Day nine of the book blog tour for A Thin porridge lands us at The Books Delight book review. I can't thank Jeanie enough for her thoughts. I know how busy we all are and so it really means a lot to me when someone takes the time to read a book—especially one of this … Continue reading Delighted with The Books Delight

When I'm not editing press releases or laying out pages in InDesign for my day job, or writing and revising novels, I can be found reading about, shopping for, taking photos of, and sharing my love of pencils. Check out my essay on being a graphite groupie here: Bring me bouquets of newly sharpened pencils … Continue reading Ben’s pencil obsession

As day seven dawns on the book blog tour for A Thin Porridge, I'm pretty dang excited to have an interview featured at Loup Dargent. There I talk about what inspired me to write a historical fiction novel, challenges faced, and a bit about how I crafted the book that took me nearly six years … Continue reading Talking ‘A Thin Porridge’ at Loup Dargent

On this, the sixth day of the blog tour for historical fiction novel A Thin Porridge, Benjamin visits author Judith Arnopp's fabulous historical fiction blog! What's this book about? To find the only kin she has left, protect the abolition movement—and survive—Abeona Browne must endure treacherous ocean voyages, outrun wild beasts, and elude bounty hunters … Continue reading Author Judith Arnopp hosts A Thin Porridge

What better way to start off book blog tour day number five for historical adventure novel A Thin Porridge than with a nice review at Candlelight Reading. EXCERPT:  I thought the backstories to these characters added a lot of depth to this tale. Likewise, so did the antagonists who I am not going to name … Continue reading A Thin Porridge reviewed at Candlelight Reading