It’s been awhile since I posted any reader interviews and . . . here’s a reader from the west coast of North America sharing her thoughts about historical fiction. She’s a
Drum roll … here’s the 2013 list of favourite historical fiction authors. Of 2440 survey participants, 2075 people responded with one, two or three favourite authors. And a total of
Some time ago, Larissa MacFarquhar wrote about Hilary Mantel in The New Yorker. What struck me at the time is the notion that Mantel doesn’t “believe in inventing greatness where none exists” and “feels
I’m going to try something different. A few posts ago, I wrote about the ten essential ingredients for successful historical fiction. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier is the first novel
602 survey participants provided their favourite authors in a recent historical fiction survey. The top authors are: Other highlights: 404 different authors were chosen by only one person; a further 99
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
