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Lizzie Borden Parallel Lives Book Signing Event

Today was a splendid book signing for Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River. The Society sold over 120 copies of the book, and a good time was had by all. Now that the book is out, the reviews by readers are starting to trickle in. I will post […]

Limited Edition of Parallel Lives is SOLD OUT

If you haven’t yet ordered the limited edition of Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River I am afraid you are out of luck. The limited edition of 100 signed copies in a special slipcase is SOLD OUT. Don’t forget that Sunday, November 20, is the book signing for […]

Live Lizzie Borden Twitter Event!

To those of you who cannot make the journey to Fall River for the book signing of Parallel Lives, the Fall River Historical Society will be doing a LIVE TWITTER EVENT, and tweeting the entire occasion! Please join us live online on Sunday, November 20, from noon until 3 PM. If you don’t have a […]

New Lizzie Borden Museum Collection

The wonderful folks at the Fall River Historical Society in Fall River, MA, have done it again! Usually, when the holiday season rolls around, they carefully wrap up and store away all of their Lizzie Borden artifacts until the spring. I mean, who wants to enjoy the celebration of the season with a visit to […]

Lizzie Borden Book is AMAZING

I visited the Fall River Historical Society today to chat with the curators about the Society’s plans for the holidays (parties, book signings, new merchandise) and was granted the rare opportunity to view a copy of the finished product of Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River, a few […]

New Details About Lizzie Borden

A great story appeared today in the local free newspaper, published by the Herald News, called the Fall River Spirit, on Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River. You can read all about it here.

Lizzie Borden on CBS Sunday Morning

Do you believe in ghosts? October 30, 2011 8:26 AM With nearly a dozen “ghost hunter” reality shows on television and 60 million Americans believing they have seen a ghost, it’s hard not to deny America’s obsession with poltergeists. Tracy Smith set out to find if there’s any reliable scientific evidence to their existence.

Meet Lizzie Borden

Lizzie A. Borden on the piazza of her Fall River residence, Maplecroft, holding her beloved Boston terrier, Laddie Miller Borden, circa 1916. Fall River Herald News.

New Lizzie Borden Image to be Released

In the Fall River Herald News today! If you read the article online, you will note a description of this new image. It is one that I have seen, as indexer and proofreader for Parallel Lives. It is nice that everyone else will so be able to see her as well!

Parallel Lives is LIVE!

Today is the day! After years of waiting, Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River is now available for sale. The book has its own web site and soon will have its own FaceBook page. How modern of Lizzie! So if you, like me, have been waiting to order […]

The Hatchet is Available in Print

The proofing process has been completed and the new issue of The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian America is now for sale! Please place your order through this link. The Spring 2011 issue is chocked full of great features! 118 pages and only $16.99! History Hounds On April 27, 2011, I sat […]

The Hatchet, 2011, is Online!

The long awaited first issue of The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian America is online for sale to subscribers. In this issues is the first and only long-form interview with Michael Martins and Dennis Binette on the writing of Parallel Lives: A Social History of Fall River and Her Fall River. In […]

Today Show, Lizzie Borden, Fall River, and MSNBC

Tomorrow morning at 8am, the Today Show will air their segment on Lizzie Borden. Last week a production crew and Amy Robach came to Fall River and interviewed folks at the Lizzie Borden B&B and the Fall River Historical Society. Of course, Parallel Lives, the new book due out shortly by the curatorial staff of […]

Parallel Lives Index Completed!

This is a message for all Hatchet subscribers and to any others who want to purchase a copy of the forthcoming Parallel LIves: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River by the Fall River Historical Society. I have been working diligently on the index for the book for months and I […]