Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
When you’ve had a blockbuster like The Paris Wife, I’m sure most writers would find writing the next novel rather daunting. The question of whether or not you could create
June 23, 2016
When you’ve had a blockbuster like The Paris Wife, I’m sure most writers would find writing the next novel rather daunting. The question of whether or not you could create
Monday night was planning night at the Toronto book club where I’ve been a member for at least fifteen years. We have a tried and true process of nominating books,
In April, Jane Friedman – whose banner reads ‘helping authors and publishers flourish in the digital age’ – posted an article on How to Use a Plot Planner by Martha Alderson.
You may have read some of my blathering posts about the guts of historical fiction. So, now I’m putting my ‘money where my mouth is’ as I begin a new novel set in 19th
On January 6th, I posted 24 of the 40 books read during 2015. So today I’m including the balance using the same rating system: LR = light, enjoyable read; GR
40 books in 2015 – not as many as 2014, but still a decent number. As with 2014, some were superb, others I did not finish. Most were historical fiction;
I purchased Geraldine Brooks‘s latest novel The Secret Chord for the twenty-hour trip home from New Zealand. It’s set around 1000BC in the second iron age, the time of King David
AN ARTISTIC TALE SET IN A WORLD AT THE BRINK OF WAR The Great Depression put millions of Americans out of work, and the U.S. government responded with a range
In honour of Remembrance Day, I’m reblogging a post from last year on WWI novels. Not long ago, I asked readers what books they are reading about WWI. Through this blog,
So many historical fiction authors choose younger men and women to write about, those on the ascendancy of great historical change and their own place in it. In Elizabeth I,
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
