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  • Join me at the Classic Restaurants of Michiana Book Signing Wednesday, June 11th

    Join me at the Classic Restaurants of Michiana Book Signing Wednesday, June 11th

    The members of the Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church Book/Movie Discussion Group have invited me to speak this Wednesday, June 11th at 6:30 p.m. If you have the time and are interested in the history of restaurants in Michiana, please come. The church is lovely, located in a beautiful country setting at  51841 Leach…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 8, 2025
    Al Capone, American History, Author event, Book signings, Culture, Food, Food History, History, Michiana, The History Press
    #books, Al Capone, book signing, Book signings, Food, History, Michiana, restaurants
  • The Story of Perfume: A Lavishly Illustrated Guide

    The Story of Perfume: A Lavishly Illustrated Guide

    In the beginning, perfume in the form of oils belonged to the divine, and rare scents typically sourced from resins were reserved for dedication to the gods. Used in funeral rituals and in cremation with the burning of resinous woods such as cedar, early references trace the use of scents back at least to the…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 5, 2025
    Uncategorized
    beauty, Food, fragrance, perfume
  • Esquire Magazine’s 2025 Best Books So Far

    Esquire Names Best Books of 2025 So Far https://flip.it/rNn_xx

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    May 21, 2025
    #books, #BookTok
    #bestsellingbooks, #books, #BookTok
  • NPR: 17 new books our critics can’t wait to read this summer

    https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5356141/best-new-books-summer-reading

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    May 21, 2025
    #books, #BookTok
    #books, Fiction, Non-fiction
  • CrimeReads: Murder at the Museum

    https://crimereads.com/murder-at-the-museum/

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    May 9, 2025
    #books, #BookTok, Fiction, Murder, mystery
    Fiction, Murder, Mystery-Thriller
  • Gothictown

    Gothictown

    In 1832, at the height of the Georgia gold rush, gold had been discovered on the banks of the Etowah River on land owned by Alfred Minette. As men flocked to work in the mine and others to supply their needs, a small town arose and Minette named it after his firstborn, a beautiful but…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    May 7, 2025
    #books, #BookTok, Fiction, mystery, Thriller, Uncategorized
    #books, Book Review, book-reviews, Fiction, History, Mystery-Thriller
  • CrimeReads: 5 New Thrillers (and One Classic Noir) to Read When You’re Done with White Lotus

    https://crimereads.com/new-thrillers-to-read-when-youre-done-with-white-lotus/

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    April 14, 2025
    #books, #BookTok, Audible, Audiobooks, crime, Murder, mystery, Suspense, Thriller
    #Fiction #mystery #crime
  • Who’s Reading What in Each State

    The Most Popular Book Genre In Each State https://flip.it/wuMdQt

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    March 25, 2025
    #books, #BookTok, Adventure, American History, Architecture, Audible, Audio book, Audiobooks, Autobiography, Biography, Culture, Fiction, Food History, Historical Fiction, History, Literary, Medical mystery, Memoir, mystery, Noir, Non-fiction
    #Fiction #mystery #crime, American History, audio books, Autobiographies, Biography, black-history, Fiction, Non-fiction
  • Archaeologist creates fantasy world filled with intrigue, romance and adventure

    Archaeologist creates fantasy world filled with intrigue, romance and adventure

    An archaeologist who has excavated a Bronze Age palace in Turkey, a medieval Abbey in England, and an Inca site in Chile, Sarah Hawley has created an extensive underground world where fairies abide. But if you’re thinking Tinkerbell, who sweetly waves her magic wand, think again. The fairies in Hawley’s novel “Servant of Earth,” the…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    March 22, 2025
    #books, #BookTok, Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantasy
    #books, Adventure, Book Review, fairy-tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantasy, Sarah Hawley
  • Trust Issues: A Mystery That Asks Who You Going to Trust?

    Trust Issues: A Mystery That Asks Who You Going to Trust?

    “a tense, well-plotted mystery with enough twists and turns to keep the reader engaged . . .” “Something strange happened when Hazel and Kagan showed up. Ava had begun hearing her father’s voice so clearly that it sounds like he’s crawled inside her head. This isn’t the first time in her life she’s been haunted…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    February 23, 2025
    #books, #BookTok, Fiction, mystery, Uncategorized
    #books, Book Review, book-reviews, Fiction, mystery, Mystery-Thriller
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