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Writing What You Want to Learn: The Joy of Real-World Research When Crafting a Novel

Writing What You Want to Learn: The Joy of Real-World Research When Crafting a Novel

Vicki Delany Travels England for Tea, Coronation Chicken, and Knowledge

By Vicki Delany | August 4, 2025

Cape Cod: The Perfect Location for a Mystery

Cape Cod: The Perfect Location for a Mystery

"You can’t beat a book set exactly where you’d like to be."

By Vicki Delany | August 15, 2023

The Social Importance of the Tearoom

The Social Importance of the Tearoom

"But the history of the tearoom is more complex and meaningful than first meets the eye."

By Vicki Delany | July 25, 2022

The Enduring Appeal of Sherlock Holmes

The Enduring Appeal of Sherlock Holmes

How author Vicki Delany fills her fictional bookshop with all things 221B Baker Street.

By Vicki Delany | January 18, 2022

A Cozy Mystery Writer on the History of Class and Tea

A Cozy Mystery Writer on the History of Class and Tea

Wealthy drawing rooms, middle class parlors, working-class tea houses: on the many ways that the British take their tea.

By Vicki Delany | July 26, 2021

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