Tomboy Archives - Shelley Blanton-Stroud

This thing I have about bookstores

Shelley Admin2023-08-05T17:45:09+00:00AUTHOR, Cara Black, Copy Boy, historical fiction, Indie Bookstores, Tomboy|

My dear friend (and awesome librarian) Nora found this picture of Jane Benjamin's two current books so near to the [...]

TOMBOY, Readers’ Favorite Five Star Read

Shelley Admin2023-07-26T17:32:37+00:00five stars, historical fiction, Readers' Favorite Review, Tomboy, women in history|

Tomboy's been out in the world for a year now and what a birthday treat to receive a five-star review [...]

Signing Sunday 4/2/23 at Ruby’s Books, Folsom

Shelley Admin2023-03-30T13:41:48+00:00AUTHOR, Book Event, Book signing, Copy Boy, historical fiction, Indie Bookstores, Ruby's Books, Tomboy|

It's hard to measure the importance of indie bookstores to the ecosystem of books and readers and writers. I like [...]

Difficult? Horrible? Badass?

Shelley Admin2022-08-26T22:53:47+00:00#amwriting, audience, AUTHOR, Book Event, Catriona McPherson, Fact and fiction, feminist, Gossip, historical fiction, historical thriller, Interview, Tomboy|

Talking about Tomboy with very good friends. For the past three years I've co-directed Stories on Stage Sacramento with author Dorothy [...]

August 26–Stories on Stage Sacramento

Shelley Admin2022-08-09T17:14:26+00:00audience, AUTHOR, Book Event, Catriona McPherson, Craft, creativity, feminist noir, historical thriller, Stories on Stage Sacramento, Tomboy|

Words come to life on stage this month. It's a thrill to see your work interpreted by a gifted actor, [...]

Stories on Stage with Catriona McPherson

Shelley Admin2022-08-01T19:01:58+00:00audience, AUTHOR, Book Event, historical fiction, historical thriller, Stories on Stage Sacramento, Tomboy|

Thank you to Inside Sacramento for spreading the word about Tomboy being performed by Gabby Battista at Stories on Stage Sacramento, [...]

The Tide–a book launch and life

Shelley Admin2022-07-25T14:53:45+00:00Book Event, Book signing, cocktail class, Giveaway, Tomboy|

Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel published June 28. I had expected to share the details of that launch with you immediately [...]

Inspired by Herb Caen

Shelley Admin2022-12-01T18:25:50+00:00AUTHOR, COLUMNIST, Copy Boy, Fact and fiction, Gossip, Herb Caen, historical fiction, origin story, Research, San Francisco, Tomboy|

I love this Jerald Silva painting of Sacramento literary luminaries featuring authors Cornel West, Joan Didion, Ann Bannon, Ernesto Galarza, [...]

Talking about voice, with Katie McCleary TO BE RESCHEDULED

Shelley Admin2022-07-24T16:46:10+00:00916 Ink, AUTHOR, Book Event, Book signing, Tomboy|

I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS EVENT, WHICH I HAD TO POSTPONE FOR A FAMILY EMERGENCY. This amazing thinker, [...]

Virtual cocktail class–The Tomboy

Shelley Admin2022-06-23T02:50:32+00:00AUTHOR, cocktail class, historical fiction, Tomboy, virtual|

This master literary cocktail guru, Chantal Tseng, read Tomboy and created a cocktail for her. She sent me the recipe [...]