Yearly Archives: 2014

Book Signing for The Mystery of Nan Madol

Will be signing The Mystery of Nan Madol  at Village House of Books, Los Gatos 12/13 noon to 2 with Linda Covella author of  The Castle Blues Quake. Raffles, treats. Great gifts for kids ages 8 to 12. Adventure, mystery,

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Joint Book Tour Starts in Watsonville 10/25

Here’s the latest from the Register-Pajaronian!   Page A2 — REGISTER-PAJARONIAN, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Writers will visit Crossroads Books Saturday By ERIK CHALHOUB OF THE REGISTER-PAJARONIAN WATSONVILLE — Christine Mason and Gail Elizabeth Kretchmer have known each other for

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Book Event for Two Novelists at Crossroads Books

Gail Kretchmer and I will begin our joint book tour with a book-signing event at CROSSROADS BOOKS in Watsonville CA Saturday, October 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. Both our books feature strong women, family secrets, and controversial choices. Please come for

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Mystery of Nan Madol and The Castle Blues Quake on sale for Halloween

My kids’ book THE MYSTERY OF NAN MADOL and Linda Covella’s THE CASTLE BLUES QUAKE (both for ages 8-13) are great reads for Halloween. They’re on sale at CROSSROADS BOOKS in Watsonville, CA, VILLAGE HOUSE OF BOOKS in Los Gatos CA and BOOKSHOP SANTA CRUZ in

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Another Review: Boundaries: A Love Story

Here is a wonderful, in-depth new review of my new novel, BOUNDARIES: A LOVE  STORY: Lloyd Russell, reviewer,  http://booksage.blogspot.com/ “Saturday, October 11, 2014 Boundaries, A Love Story, by Christine Z. Mason, ANOTHER Local Author I want to start this post by

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Joint Book Tour Planned

I’m happy to announce that my colleague and friend, G. Elizabeth Kretchmer, will be doing a book tour in northern California with me at the end of October. Gail Kretchmer’s debut novel, The Damnable Legacy of A Minister’s Wife, has

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New Review for Boundaries: A Love Story

A new review of Boundaries: A Love Story has just been published by the Times Publishing Group, Inc. (July 15, 2014). Please note that the novel is also available now in paperback and ebook from Amazon.com,  http://tinyurl.com/omwhsuh Barnes and Noble,http://tinyurl.com/p5yxdty  

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Jane Austen Novels and Cousins Marrying

In many of Jane Austen’s novels (Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, etc.) there are often plots or subplots involving cousins considering marriage to cousins, often to keep property within the family. My recently published novel, Boundaries: A Love Story, also

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“Downton Abbey”: kissing cousins

Washington Post columnist George F. Will has hit it on the head, as far as Downton Abbey goes! A few discerning viewers, he says, cheered when Lord Grantham lost his fortune in Canadian railway stock. Why doesn’t he just get

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Feb. 4 radio talk with Christine Z. Mason: building an author’s platform

On February 4, 2014, I will be interviewed on KSCO 1080AM during two radio shows: at 7:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. (two separate interviews). I will be talking about my new novel, Boundaries: A Love Story with David Harken, SCORE advisor, and

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