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A Tea-riffic Time at the PA Tea Fest 2024
Had a blast at the PA Tea Festival this year, alongside fellow authors Alex Erickson, Mindy Quigley, and Geri Krotow.
Sarah Ickes
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Murder As You Like It Mystery Conference 2023
My first time being an author on a panel was at this year's Murder As You Like It mystery conference.
Sarah Ickes
Aug 16, 20233 min read


Celebrating Gardening, in Miniature Fashion
We have come here together this month, in order to celebrate the honorable art of gardening, miniature sized. In this blog post, I have a few things to note on the impact of miniature gardens, and their fairy counterparts. In the words of author Sarah Rose, cited from her novel entitled For All the Tea in China, "a gardener is an artist: His canvas is land; his medium, plants." This statement is part of a larger paragraph in describing the man deemed the best plant hunter in
Sarah Ickes
Apr 28, 20234 min read


Looking Back at Malice Domestic 2022
Looking back at last year's Malice Domestic 34 and how much I am excited for this year's! It was a great weekend of meeting authors and chatting with readers near Bethesda MD and I can't wait to see what this one has in store, Malice Domestic 35 . To start off, it was the first time I had ever been in a conference hotel, let alone a five star one. The place was MASSIVE! I clocked that it took me four minutes to get from our hotel room to the designated vendor's room while pow
Sarah Ickes
Apr 5, 20233 min read


Rain, Rain and Chocolate Town
October 1st was not just the official beginning to the "Spooky" month, but is was also the day for The Chocolate Town Book Festival held in the sweetest place on Earth, Hershey PA. This event had fifty authors representing romance, children, horror, mystery, and more. Originally, it was supposed to be an outdoor event. However, the weather had other plans with the remnants of Hurricane Ian bringing rain to our area. Don't get me wrong, I love the rain, but we were glad that t
Sarah Ickes
Nov 2, 20222 min read


The Lincoln Deception Book Review
There is a small mystery bookshop located across the street from a cornfield. It's name is the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and I have contributed a few book reviews to their quarterly newsletter. Here is my book review on The Lincoln Deception by David O. Stewart. Warning: This book will most likely lead to hand cramping and sleep deprivation due to its addictive nature and inability to be put down. The year is 1900, and it has been thirty five years since one of America
Sarah Ickes
May 20, 20222 min read


Tinderbox Book Review
There is a small mystery bookshop located across the street from a cornfield. It's name is the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and I have contributed a few book reviews to their quarterly newsletter. Here is my book review on TInderbox: Soldier of Indira by Lou Diamond Phillips. This story was a delight to read and I thoroughly enjoyed the book from cover to cover. It follows the story of Everson, an Indiran soldier who has been left for dead by his people after defeat at the
Sarah Ickes
Apr 20, 20222 min read


Bring Me Back Book Review
There is a small mystery bookshop located across the street from a cornfield. It's name is the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and I have contributed a few book reviews to their quarterly newsletter. Here is my book review on Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris. Twelve years ago, Finn and Layla were driving back home to England, from skiing in Megève, and pulled off at a picnic area on the side of the road. It was around 1:30 in the morning, and Finn had to use the toilet. He told La
Sarah Ickes
Mar 30, 20223 min read


An Exquisite Corpse Book Review
There is a small mystery bookshop located across the street from a cornfield. It's name is the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and I have contributed a few book reviews to their quarterly newsletter. Here is my book review on An Exquisite Corpse by Helen A. Harrison. The story takes place during World War II and revolves around a tightly knit artist community that call themselves Surrealists. They escaped France as the German occupation began through patrons such as Peggy Gug
Sarah Ickes
Mar 13, 20222 min read
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