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It’s Holiday Season! Finally! Let the holiday baking (and deep-frying at my house) begin! The Paper Lantern Writers–a collective of historical fiction writers–is excited to share HISTORICAL HOLIDAY DESSERT RECIPES, a collection of recipes that our characters might have eaten in the past, as well as recipes that we are baking now. Download HISTORICAL HOLIDAY… Read More

A while back I shared my favorite historic Zoom backgrounds. Thanks to The Great Dickens Fair (entirely online this year), I–and you–have a lot more Victorian backgrounds to choose from. Here are a few of the luscious backgrounds offered:   All of these images are via dickensfair.com/dickens-fair-at-home/zooms.

Hey! Here’s my first ever attempt at animation. Just press the arrow to continue….

Author Linda Ulleseit is hosting a HUGE Flash Historical Fiction Giveaway TODAY ONLY (that’s Weds November 18) & I’m offering a paperback copy of FANNY NEWCOMB & THE IRISH CHANNEL RIPPER. Sign up on Linda’s FB page here: https://bit.ly/32XHq2N. Or get the scoop on my FB page: https://www.facebook.com/AnaBrazilAuthor/ Ends at 10pm PST tonight.

Yep, you read that right. Jolabokaflod PDX, the annual Holiday Book Fair celebrated in Iceland, Portland (OR), and beyond, is just around the corner. And I’ll be there (kinda, sorta, be there in Portland), weaving a tale about moonlight, magnolias, and how to make a long-ago historical setting come and stay alive. Join Paper Lantern… Read More

I hope you saw Friday’s PLW post where I shared historic holiday menus and recipes. Not for the first time, I researched and wrote more content than I could include in that post. But in the spirit of holiday giving, today I’m sharing what I couldn’t include. Here goes…   Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household… Read More

Still looking for the perfect recipe for your Thanksgiving feast? Today on Paper Lantern Writers, I offer some online recipes and menus of the 19th and early 20th centuries that could give your Holiday Season a little more vintage flair.  

Join me on our Paper Lantern Writers YouTube Channel for Ana Brazil talks Fanny Newcomb. To make the most of your experience, take a shot every time I say “ummmmmmmmmmmm.” 🙂 Thanks to C. V. Lee for putting the interview together! And how about subscribing to our Paper Lantern Writers YouTube Channel? We’ve got lots… Read More

Happy October, the month of ghosties and ghoulies, long-leggetie beasties, And things that go bump in the night. You know, Monster Month! Today at Paper Lantern Writers I’m sharing lively links about some of the 19th century’s scariest monsters. And the woman and men who wrote their stories. Join us!