Two Recent Reads
Tuesday’s post was on building a TBR list. Today’s post looks at two of four novels I’ve read in the last few weeks, each of them chosen because (a) I’ve
July 31, 2025
Tuesday’s post was on building a TBR list. Today’s post looks at two of four novels I’ve read in the last few weeks, each of them chosen because (a) I’ve
J. Fremont‘s debut novel, Magician of Light, tells the story of René Lalique beginning with his adolescent years in Paris, his journey from student to leading glass manufacturer, and his
Friend and fellow author, Jeffrey K. Walker, responded to last week’s Missing In Action with the offer to share a few posts on my blog. Such kindness! I greatly admire
A Writer of History is NOT a book blog – however, I have written reviews from time to time on books I’ve chosen to read or books selected by one
Elizabeth Mahon author of Scandalous Women moderated a lively discussion with this year’s agents and editors panel on the state of historical fiction in the marketplace. The conference was wonderful!!
While researching for one of my own novels, I came across a fascinating journal written by Alice Roosevelt during a lengthy trip to Asia. Now there’s an idea for a
The last line of chapter one in Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie’s latest novel, My Dear Hamilton, sets the stage for this compelling novel about the forging of America: “But
Recently I posted several questions on the topic of ‘successful historical fiction’ and invited readers and bloggers to respond. Davide Mana is a writer, translator and game designed based in Italy.
What do these authors have in common? They’ve all been on A Writer of History!! Some for interviews, others for guest posts. Some have written books on the craft of historical fiction,
Sarah Zama has followed A Writer of History for some time now and a few months ago mentioned some historical fiction she’d been reading, so I invited her to write a
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
