Make an author happy and treat yourself! New Books at the Florham Park Public Library. New Jersey, USA. Library Love Today–all my friends who love
This summer, my brand-new middle grade book, TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS, took up the vegetable portion of my brain (I heard that) so dinner was often
Last week, our local library visited the German publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch in Cologne. Their offices look right out on the Cologne Cathedral. Their location
While trying to figure out how ancient books were repaired, I came across the delightful Libraries in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson. It’s a
The city library of Cologne is a magical place! I got to go on a behind-the-scenes tour with volunteer librarians from my local library.
This is the third post in my Writing Gratitude Countdown. I’m noticing that gratitude is like a pair of sunglasses. My writing journey takes on
Fantastic tree in the botanical garden. Orto Botanico, Palermo, Sicily. © Laurel Decher, 2016. Planting a tree in Palermo a few hundred years ago means
Patrick O’Brian’s MASTER AND COMMANDER is a snapshot of your creative journey Patrick O’Brian’s sea adventure novel, MASTER AND COMMANDER, is an action-packed story about
On a recent trip to Cologne, I was surprised by this machine in the Neumarkt underground station. It lets library patrons check out and return
Yesterday, I visited a nearby village and strolled through the public part of the castle grounds of the lovely Burg Satzvey. It was built in
