When writing historical fiction, many authors find a person or a time that intrigues them, a puzzling question of what really happened long ago, an emotional situation that remains relevant
Fellow Canadian author Elinor Florence has written a new novel Finding Flora which releases April 1, 2025. If it’s anything like Bird’s Eye View, we’re all in for a great
Before I began to write, I was a fan of long historical novels and interconnected family stories. My husband used to accuse me of choosing a book by the number
Lisa Wingate, who vaulted to the top of the New York Times bestselling list with her novel Before We Were Yours, was a featured guest at the HNS 2023 conference.
All the Frequent Troubles of our Days by Rebecca Donner is the story of Mildred Harnack, an American doing a PhD in Germany who witnessed the rise of Hitler and
I imagine that for some of us the pandemic feels far away while others have been profoundly affected by it. Earlier, I posted a chart from the 2024 reader survey
I rather dropped the ball on reporting the 2024 reader survey results. Other things – tasks related to a major water leak, finishing a book for my grandsons, helping two
A few days ago, I shared some of the books read during 2024. Below are the remaining books from last year along with a few comments on each one. Here’s
Each year I reflect on books read, often with a few comments on the story, my perspective and a recommendation. As mentioned in another post, my reading has been challenging
A week ago, my book club discussed Hernan Diaz’s Trust which won the Pulitzer prize in 2023 – actually a co-winner with Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Here’s a brief
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
