is…