by Stephanie Dray | Mar 7, 2022 | Book Clubs, The Women of Chateau Lafayette
One of the most enjoyable evenings I’ve had recently was an event with Adventures by the Book, co-hosted with the marvelous winery, Chateau Lafayette Reneau in the Fingerlake region of New York State. I used to travel there sometimes with my grandparents, who...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 9, 2021 | For Readers, Frances Perkins, Research
My research for my forthcoming novel has brought me to Albany at the turn of the century and into the 1910s. It was apparently a rather squalid place, and Frances wasn’t much impressed by the condition of the state capitol building, which was stained with cigar...
by Stephanie Dray | Nov 17, 2021 | For Readers, Heroines, Marthe, My Works, The Women of Chateau Lafayette
COVER REVEAL! The Women of Chateau Lafayette is coming out in paperback in March and it’s got a fabulous new spring wardrobe for the occasion. This is a picture of the real castle in the background! (The front side without the tall square tower–the castle...
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 14, 2021 | For Readers, Frances Perkins
I’ll keep this updated as I stumble over more. “The accusation that I am a woman is incontrovertible.” “The worst they can say about me is that I’m a humanitarian and I have to admit it.” “It’s our job as women, as...
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 13, 2021 | Adrienne Lafayette, Heroines, My Works, The Women of Chateau Lafayette
This week marks a sad anniversary of the so-called Champs de Mars Massacre in Paris France, on July 17, 1791. The country was ostensibly a constitutional monarchy, but the king and the royal family had just fled Paris, only to be recognized on the road, and returned...
