NEW ARTICLE POSTED!
by Tri Fritz
A new Nellie Bly article has been added to the Her Writing section entitled "A Pucky Woman." From back in her early days at the Pittsburgh Dispatch, Nellie is once again railing against societal norms that look to keep chained to their homes. She profiles a rare woman who has bucked this trend and made a success of her own.
SITE UPDATE
by Tri Fritz
Sorry there haven't been many additions lately. I have been working on my recently released book TOWER OF PASADENA. However, changes to the site are coming soon with some new projects involving Nellie Bly's reporting. Stay Tuned!
ILLUSION OF MURDER IN BOOKSTORES!
by Tri Fritz
Our good friend Carol McCleary has had her second Nellie Bly novel - THE ILLUSION OF MURDER - published by Forge Books. This time Nellie solves a mystery in Egypt while on her famous trip around the world. Romantic Times has given ILLUSION its "Seal of Excellence." For more reviews, check out BLYINES THE BLOG. Carol has told me she is already at work on a third adventure for Nellie!
THE ALCHEMY OF MURDER
by Carol McCleary
(2010) A NELLIE BLY NOVEL! Paris 1889. The Alchemist is how I've come to think of him; he has a passion for the dark side of knowledge, mixing murder and madness with science. Nellie Bly - reporter, feminist and amateur detective - is in Paris on the trail of an enigmatic killer. The city is a dangerous place: an epidemic of Black Fever rages, anarchists plot to overthrow the government…
BYLINES: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY OF NELLIE BLY
by Sue Macy
(2009) Starred Review. Grades 4 to 6. The life story of this daring news reporter, globetrotter, and advocate for women's rights is presented chronologically from birth to death. By seamlessly weaving her subject's accomplishments as a national figure with her personal life, Macy offers a masterful account of how Bly and turn-of-the-century American society shaped one another. There is at least one period photo, map, or artifact per spread, as…
THE DARING NELLIE BLY: AMERICA’S STAR REPORTER
by Bonnie Christensen
(2009) Grades 3 to 5. This picture book for older readers tells Nellie Bly's fabulous story: a riches-to-rags childhood; a job at the Pittsburgh Dispatch when no woman had such a thing; a move to New York, where she went undercover in an insane asylum and then wrote the story for the New York World. She bested the fictional hero Jules Verne by going around the world--alone-- in 72 days,…
SHAMELESS PLUG
Posted by Tri Fritz on January 28 2012
It's not a Nellie Bly topic, but as the site creator I feel I have the right to plug my new book.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Posted by Tri Fritz on November 20 2011
Olivia Bohlmann's History Day project on Nellie Bly went all the way to the state finals!
Reviews For ILLUSION
Posted by Tri Fritz on August 21 2011
Reviews for Carol McCleary's new Nellie Bly novel ILLUSION OF MURDER are in... and they're good!
