Category Archives: Promotion

My First Lecture

Posted on November 2, 2016 by arwenbicknell

If you manage to get a book published, and then you manage to land a gig where people are willing to sit and listen to you talk about that book, I highly recommend working it so that you have a … Continue reading →

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Weekends of Fun

Posted on September 20, 2016 by arwenbicknell

… but without the leather straps (at least, so far). Sorry, Whit Stillman. My calendar has blown up with book events.  Two weekends ago, I was in St. Louis for an extremely enjoyable Living History weekend that included a straw poll … Continue reading →

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Something a Little Different

Posted on June 2, 2016 by arwenbicknell

While I’ve been blogging the bejeebers out of history over here, I’ve also had a lot of fun spreading my Twitter wings, especially with the #TCMParty crew when Turner was running Roger Corman Thursdays.  That appears to have run its course; channel programming seems … Continue reading →

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A Murder of Crows, a Desire of Suitors…

Posted on March 24, 2016 by arwenbicknell

What do you call a gathering of writers? A neurosis? A penury? An ego? This weekend, for me, it was called the Virginia Festival of the Book. We went last year when my husband talked about his book, and we … Continue reading →

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Down by Two

Posted on June 9, 2015 by arwenbicknell

One more week, and I should have something resembling progress on my book to share here. In the meantime, I’m delighted to report that the man who brought you America 1844 (and to whom I am married) is now contracted to … Continue reading →

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Seminars, Symposiums, and Oh, Yeah, Books

Posted on May 18, 2015 by arwenbicknell

So, there have been several developments, some of them social, some of them literary. I went to a book festival in Kentucky last month as a spousal tagalong while my husband talked America 1844.  It was interesting to go to the seminars—all … Continue reading →

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