Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom August 9-16
My favorite topics and links from this week about history, archaeology, and writing historical fiction. All put in one handy post for you.
Tempting Tastes of Upcoming Historical Novel Society Conference: Interview with Kris Waldherr
Interview with Kris Waldherr author, illustrator and featured speaker at the 2013 Historical Novel Society Conference in June.
Tempting Tastes of Upcoming Historical Novel Society Conference: Interview with Deborah Swift
Interview with author and featured speaker at the upcoming Historical Novel Society Conference in June.
Tempting Tastes of Upcoming Historical Novel Society Conference in June: Mitchell Kaplan Author
Interview with Mitchell Kaplan, author of By Fire, By Water and a featured speaker at the 2013 Historical Novel Society Conference June 21-23 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Tarantino on History and Movies
Quentin Tarantino on history with a capital H and his new movie “Django Unchained.”
Story Anthology Named One of Best Books of 2012
Suspense Magazine named SoWest: Desert Justice, the anthology of mystery stories that includes my story “A Season for Death,” one of the Best Books of 2012.
The Next Big Thing: My Novel-in-Progress
The Next Big Thing Blog Chain: Judith Starkston’s novel-in-progress, Hand Full of Fire.
From the New York Times Book Review: The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall
The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall: from the New York Review of Books, insights into the central role of “story” in humanity.
Lost Trojan Treasure, A Seductive Woman and an Archaeologist
Obituaries aren’t usually quite this exciting. I held my lunch partner spellbound reading this one of James Mellaart, a groundbreaking archaeologist in ancient Anatolia/Turkey.
Great Upcoming Writers’ Conference in Phoenix
If you are a writer or reader of mysteries and thrillers, you will want to attend the WriteNow! 2012 Desert Sleuths Conference on August 11, at the Millenium Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. The theme is “Criminal Minds: Investigating Today’s Writing Scene” and will feature a number of speakers including Dennis Palumbo, Dana Kaye, and Sean Chercover.