Stormy background, with bubbling cauldron and two Halloween drinks in the foreground. Text: Tonight's blog post: April fun in a crazy world

If, like me, you're heartily sick of hearing bad news, I suggest turning April into a vacation from reality. More in tonight's blog! ericajurus.ca/page-blog-posts/ & in my April newsletter (sign up on my website)
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The March Hare and the Mad Hatter are brewing a strange tea against a beige floral background. Text: Tonight's blog post: March Madness in Bookland

Well, like the Hatter in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", who went mad from the toxic chemicals in his hats, the book industry has finally tipped over the fine line. Where will it end?! Find out more in tonight's blog post.
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Thick greenery covering an old stone wall in Ireland. Text: Tonight's blog post: Irish travel - Inspired by books. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Have you ever read a novel that made you want to see the location(s) for yourself? Tonight, I'm highlighting a fantastic urban fantasy series set in Ireland, & one eerie location on the west coast. Sláinte! ericajurus.ca/page-blog-posts/
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Author in travel gear, standing in front of the Gate of the Sun at the ruined city of Tiwanaku in the Andes Mountains in Bolivia. Text: Tonight's blog post: Being a Bold Woman Today

In honour of International Women's Day, tonight's blog will look at inspiring women & how to continue breaking boundaries, *including your own*.
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Watercolour woodsy background with fountain pen in foreground, Text: In advance of International Women's Day this weekend, celebrating all the wonderful female Canadian authors

We have so many wonderful female authors in my country -- Lucy Maud Montgomery, Margaret Atwood, Tanya Huff (one of my fave urban fantasy writers), and many more. Here's to all of us who continue to promote ideas.
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I get a lot of ideas from ancient history & loved a story of an almost miraculous plant, now extinct, once worth its weight in gold. In my novels, an apothecary finds a way to revive it for a potion. A Turkish researcher now thinks he's found some!
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Depiction of the Ark of the Covenant, shrouded in mist against dunes of the Sahara. Text: "Tonight's blog: The Lost Ark, a real-life treasure hunt".

Cabin fever & February doldrums make me dream of exotic adventures, & places of legend - Egypt, Babylon, Ur, Sumeria. If I could open a window into the past, maybe I'd find out what really happened to the greatest lost treasure of all time (blog). ericajurus.ca/page-blog-po...
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Camels crossing in front of the Egyptian pyramids, with a carved column, torch and mummy, as well as travel gear, in the foreground. Text: Curses! It's a Mummy!"

And now for a little escapism! Tonight's blog is about a mummy that seems to have cursed 5 young men who brought it back from Egypt in 1860 (true story), and the long-held belief in terrifying ancient curses ericajurus.ca/page-blog-posts/
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