Why we read
A few months ago, my mother clipped an article out of the paper for me with the compelling title Why we (still) read. The author was Robert Fulford, a long-time
March 11, 2014
A few months ago, my mother clipped an article out of the paper for me with the compelling title Why we (still) read. The author was Robert Fulford, a long-time
I’ve read a surprising number of books since Christmas, keeping track of them in a beautiful notebook my great friend Edith gave me. The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin The
Today Ian Skillicorn of Corazon Books talks about Diana Raymond‘s novel Lily’s Daughter. Corazon Books, which is dedicated to bringing readers “great stories with heart”, is reissuing Raymond’s novel, originally
Today Deanna Raybourn, New York Times best selling author, talks about her writing and her latest novel, City of Jasmine, which has just released. Readers selected Deanna as one of the
Eileen Iciek and I met through Goodreads after I posted a note about the 2013 favourite historical fiction authors and Eileen responded by referencing a 1902 list of favourite historical
D.S. Loren is on the blog today talking about her writing and her most recent novel, DASVIDANIYA RODINA, the story of a 16-year-old girl in 1935 Soviet Union who has been seduced
M.K. Tod’s 2013 historical fiction survey asked readers to name their “top 3 reading oriented websites, blogs and social media sites”. In other words, where do people go for information
The Book of Salt by Monique Truong promises to serve up “a wholly original take on Paris in the 1930s through the eyes of Binh, the Vietnamese cook employed by
Scott Cairns and I met via Facebook in the way that we do these days via someone else’s post or because you clicked ‘like’ on an author’s page. We have
Douglas Burcham found A Writer of History last summer and ever since has been offering suggestions and wonderful encouragement as I published Unravelled and then conducted my survey. Douglas has also
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
