Why the Volcano?

It’s parent-conference week at school, and I’m a little stressed …So I’m going to cheat a little and revisit a blog post from over a year ago — an explanation for the volcano at the top of my blog. That particular volcano means something...

The Celebrity Romance

As soon as the press discovered that gentleman adventurer Elisha Kane was courting the spirit medium Maggie Fox, newspapers scrambled to print the story, reporting sightings of them together, repeating gossip, and even following Dr. Kane on the street in the hopes of...

Meet the Romantic Lead

Perhaps it’s time to introduce the love interest in We Hear the Dead. He’s not the typical boyfriend you find in a YA novel, although I’m pretty sure women did swoon over him. In fact, Elisha Kent Kane was one of the most beloved celebrities of the 19th century: a...