I rarely read a novel twice. A friend once told me that she reads a particular book she loves every year and I’ve never understood why. However, I’m reading The
A few weeks ago, someone recommended Madeleine Albright’s book Fascism: A Warning which draws on the former US Secretary of State’s examination of fascism in the 20th century and how
Last night, one of the book clubs I belong to discussed Horse by Geraldine Brooks, my recommendation for this year’s list. Geraldine Brooks is a well-known historical fiction author whose
Unfortunately, there are times when life gets in the way of completing an important task. This was the case with the draw for two of Heather Burch’s heartwarming novels. Today,
Author and friend Heather Burch passed away on July 19. She was one of those people who truly lit up a room. Heather had a big heart with room for
I’m delighted to feature the cover of Stephanie Dray’s soon-to-release novel Becoming Madame Secretary. If you haven’t read any of Stephanie’s novels, I encourage you to run out (or go
Some of you will know that my mother passed away on Feb 24th at the age of 96. I was fortunate to be with her in the weeks leading up
Eva Stachniak, author of The School of Mirrors and several other historical novels, shares the inspiration behind her latest novel which is set in 18th century France. In Eva’s words,
I’m astonished to report 51 books read in 2022 – and I’m sure there are more as I’m only counting what’s on my Kindle! The selection includes may different historical
I had the good fortune to meet Patricia O’Reilly, author of ORPEN AT WAR, in London during the 2014 HNS conference. That was my first Historical Novel Society conference –
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
