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The Lifespan of a Book, In Book Years
I’m not the first author to compare a novel to a baby, but I’d like to take that a few steps further, because I love metaphors and analogies. Let’s start with the end of life for a book, so we have a frame of reference. There’s a lot to be said for buzz, and the…
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My Darlings
A dear friend and advanced reader wrote to me this morning after reading the last page of my soon-to-be-published historical (lots of romance, but no HEA)…”Laura, you broke my heart last night! I finished The Lark about 11:30.” And so I am re-blogging the post below, because I kept a lot of my darlings, my sentimental prose, and…
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My Second Historical Biographical Novel Coming in September 2026!
The Lark THE BLURB, OR SHALL WE SAY, TWEET? Paul Tietjens, a twenty-three-year-old classical pianist, has booked passage on a steamship to Europe to study with the masters. But just before his ship sails, the bank calls in a balloon loan on his family’s Missouri farm, and Paul sacrifices his dream to save it. Hoping…
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026
My Gift to You – Holiday excerpts from my historical fiction novel, Hatfield 1677 https://www.amazon.com/Hatfield-1677-Laura-C-Rader-ebook/dp/B0CW18FWXS/ref=sr_1_1? Excerpt From Chapter 56 – Ben – Lake Champlain We slept better that night than in many, and though dawn was only a glimmer amongst the shadows, I awoke refreshed. I’d hoped to travel a fair distance that day, and…
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Love, War, and Art
My novel in progress centers on the romance between the sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and his model/wife Jeanne Emelie Baheux in 19th century France and America. Bartholdi served as a captain and a major in the war, defending his hometown of Colmar and neighboring Belfort. After the war, he sculpted the Statue of Liberty and…
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What’s New: Hatfield, Tilt, & Poldark
For those of us concerned about the overreach or incompetence of the current federal government, this year feels like COVID-19 all over again. Stocking the pantry before tariffs shoot the prices higher, donating to charities to help the poor with food and medications, andavoiding doom scrolling by reading novels and streaming on Netflix. Which brings…
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Laura C. Rader 