Donna Wares

Oct 30, 2024 | discover.silversea.com | Donna Wares

Actress Meghan Markle certainly isn’t the first royal to be hounded relentlessly by the incessant gaze of a public obsessed by her every step, nor was Princess Diana three decades earlier. Long before their moments, there was Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary Stuart stood out in any crowd. She was nearly 6 feet tall at an era when the average man barely reached 5 feet 7 inches.

Aug 15, 2024 | discover.silversea.com | Donna Wares

Australian novelist Charlotte McConaghy never planned to write an Arctic adventure. Then a blizzard hit while she vacationed in Iceland, trapping her in her tiny Airbnb. She describes the experience as “frightening and wonderful.”That frigid confinement also proved transformative at a moment when McConaghy felt adrift in every aspect of her life.

Jan 6, 2024 | latimes.com | Donna Wares

Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Bestselling novelist Dean Koontz often writes about strangers brought together for reasons they can’t explain to confront forces they don’t understand. His newest page turner, “The Bad Weather Friend,” introduces an Orange County real estate agent beset by a series of unfortunate events that turns his life upside down.

Dec 9, 2023 | latimes.com | Donna Wares

Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. A turbulent flight turned Dean Koontz off flying decades ago. No problem: His imagination does all the soaring he needs to create the offbeat characters, monstrous villains and haunting themes that populate his steady stream of bestselling suspense novels. “I’m busier than ever,” Koontz told me in an email from his Orange County home, where he likes to stay put.

Nov 18, 2023 | latimes.com | Donna Wares

Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. After immersing in nonfiction for the last four incredible book clubs — watching birds, reporting on Trump, Elon Musk, and two books on AI — I switched gears to catch up with a previous guest author. This past week I’ve been devouring the new suspense novel from Michael Connelly, who memorably joined book club readers in Hollywood before the pandemic shut down our live events.