Review of Helen of Sparta by Amalia Carosella
My review of Helen of Sparta by Amalia Carosella–a new take on an old myth.
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Judith Starkston
Judith Starkston has spent too much time exploring the remains of the ancient worlds of the Greeks and Hittites. Their myths and clashes inspire her fiction and open gates to magical realms. She has degrees in Classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell. She loves myths and telling stories, and her novels imbue fantasy with the richness of ancient worlds. The first book in her Trojan Threads Series, Hand of Fire was a semi-finalist for the M.M. Bennett’s Award for Historical Fiction. Priestess of Ishana, the first in her historical fantasy Tesha series, won the San Diego State University Conference Choice Award. Judith is represented by Richard Curtis.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom June 14-20
Posts I enjoyed this week: Nancy Bilyeau on Tudor Seers, R&J in text speak, Istanbul bookstore with a vision, the archaeology of an amphorae graveyard in Rome, Authors Guild’s guidelines for fair author contracts
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom June 7-13
Some posts I enjoyed this week: French book covers, Egyptology website from Petrie Museum, History of the horse, Amazonian Wonder Woman on a Greek vase
Review of Orhan’s Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian
My review of Orhan’s Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian, a nuanced novel set in the context of the mass slaughter and exile of Armenians from Turkey during WWI
Briseis Weds: Reconstructing Trojan/Hittite Wedding Rituals
My reconstruction of a Trojan or Hittite Wedding.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom May 31-June 6
Posts I enjoyed this week: David Waid’s history of poisons, Mary Tod’s survey of historical fiction, archaeology in Turkey and Russia and the Pleistocene age, and literary self-pubing
Review and Giveaway of The Other Alexander by Andrew Levkoff
Review and Giveaway of The Other Alexander by Andrew Levkoff: a novel with an excellent voice. Hear a surprising side of Crassus.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom May 24-30
News & posts this week: Judith is teaching ArtiFACTS to Fiction workshop Flagstaff June 13, Pat Bracewell on Bayeux Tapestry, Lit Hub on hilarious book tour, ancient music in Israel, HNS conference session schedule (including my midwifery panel w/ Diana Gabaldon!)
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom May 17-23
Posts I enjoyed around the web this week: Mummy saved fr French dump, writer jokes, Mary, Historical fiction at BEA by Sarah Johnson, The O. Henry Prize winners, & Pirate medicine fr underwater archaeology.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom May 10-16
Posts I enjoyed around the web this week: Margaret Spence’s “Cleopatra’s Molecules”, Copy Editors’ Pet Peeves, Oldest stone bracelet, revealing the storage rooms of Limassol, Cyprus Museum, PTSD historically speaking by Regina Jeffers, David Waid on writing styles