25 Historical Crime, Mystery, and Horror Novels to Look Forward to in 2023 by Molly Odintz  List of titles include:

Kevin Jared Hosein, Hungry Ghosts

Hester Fox, The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

Brendan Slocumb, Symphony of Secrets

Sarah Penner, The London Seance Society

https://lithub.com/25-historical-crime-mystery-and-horror-novels-to-look-forward-to-in-2023/   

Steve Cochran (born Robert Alexander Cochran, (1917–1965) was an American film, television and stage actor.  He attended the University of Wyoming.  After a stint working as a cowboy, Cochran developed his acting skills in local theatre and gradually progressed to Broadway, film and television.  After stints as a cowpuncher and railroad station hand, he studied at the University of Wyoming, where he also played basketball.  Impulsively, he quit college in 1937 and decided to go straight to Hollywood to become a star.  Working as a carpenter and department store detective during his early adulthood, Cochran also gained experience appearing in summer stock.  In the early 1940s he worked with the Shakespeare Festival in Carmel, California, where he played Orsino in Twelfth Night, Malcolm in Macbeth, Horatio in Hamlet and the title role in Richard III.  He then performed in plays for the Federal Theatre Project in Detroit.  Cochran was rejected for military service in World War II because of a heart murmur, but he directed and performed in plays at a variety of Army camps.  He was appearing with Constance Bennett in a touring production of Without Love in December 1943 when he was signed by Sam Goldwyn.  On Broadway, Cochran appeared in Hickory Stick (1944).  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cochran

This tomato-cucumber salad will last in the fridge for at least three to four days—simply drain off any liquid it releases before serving.  You can make the tahini sauce directly in a lidded jar, which makes storage easy.  You can even cook the eggs ahead of time.  Keep them in their shell, then peel and slice them just before serving.  Grace Elkus   https://www.thekitchn.com/roasted-eggplant-sabich-bowl-22997684   

Jane Austen began writing a novel after staying at Goodnestone Park in Kent with her brother Edward and his wife in 1796.  It was originally titled First Impressions, and was written between October 1796 and August 1797.  On 1 November 1797 Austen's father sent a letter to London bookseller Thomas Cadell to ask if he had any interest in seeing the manuscript, but the offer was declined by return post.  Austen made significant revisions to the manuscript for First Impressions between 1811 and 1812.  As nothing remains of the original manuscript, we are reduced to conjecture.  She later renamed the story Pride and Prejudice around 1811/1812, when she sold the rights to publish the manuscript to Thomas Egerton for £110 (equivalent to £7,800 in 2021).  In the years between the completion of First Impressions and its revision into Pride and Prejudice, two other works had been published under that name:  a novel by Margaret Holford and a comedy by Horace Smith.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice   

Glass artist Dale Chihuly will bring his whimsical, colorful works to the Missouri Botanical Garden.  Chihuly and his crew created 18 installations throughout the garden’s 79 acres.  The exhibit, “Chihuly in the Garden 2023,” opens May 2 and runs through October 15.  Valerie Schremp Hahn  See pictures at https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/glass-artist-chihuly-will-bring-most-ambitious-exhibition-to-missouri-botanical-garden/article_88ce623e-0e0f-5830-bad9-0fd11ce2da1f.html   

Come, live in my heart and pay no rent. - Samuel Lover, songwriter, composer, novelist, and artist (24 Feb 1797-1868)   

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