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Cheryl A. Head
Dec 62 min read
I Love Libraries
I'm always happy to be in a library. Whether seeking a quiet space to research or read, or visiting an out-of-town library just for the...
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Cheryl A. Head
Jun 241 min read
2024 Macavity Award Nominee
Grateful for my nom for the Sue Feder Memorial Award (Historical Fiction) and in superb company!!
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Cheryl A. Head
May 121 min read
2024 Anthony Award Nominee!
...and last week, this happened. Happy Dance!!
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Cheryl A. Head
Feb 231 min read
Time's Undoing Recognition
I'm very, very pleased that my story of a young, journalist's investigation into a black man's death in Jim Crow Alabama is resonating...
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Cheryl A. Head
Jan 251 min read
Coming Home
I grew up in Detroit. The east side. It's a thing. But I spent a lot of my young adulthood in an area called the Cultural Center. My...
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Cheryl A. Head
Jan 171 min read
2024 Lefty Award Nominations
I'm proud to announce that Time's Undoing is a nominee for the Lefty Award in the Best Historical Mystery category. The Lefty is...
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Cheryl A. Head
Jan 31 min read
Boston Globe
Before 2023 ended, Time's Undoing got another very nice mention in the Boston Globe. "This small-town Southern crime novel is a...
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Cheryl A. Head
Dec 15, 20239 min read
Time's Undoing a Novel: A Year in Review
2023 was a heady, busy, exhilarating year for Time's Undoing.
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Cheryl A. Head
Nov 25, 20232 min read
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is absolutely my favorite holiday. I love the cooking, the gathering of family and friends, the Macy's Thanksgiving parade....
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Cheryl A. Head
Nov 2, 20231 min read
Southern Hospitality Meets Southern Literary
I had an amazing time at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville in late October. I participated in two events: an...
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Cheryl A. Head
Oct 18, 20231 min read
Fall Book Travel
Two more trips on the calendar. Then just writing and R & R through 2023. It's been a very good year. I feel blessed!!
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Cheryl A. Head
Oct 17, 20232 min read
What a Difference a Positive Book Review Can Make
Authors always love to receive positive editorial reviews. I received more than a handful of really wonderful reviews for Time's Undoing...
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Cheryl A. Head
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Book Doings
Let me start with this. I'm way behind in my writing. It's been a busy September/October in my writers life. After Bouchercon (where I...
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Cheryl A. Head
Sep 4, 20231 min read
A Few Snaps from Bouchercon
A whole bunch of crime-fiction fans gathered at the Marriott Marquis in San Diego to celebrate all things Mystery books. Panels, author...
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Cheryl A. Head
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Bouchercon 2023-California Dreamin'
Along with 1,700 other registrants, I'm headed to the world's largest gathering of mystery and crime fiction fans and writers in San...
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Cheryl A. Head
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Southern Tour Pt.2-Mississippi
Even103-degree temperatures didn't stop more than 6,000 ardent book lovers from descending on the Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson. ...
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Cheryl A. Head
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Southern Tour Pt. 1-Alabama
I headed to Birmingham, Alabama (the primary location of Time's Undoing) in early August to do an event at the Central Public Library. ...
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Cheryl A. Head
Jul 8, 20231 min read
More Coming Events: July & August
Still traveling, and talking about Time's Undoing. I'm having a ball because I'm very proud of this novel, and there's nothing I'd...
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Cheryl A. Head
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Coming Events-Cheryl A. Head
I've just returned from the Maine Crime Wave, a 2-day gathering of authors (most from the beautiful state of Maine, and nearby environs)...
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