An amazing archaeological find of great importance to the study of Hittites, what you’ve been missing in your ebooks, book interviews with Gillian Bagwell and David Blixt, the most essential survey from the HNS about your reading habits and more!
The Chalice follows Joanna Stafford after Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries out into the secular world and into a complex conspiracy against the crown, involving mysterious prophecies, spies and danger for the people Joanna loves most.
Oldest known books, Iliad on the stage, Blixt on writing war, Ramses II uncovered and more. My favorite fr the web this week.
I’ve been interviewed about the long journey of writing a novel and getting it published on Karen Randau’s blog.
The Golden Dice is the second novel in Storr’s series about the Etruscans and their conflicts with the Romans during the early period of Roman history. Vel Mastarna, the general of Etruscan Veii and his Roman wife, Caecilia, strive to overcome both the Roman army and those enemies inside Veii who would gladly destroy them. Through three female narrators we see Roman and Etruscan life and motives from both ends of the social stratum.
Posts around the web I found interesting this week. A mixture of historical fiction and history/archaeology.
See what I found interesting this week on the web about historical fiction, writing, history and archaeology.
Upcoming Dates: November 2, 1-4 pm (Patricia Bracewell, Shadow on the Crown) and February 8 (Shona Patel, Teatime for the Firefly)
Speaker: Patricia Bracewell, author of Shadow on the Crown
Food to bring: afternoon nibbles and sweets (email if you can bring)
Email Judith for directions
Click through to post to read my write-up of our last meeting and more about Patricia Bracewell.
See what I found interesting this week on the web about historical fiction, the writing life, and ancient archaeology.
Renaissance food in yummy detail, a sophisticated, lascivious pope and his gorgeous (not to mention smart and courageous) concubine, murders reflecting some fascinating if sick mental states, an ornery but lovable dwarf, a mummified saint’s hand with strong opinions—what is not to like about Kate Quinn’s foray into the world of the Borgias?
