Skip to content
  • Click to subscribe to Sujata’s mailing list!
Sujata Massey
  • Home
  • Bio
  • Books
    • Books Set in India
      • The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry #4)
      • The Bombay Prince (Perveen Mistry #3)
      • The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry #2)
      • The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry #1)
      • The Sleeping Dictionary
      • India Gray: Historical Fiction
    • Books Set in Japan
      • The Kizuna Coast (Rei Shimura #11)
      • Shimura Trouble (Rei Shimura #10)
      • Girl in a Box (Rei Shimura #9)
      • The Typhoon Lover (Rei Shimura #8)
      • The Pearl Diver (Rei Shimura #7)
      • The Samurai’s Daughter (Rei Shimura #6)
      • The Bride’s Kimono (Rei Shimura #5)
      • The Floating Girl (Rei Shimura #4)
      • The Flower Master (Rei Shimura #3)
      • Zen Attitude (Rei Shimura #2)
      • The Salaryman’s Wife (Rei Shimura #1)
  • Events
  • Press
  • Recipes
    • Perveen Mistry Series Recipe Collection
    • Indian Vegetarian Feast
    • Rei Shimura Series Recipe Collection
    • Tomato Recipes
  • Blog
  • Contact

cover design

Women in Period Costume, Facing Away

July 14, 2021 by Sujatamassey.com Webmaster

This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Take a good look at this picture of the shelves in Sherman’s Books, an indy bookstore in Bar Harbor, Maine. The hand-written sign above the book display reads: WOMEN IN PERIOD COSTUME FACING AWAY It’s picture that’s been shared, and reshared, among Facebook friends this week. We laugh … Read more

Categories cover design, gender, publishing

Recent Posts

  • An Interview with the Museum Detective, Maha Khan Phillips
  • A Twisting Trail to Kodagu, aka Coorg
  • Where is this?
  • Strolling Bengaluru, India’s City of Gardens
  • What is Home in a Place Like Baltimore?
  • The Sun Also Rises
  • A Fashionable New Year: Carry-on Tips for India
  • Happy Early (Hmong) New Year!
  • My Morning Shift
  • Cooking My Way to the Finish

Archives

Categories

© 2025 Sujata Massey
Website by Interbridge
Privacy Policy