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Roma, City of My ♥️
My obsession with the Eternal City 🏛️ Part II
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All My Roads Lead To (Or Through) Rome
My obsession with the Eternal City 🏛️ Part I
Apr 23
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A Way to Move Forward by Going Backward
Marian Mitchell Donahue on Backstitch + a Book Giveaway
Apr 16
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12 Fantastical Novels Set in Italy
Because hey, shouldn't an escape from the real world be doubly good?
Apr 9
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Want To Know What Happened Next?
An interview and book 📖 giveaway with thriller writer, Edwin Hill
Apr 2
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Makeup and Beauty in Ancient Rome
May 4, 2023
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Ten Bizarre, Weird Foods of Ancient Rome
Mar 7, 2024
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New Year's Traditions in Ancient and Renaissance Rome
Dec 31, 2024
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The Sicilian🌋Roots of the Persephone Myth
Jan 31, 2025
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Seven More Things You Probably Didn't Know About Renaissance Italy
Monster houses, nepobabies, and corpse medicine, oh my!
Mar 26
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She Died Twice, and Lived: Talking Gothic 🧛♀️💀😱with Paulette Kennedy
Plus a chance to win her new book: THE TWO DEATHS OF LILLIAN CARMICHAEL
Mar 19
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Tasting Life Twice
And finding joy in the midst of it all
Mar 11
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Snow. A LOT OF IT. Food. An EPIC INVITATION.
And other things that are bringing me joy!
Feb 27
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I Cannot Tell A Lie 🍒🌳🪓
Plus a giveaway of Kate Quinn's latest, THE ASTRAL LIBRARY
Feb 19
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Books! Books! And More Books!
Fifteen titles I'm super excited about. Plus a #BookGiveaway of Virginia Pye's latest!
Feb 12
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It's Still Standing: Rome's Colosseum
"When falls the Colosseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls—the World." ~ Lord Byron
Feb 5
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The Pursuit, Not the Promise
Reaching for happiness in a world full of crisis
Jan 29
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Exploring Ireland's Tragic and Haunted Past with Maria Tureaud
Plus a #BookGiveaway of Maria's Gothic novel, THIS HOUSE WILL FEED
Jan 22
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Good 🌞🩷vs. Evil 🔪🩸: Why We Need the Good Guys to Win (Now More Than Ever)
Plus a #BookGiveaway of Jenna Blum's MURDER YOUR DARLINGS
Jan 15
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Winter Wonder and Warmth ❄️🍲📚
Italy! Soup! Plus a giveaway of all four of my books!
Jan 8
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Addio 2025! Hello 👋 2026!
Onward into the unknown 🚀
Dec 31, 2025
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