Erika Mailman | Red Room Writer Profile

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Erika is the author of The Witch's Trinity, about a witchcraft trial in medieval Germany. She is also the author of Woman of Ill Fame, about a Gold Rush prostitute.
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Someone once said all authors are reinventing the books they read when they were in fifth grade. For me, that's true to a large extent. I was a voracious bookworm when I was a kid (actually shouldn't use the verb "was".... I ***am*** a voracious bookworm!), and I think The Once and Future King, Little Women, Tom's Midnight Garden, The Diamond in the Window, Anne of Green Gables and many, many other YA titles influenced the way I write. Although my novels are for adults, I still love and frequently go back to the YA shelves.

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Thanks to the places that lovingly house the books!
November 10, 2009
- I'm so bummed I missed National Bookstore Day on Nov. 7, because I certainly have overflowing love for many bookstores! Here’s a few special ones—you will see a higher preponderance of bookstores in Oakland, Calif. than other cities, since I lived there most recently for 14 years. A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland: Started by brilliant and very-missed Debi Echlin, the ...
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Halloween isn't so thoughtless for me anymore
October 29, 2009
- This time of year, I find myself getting excited. Something about the sudden chill in the air (or this year, the sudden deluge in the air!) gets me nostalgic for apple cider, pumpkin lattes, and Halloween costumes. I always enjoyed the dark trappings of the holiday. But something happened a few years ago to dampen my embrace of all-things-Halloween. I learned that in 1656, my 11-greats ...
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