The great Harvard Classics for free!

Be the life of the party! Emerson, Darwin, Plato, Cervantes, Plutarch, Aesop, Milton, Dante, Homer--every book for the well-read intellectual is now available for free download on Kindle, or as a PDF. Discover who is the Machiavelli in your life. ;-) 

https://archive.org/details/harvardclassics&tab=about

Cozy Mysteries Unlimited :-)

Thanks, Linda! Check out this great blog

http://cozy-mysteries-unlimited.com/jamie-quinn-mystery-series

Check out this great review!

Thanks, Lisa,  for the great review of "Engaged in Danger". :-) Love your blog!

http://lisaswritopia.com/engaged-in-danger-a-review/

Audio-book download codes to give away! :-)

I have download codes for my new audio-book, “Teatime with Mrs. Grammar Person”, narrated by Carrie Lee Martz. If that sounds like your cup of tea, let me know & I’ll send you a code.  Mrs. Grammar Person would be so pleased if you could leave a review afterwards. :-)

http://www.amazon.com/Teatime-Grammar-Person-Barbara-Venkataraman-ebook/dp/B00RUQY6B6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447080333&sr=8-1&keywords=teatime+with+mrs.+grammar+person

New Interview on "Dab of Darkness" :-)

Check out my latest interview on the wonderful blog: Dab of Darkness. Thanks, Susan!

http://dabofdarkness.com/2015/11/05/interview-barbara-venkataraman-author-of-engaged-in-danger/

New audio-book is out! :-)

Hooray! "Teatime with Mrs. Grammar Person" is finally out on audio-book and Carrie Lee Martz did a fantastic job of narrating. Maybe she really is Mrs. Grammar Person!

http://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/Teatime-with-Mrs-Grammar-Person-Audiobook/B01783UKVK/ref=a_search_c4_1_7_srTtl?qid=1446071837&sr=1-7

Mrs. Grammar Person’s Ode to Homophones

When I give my assent, it means I concur, but my rapid ascent means I fly like a bird. (I just love homophones, don't you?)

I compliment you when I say something kind, like your meal is superb and complements the wine. (Unless, of course, your food is talking to your wine, then you've had too much to drink.)

News that is current is fresh and brand new, but if I give you a currant, I have a raisin for you. (Warm cinnamon buns with raisins—yum!)

A cursor is the arrow on your computer screen, a curser likes swearing to say what he means. (He won’t be invited to my tea party, I assure you.)

When you're discreet, there are no news releases, but when you're discrete, you've gone all to pieces. (Try to keep it together, either way.)

If you need help, you should elicit advice; but for something illicit, you should always think twice. (Or maybe thrice…)

A flair is a talent you can boast about, but when tempers flare, you’d better watch out. (Some people do have a flair for drama.)

A hanger will keep your clothes wrinkle-free; a hangar is where your airplane should be. (At least that’s where I keep mine.)

A hearty meal is filling and good, but a hardy lumberjack can chop lots of wood. (He’ll be ready for that hearty meal.)

When something is humorous, you're having a ball, but injure your humerus and it’s not funny at all. (I’d rather laugh than cry, wouldn’t you?)

When you incite trouble, you’re said to foment, but have an insight and it's a eureka moment.(A nice thought bubble beats causing trouble)

Someone who knits makes something cozy and nice, but someone with nits is infested with lice. (Heavens! I feel itchy just thinking about it.)

A maze made of maize is hard to navigate, but maize on a cob means there’s corn on your plate. (Pass the butter, please.)

A medal of honor is something you win, but meddle (the verb) means you like to butt in. (I only meddle when grammar is at stake.)

A wave of my hand says ‘good-bye my friend’, but I wouldn’t waive the chance to visit again. (Adieu, mon ami!)