by Jess Montgomery | Apr 5, 2019 | Other People's Books, Pie of the Month
This month’s pie is a lovely, simple Shaker Sugar pie. I got the recipe from the Golden Lamb, a restaurant in a nearby town–the oldest continuously operating restaurant in Ohio! I made a friend by making this pie. (You can learn a bit about that by looking...
by Jess Montgomery | Oct 11, 2018 | Other People's Books, Pie of the Month
For the past few years, good friend and author Martha Moody (“Sharp and Dangerous Virtues,” “Best Friends,” and other novels) has been kind enough to include me and any family members in town in her family’s celebration of...
by Jess Montgomery | Sep 28, 2018 | Other People's Books
When I’m in the midst of drafting my own novels, I turn my reading energies to short stories and essays. So this month’s offering of “Have Read, Reading, Will Read: Other People’s Books” features three collections that I hope you will...
by Jess | May 10, 2018 | Literary Life, Other People's Books
At the end of April, I attended the Malice Domestic mystery fan convention in Bethesda. It’s a mecca for fans and writers of the traditional mystery, and it was so much fun to connect with this community. Ahhh… attending inspiring–and often...
by Jess | Apr 19, 2018 | Other People's Books
I didn’t realize until I took this photo (Mycroft tried to steal the scene!) that the authors all have first names beginning with “A!” Not by design. Sometimes lovely coincidences just happen! Here are my three OPBs this month–a book I’ve...
by Jess | Apr 12, 2018 | Inspiration, Other People's Books
This past weekend, I was blessed to spend a busy but inspiring time at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, where I led a class on “Creating Vivid Characters,” moderated a panel of agents, met with writers for a speed-dating q&a, and introduced...
