David O. Stewart is the author of five award-winning books of American history, three bestselling historical mysteries and two more historical novels. He’s also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement
Author Lise Mayne has two novels to her credit – Becoming Sand and Time Enough. Lise told me that writing featuring family history is “a tricky business and having done
Several months ago, I was thrilled to receive an advance copy of Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie’s new novel A Founding Mother which tells the story of Abigail Adams, wife
A few weeks ago, I came across an article about book marketing strategies in 2026 on Best Thrillers website. Marketing is a challenge for almost every author I know and
I’m delighted to have Indu Sundaresan on the blog today talking about her writing journey. For those who aren’t familiar with Indu’s novels, two come to mind that will totally
Like other authors, during this past year or so my inbox has been inundated by scammers. I’ve also heard a few horror stories from authors who have unwittingly fallen for
I’m always looking for blog post ideas – however, after more than 1200 posts, it can be difficult to find something new to say! But, while trolling around this morning,
Author David Cairns celebrates the fourth instalment of his Findo Gask and Erroll Rait Mystery series: The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice. His stories are “meticulously researched and mixed with thrilling fiction
Susan Storer Clark, author of An Uncharted World, reflects on the research and writing challenges she faced when writing about the 16th century slave trade and a Yoruba woman named
Put yourself in the shoes of Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall or Alice Dubois in The Alice Network, or Tom Bilder in The Pillars of the Earth. Through historical fiction,
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
