Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Reading/Watching

  • The Medieval Chronicle

    Once upon a time, there was a publication for readers and writers called The Medieval Chronicle. It was published by the very charming Linda Abel, who I met right after selling my first book. (That was the Romantic Times conference in Savannah, Georgia in the spring of 1992. The theme was “Gone With the Wind”,…

  • Performance

    You might remember a while back that I wrote about listening to a “live in concert” CD set, Loreena McKennitt‘s NIGHTS AT THE ALHAMBRA. Well, my ears got lucky recently – we went to see Loreena perform live for the first time. It was wonderful. It might have been the same set of songs as…

  • National and the T.B.R. Pile

    RWA’s National Convention is this week, and is being held in Washington D.C. this year. I’m not going to National this year, which is both sad (because I’ll miss seeing lots of friends) and a relief (because I might actually catch up on things). One big bonus of going to National is the chance to…

  • Toxic Beauty

    I’ve been fascinated for a while with the photographic works of Edward Burtynski. These are amazing images – he photographs mines and railcuts, shipbreaking yards and factories. His work is concerned with the mark we leave on the planet. Next time you’re in the bookstore, have a look for his book MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES. These images…

  • Books & Covers

    A big part of the reason that I get so excited about the covers on my own books (especially if they’re good!) is that I shop for books by their covers. I never believed this was true, until Mr. C. asked me what the books I’d just bought were about and I couldn’t give him…