Two Nerdy History Girls Return Engagement

Some of you may remember the Two Nerdy History Girls blog, which ran from 2009 through 2018. The blog is still up and available. However, author Susan Holloway Scott and I stopped posting in December 2018. This means, among other things, we can’t promise all links will work.

However, ending the blog didn’t end our mutual enthusiasm about history, primarily social history, and—let’s be honest here—fashion. We still share finds and talk about them. Susan regularly sends me all kinds of visual inspiration as well as amusing and intriguing discoveries. There’s a good deal of “Did you ever see this before?” “Did you know this?” In other words, privately, we’ve continued as friends and history nerds.

Publicly, the duo returns at the Ashland Public Library. Since this will happen via Zoom, you don’t need a mask or travel arrangements. You can enjoy a snack and a tasty beverage in the privacy of your own preferred space.

I hope you’ll join us and our terrific host, Meena Jain, for non-stop historically nerdy excitement.

13 January 2022 from 7-8 PM

You can find out more about it here.

You can register here (or via the link above).

Questions? You can contact the Ashland Public Library here.

Sponsored by Friends of the Ashland Public Library and in partnership with the Medway Public Library

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year - Glückliches Neujahr, by Mela Koehler ca 1910, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

It’s been a challenging couple of years, yes. I’m closing the door on all that, and hoping you’ll join me in a toast to better days to come.

I wish you a very happy, healthy, prosperous 2022.

Silk is for Seduction eBook deal for $1.99

Going into the New Year we’ve got a very nice deal.

From 27 December through 7 February, Silk is for Seduction, Kindle edition, will be $1.99. Because eBook retailers tend to match the Kindle prices, it’s reasonable to assume that Nook, Apple Books, and others will offer a similar deal at some point.

Meanwhile, if you haven’t read my Dressmakers series, this can be your introduction. It’s the first of what became a four-book trilogy (I know).

Inspiration for Marcelline’s “dust” dress.

Three slightly French modistes come to London, determined to become the Beau Monde’s premier dressmakers. There’s scandal, intrigue, and cutthroat competition. There are some persistent gentlemen determined to be irresistible. And there are the wild, exuberant fashions of the 1830s—including hairstyles—that make the 1980s look prim.