Monthly Archives: October 2017

Win a Copy of Wish You Were Here

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Loren Rhoads

Goodreads Book Giveaway Wish You Were Here by Loren Rhoads Giveaway ends October 23, 2017. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway  

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Death’s Garden: Paris’s Secret Cemetery

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Loren Rhoads

by Erika Mailman I’m not sure when it first dawned on me to wonder what happened to the corpses of all the people guillotined during the French Revolution. It seemed unlikely authorities would permit families to take the bodies home … Continue reading →

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Cemetery of the Week #162: Oakland Cemetery

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Loren Rhoads

Oakland Cemetery 1000 Brown Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52245 Founded: 1843 Size: 40 acres Number of interments: at least 13500 In February 1843, the Iowa territorial legislature deeded one square block of land to the people of Iowa City for a … Continue reading →

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199 Cemeteries Giveaway!

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Loren Rhoads

Tomorrow is the magic day.  199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die officially comes out. It’s been an amazing ride so far.  An editor from Black Dog & Leventhal (an imprint of Hachette) contacted me last September to ask if … Continue reading →

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