A number of authors associated with Lake Union Publishing have banded together to host a Twitter Party – the purpose is to chat about books, writing, reading and anything else as
Simon Parke has written many books, both fiction and non-fiction. In The Soldier, the Gaoler, the Spy and her Lover – how’s that for a title? – he brings a true historical account to
What do all these books have in common? And no, the answer isn’t that I’ve read them all 🙂 Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Tightrope by Simon Mawer The
A friend recently posted an article on Facebook ‘Striking Photos of Readers Around the World‘. At first it was the photos that captured my focus – they are stunning –
On Tuesday, I mentioned two topics I plan to explore in 2017: successful historical fiction and social reading. As a starting point, I thought it might be useful to see
At the beginning of 2015 – two years ago and yet it seems like the blink of an eye – I decided to concentrate on two themes: Inside Historical Fiction
Michael Ondaatje is probably best known for The English Patient which became a movie starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Kristin Scott Thomas. Ondaatje’s In the Skin of a Lion
Following on from Tuesday’s post, here’s the second list of books read during 2016. Here’s the rating system I used in 2014 and 2015: LR = light, enjoyable read; GR = good, several
40 books in 2016 – several for research purposes, a number for reviews or articles, and a good number for pleasure – have to have some of those! Some were superb, others I
Michael Bolan is an Irishman based in Prague who writes historical fiction with a strong fantasy element. He’s the author of The Devil’s Bible Series is an adventure set in
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
