I reread Juliet Nicolson’s The Perfect Summer last week as research for my current WIP. This work of non-fiction “chronicles a glorious English summer a century ago when the world was on
Wouldn’t you love to have a view of history personalized to your family? Well, listen up. Journalist, author and blogger David Lawlor talks about his new venture – bringing family history
I’ve recently read two biographies – one on Clementine Churchill and another on Wallis Simpson. Actually the second is labelled fictional biography which brings me to the point of today’s post:
Brighid O’Sullivan guest posts today with a topic on Ireland and World War I. In addition to Petticoat Rebels of 1916: Extraordinary Women in Ireland’s Struggle for Freedom, Brighid is
Several months ago, as we were moving from house to condo and clearing accumulated junk was the order of the day, I came across a book that has graced my
Derek Birks author of Feud, A Traitor’s Fate and Kingdom of Rebels tagged me to create a ‘writer’s shelfie’ with books that are important to my writing. I chose ten which
A few weeks ago the folks at Trizcom Inc. contacted me with information about Jeff Gusky’s new work Hidden World of WWI – an exploration of the underground world of
The book club gals had a lively discussion Monday night as we debated selections for next season. Our guidelines are: recommend 1 to 3 books which you have already read, all genres allowed,
The media is full of information on WWI leading up to the 100th anniversary of the beginning of that ‘war to end all wars’ and the New York Times Book Review
Not long ago, I asked readers what books they are reading about WWI. Through this blog, Facebook and Twitter I received quite a few responses and thought I would share
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
