Sacramento author Shelley Blanton-Stroud reads from her new book, "Tomboy." It's a coming-of-age story set in 1939 about this ambitious Okie girl who does what she has to do to turn herself into a San Francisco gossip columnist. It came out on June 28, 2022. (And, just a note, this reading includes a descriptive sex scene.)
I ve been spending some time actually reading books instead of just talking about them, so apologies for the delay in posting! This is likely the second-last in the historical fiction section of the lists I ve been putting together, and I m looking for a couple more fall releases to round out the…