Book Recs for the Lovers of Downton Abbey
July 21, 2022
If you watched Downtown Abbey and you are looking for similar content, we have just the list for you! Murder in Westminster by Vanessa Riley The first in a vibrant,… READ MORE
Tag: Amanda Skenandore
Cheers to These Book and Drink Pairings
July 16, 2022
What’s summer without booze and books? It’s the perfect time to sprawl out at the pool with a good cocktail in hand and a new book in the other. That’s… READ MORE
Books That Whisk You Away
June 22, 2022
By Amanda Skenandore I love a book that transports me, one that immerses me in another time and place. But I also love a book that makes me think. Here… READ MORE
Booked for the Summer: July
June 17, 2022
We are now officially in month two of our Booked for the Summer Reading challenge, and this month we are going to help you “get away.” July will be a… READ MORE
Step Back in Time
February 2, 2022
Welcome to the #ForTheLoveOfReadingChallenge! Take part in our reading challenge all month long by using the challenge hashtag on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and/or in our Between the Chapters Facebook Group…. READ MORE
Little-Known Facts About the 1920s
July 19, 2021
By Amanda Skenandore When I first had the idea to write about Carville, the real-life leper hospital where my new novel, The Second Life of Mirielle West, is set, I… READ MORE
The True History That Inspired The Second Life of Mirielle West
July 8, 2021
By Amanda Skenandore As a writer, I’m drawn to stories and voices left out of the traditional narrative of history. More than dates and events, I’m interested in people and… READ MORE
Caring For The Dead
August 5, 2019
Writing a story about a nineteenth-century embalmer, as I did in The Undertaker’s Assistant, may seem strange and even morbid. But it was the broader social interactions surrounding death and… READ MORE
Caring for the Dead By Amanda Skenandore
July 18, 2019
Writing a story about a nineteenth-century embalmer, as I did in The Undertaker’s Assistant, may seem strange and even morbid. But it was the broader social interactions surrounding death and… READ MORE
What Life Hands You By Amanda Skenandore
May 24, 2018
Las Vegas is a city of transplants. I came from Colorado. My neighbors from Minnesota. My closest friends from California and New York. We’re a hodgepodge of professionals, retirees, and… READ MORE
Q&A with Authors Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare