Journalist Susie Davidson wrote lovely review of Beguiled
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of giving a book event at the WEST END MUSEUM, the neighborhood of Miriam Levine's family, in my historical novel BEGUILED. Duane Lucia interviewed me. He was the former director of the Museum that honors this multi-ethnic immigrant...
West End Museum in Boston hosting event for Beguiled tonight
Tonight the West End Museum is hosting an event to celebrate and introduce my historical novel Beguiled, which is set in that old and fondly remembered neighborhood of Boston that was razed by the Redevelopment Authority in the 1950s. If you're one of those, please...
An Interview with the Protagonist of BEGUILED, Miriam Levine
I got the idea to "interview" Miriam Levine, the protagonist of my historical novel BEGUILED from a post in Women Writers, Women(s) Books. I'm intrigued with the idea, particularly because it allows me to use my imagination again. Miriam was born in 1900 in the West...
Interview with “Ma” from BEGUILED
Who was Ma in the story of BEGUILED? Here is a fictional interview conducted late in the story with the mother of Miriam. By now, she has a little perspective on her life. KK: Ma, you were always so angry and critical of your only daughter Miriam. What drove you to...
The Jewish Themes in Beguiled
I've never had an affiliation with being Jewish. Never introduced to Jewish history or tradition growing up. I've learned more about being Jewish from writing BEGUILED than I ever knew before. My family was secular, culturally identified with being Jewish, but did not...
Review of Beguiled
Here is a lovely description of BEGUILED, written by Connie Cline of Brattleboro VT. Beguiled is an historical fiction gem. Once I finished the first chapter, I could do little else until I finished the book to discover how things would turn out for these passionate...
Event at Peterborough NH Toadstool Bookshop Saturday 11Am 7/7
The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript published this article about my upcoming event at Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough NH. It's a destination tourist town at the foot of Monadnock Mountain, so if you're en route anywhere in the region this Saturday, join me and artist...
Romany Marie, Another Real Person in BEGUILED
The woman who called herself Romany Marie was a cafe fixture in 1920s Greenwich Village. She's depicted by her nephew journalist Robert Schulman in his biography Romany Marie:Queen of Greenwich Village of his famous aunt as being exotic, charming, loving and direct...
How Real People in History Affect the Story Line in Fiction
One of my finds in doing research for BEGUILED was discovering the 1920s bookseller and playwright, Frank Shay. Miriam, the protagonist, meets him on her first visit to her friend Minerva in NYC, while the girls were peeking into a theater in Greenwich Village. Frank...
Book Launch At Our Tango School
Costumed in 1920s garb in honor of the time period of BEGUILED, we had a grand time at Artango on June 1st, launching my first novel. Fernanda Ghi, our lovely Argentinian tango instructor, introduced me. As she said, when in "the embrace," we're all equal, we don't...
