by Stephanie Dray | Feb 15, 2017 | America's First Daughter, Food, For Readers, Fun Stuff, My Works
Jeffersonian Pasta with Ham & Peas 16 oz. dry pasta (whichever kind you like, but I prefer fettucini) 1/2 pound diced ham or bacon 3 shallots sliced 8 ounces white sliced mushrooms 2 cloves garlic 1 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup peas 1/3 cup chopped parsley 1/2 heavy...
by Stephanie Dray | Jan 6, 2017 | America's First Daughter, My Works
Given by Stephanie Dray, or jointly by Stephanie and her co-author Laura Kamoie, this talk focuses on how Thomas Jefferson evolved not as the Founding Father we know him to be, but as an actual father. Both to his eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 25, 2016 | For Readers, Lily of the Nile, My Works
When writing Lily of the Nile, I was struck by the parallels between our current celebration of Christmas and some of the winter traditions in ancient Rome. We give gifts. We express appreciation, and I’m feeling especially appreciative of my reader friends, one...
by Stephanie Dray | Nov 16, 2016 | America's First Daughter, American Revolution, Deleted Scenes, For Readers
We deleted scenes from AMERICA’S FIRST DAUGHTER for a variety of reasons – sometimes they didn’t move the story along, sometimes they were repetitve of other scenes, sometimes they were too tangential to Patsy’s personal experiences, and sometimes the goal of...
by Stephanie Dray | Nov 2, 2016 | America's First Daughter, Awards, My Works, News
It’s an incredible honor that the book Laura Kamoie and I wrote together has been nominated for one of the best historical fiction reads of the year. We have very stiff competition and you should check out all the other wonderful books that ought to be added to...
by Stephanie Dray | Jun 26, 2016 | Entertainment, For Readers, The Gingerbread Princess
HERE BE SPOILERS. Don’t read this if you haven’t seen the season six finale of Game of Thrones. Now, let us proceed. These are the thoughts I had while watching the show tonight in roughly sequential order. Ok. Less than three minutes into the show and it...
