#3 Sunday Chronicles

It’s Sunday, and here are books, pods & links to entertain and inspire you!

This week’s hightlights:

• I did a Q&A with fellow Substacker Debbie Weil . As I’m a writer of a certain age, I loved her insightful questions and we had so much fun collaborating. If you’d like to read Debbie’s interview with me here’s the link. I also highly recommend her Substack [B]OLD AGE .

• I published my post How I Do the research for my international thrillers (and it's not just by travelling). If you’ve ever wondered why I set my books in Italy and Malta, this one’s for you!

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Well, if there is any “advantage” of having a husband with a rare, and until recently, inoperable illness (there’s been a change in that prognosis; more in my next newsletter, but suffice it to say it’s some good news!)

Okay, where was I? Oh, yes. About the (slight) advantage. With all the time my beloved has to sleep after his weekly full-blast of chemo, I’m finding more time to read in the evenings. Prior to his illness, if I wanted to sit in front of a roaring fire, I ended up watching television with him instead of reading.

Not only did that make me sad because I love to read, but as a writer, I consider reading part of my “job.” So now that he heads back to bed shortly after dinner, I’ve been curling up with Bello, Gracie and good book. Here are some recent books I’ve enjoyed.