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You, Fascinating You is now live on Audible.com!
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Enjoy this audio introduction to You, Fascinating You. Exquisitely narrated by Susan Hanfield.
The Historical Novel Society recently named You, Fascinating You Editor's Choice, calling the book "faultless" and "most highly recommended."
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You, Fascinating You goes yachting... Germaine Shames and Cesare Frustaci have been invited to speak at a luncheon at the Pelican Isle Yachting Club. This will be Shames' and Frustaci's first joint presentation—and their first reunion since traveling together across Hungary and Italy to research this story.
A British dance critic discovers You, Fascinating You, a "riveting read."
Ballerina Rebecca King features You, Fascinating You on her award-winning blog, Tendus Under a Palm Tree.
The Tucson Weekly chronicles author Germaine Shames' evolution as a playwright.
Prominent NZ anthropologist, Dr. Peter Cleave, reviews You, Fascinating You on video through a social science lens.
Author Adam Sydney talks with Casper Silk about the art of letting go.
Italy discovers the Vittorio De Sica connection behind You, Fascinating You!
The vivacious Barbara Conelli, bestselling author and radio host and lover of all things Italian, recently invited Germaine Shames to speak with listeners about—what else?—Italy.
Dance writer Catherine Tully interviews Germaine Shames on her blog 4dancers.
Sam Millar, "Ireland's most controversial author," had this to say about our forthcoming novel, Hotel Noir: "A noirish combination of F. Scott Fitzgerald and early P. D. James on steroids, what stands out the most in this literary endeavor is the evocative writing, the author’s ability to capture a moment in time and take us there, to capture a character entirely in a few phrases, to infuse the reader with a sense that she is right there, participating in a story as it happens, as told by a narrator who knows how to weave a web and pull you in without your realizing that you are caught. A bizarre and at times challenging read, Hotel Noir is nonetheless an intriguing novel filled with wonderfully zany characters Agatha Christie would have killed for."
Is Hotel Noir the new Death in Venice? Charlie Courtland thinks so.
Between Two Deserts, a brilliant debut novel, resurfaces in this thoughtful review by poet Gary Severance.
How a Forgotten Ballerina Inspired a Brand New Musical — compliments of DanceUs.org
I wish Pale Fire Press would offer an audiobook option. Who has time to read anymore?
Good news, Nicole: You, Fascinating You by Germaine Shames will be released on Audible.com within the next few days. We think you’ll love this Punch Audio production, brilliantly narrated by actor Susan Hanfield. We do!
It has been a long time since author Germaine Shames brought out a new novel. Is there one in the works?
We, too, are impatient for a next novel! Germaine Shames, however, is taking a hiatus from novel writing to forge a new career in theatre and musical theatre. Check out her growing body of work on the New Play Exchange and watch for her plays and musicals at a theatre near you.
I’m dying to read Germaine Shames’ first novel, Between Two Deserts, but it seems to have gone out of print. Call me a dinosaur, but I prefer to read the old-fashioned way. What to do?
Great news: Between Two Deserts will return to print on April 15, 2015. The new edition will soon go to press. You’re welcome to pre-order using our contact form. Thanks for reaching out!
Any truth to the rumor that You, Fascinating You, the novel by Germaine Shames, will soon hit the stage as a musical?
Yes, happily. YOU, FASCINATING YOU, the musical, will have a premiere by Studio Connections with Robert Encila directing. This interview tells more. The musical’s Facebook page tells way more. Thanks for asking!
I noticed that You, Fascinating You has won some sort of award. Congratulations!
Thank you! The Historical Novel Society has named You, Fascinating You “Editor’s Choice,” an honor bestowed each quarter upon a select few books that exemplify the best in historical fiction. Take a look…
Who is Casper Silk?
Keep a secret?
Casper Silk is the pseudonym of an award-winning author whose works defy easy categorization, combining elements of literary and genre fiction, and straying from the straight-and-narrow of chronology into a kaleidoscopic striptease of the human soul.
Readers throughout the ages have made a sport of unmasking pseudonymous authors, and the rumor mill is already churning out identities for the enigmatic Silk.
So, who is Casper Silk? We’re not at liberty to say—yet. But here’s a hint: there is a long tradition of female authors adopting male pen names. And another: the author in question has a body of work critics have variously called “lyrical,” “gripping,” and “heroic.”
By any name Silk delivers what readers lust after: a great read.