Some posts I enjoyed around the web this week:
Ancient music lovers: decipherment of a cylinder seal design on a large storage pot indicates it’s the earliest depiction of a music rite from Israel. Early Bronze Age, 3rd millenium. 3 musicians, 1 playing lyre. It depicts a “sacred marriage” a Mesopotamian rite joining a king with a goddess (represented by a priestess). Click here for “Earliest Discovery of Music Scene in Israel”
Historical Novel Conference Sessions: Note the 2:30 Saturday June 27 Midwifery: Magic or Medicine? Sam Thomas, Lisa Yarde, Kim Rendfeld, Judith Starkston, Diana Gabaldon Join me! Click here for Historical Novel Society Conference Schedule of Sessions.
Warning: adult language 🙂 This is a hilarious article on Literary Hub about a debut author’s book tour disaster. It didn’t help that her title has a swear word in it and that she tells raunchy jokes and that her distinguished Midwestern family arrived and that her two-year-old son objected to her book tour in a most vivid way. Click here for Literary Hub “Diary of a First Time Book Tour”
Surviving Despite the Odds: The Bayeux Tapestry. Pat Bracewell tells the twisting history of this 1,000 yr old embroidery that depicts the conquering of England. So many near disasters and frankly, textiles don’t usually survive the small stuff, much less global destruction. Click here for Patricia Bracewell “Surviving Despite the Odds: The Bayeux Tapestry”
“A Lesson About Readers” A post by my critique group leader Marylee MacDonald describing her first experience selling her book at an event—in this case the Art Museum rummage sale. You’ll recognize the woman with a novel about “a woman’s place in the Trojan War” who makes the sale to the lady who only reads books set in Turkey. Interesting thoughts on who reads, who doesn’t, what our books really mean. Click here for Marylee MacDonald’s Goodreads Blog “A Lesson About Readers”