historical fiction – Book Club Babble

Camille Di Maio's latest release, Until We Meet, is a beautifully crafted WWII novel centered around three women whose lives are irrevocably impacted by war. Themes of love, loss, friendship, and the changing ... Read More...

Q&A with Jody Hadlock, Author of The Lives of Diamond Bessie

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Jody Hadlock's debut novel, The Lives of Diamond Bessie, features the 19th century murder of a sex-worker at the hands of her husband. This impeccably researched historical fiction tale with a twist, based on t... Read More...

Hotel Portofino – Coming to PBS in 2022!

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, Reviews

Set in pre-WWII Italy during the rise of Mussolini, Hotel Portofino is a beautifully crafted historical fiction novel that's sure to appeal to fans of Downton Abbey, the Crown, and other period dramas. Having c... Read More...

The Author’s Cut with Annabelle McCormack

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, The Author's Cut

Annabelle McCormack's debut novel, Windswept, is a beautifully written, well-researched nail biter. Focused on a rather underrepresented time and place in history, Palestine during WWI, we follow the story of G... Read More...

What Is a Frame Narrative? Guest Author A.M. Linden Talks Shop

Amy Wilhelm

Literary Lagniappe

The following is a guest post by author A.M. Linden. Enjoy! At its simplest, a frame narrative is a story within a story. From there the possibilities are, if not endless, something close to it. What most fr... Read More...

Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun: An Interview with Marc Graham

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews

Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun: An Interview with Marc Graham

Paula McLain’s Circling the Sun Showcases Intrepid Female Adventurer in 1920s Kenya

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife, hit a home run with Circling the Sun (2015), her historical fiction take on intrepid aviator Beryl Markham's life. After reading the book, I can't believe I'd never hear... Read More...

Review of Listen to the Wind by Susanne Dunlap

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews

Susanne Dunlap's Listen to the Wind is an engaging work of historical fiction replete with sympathetic characters. The novel is set in thirteenth-century Languedoc, a time when families are torn apart by religi... Read More...

Minds and Hearts Entwined: The Love of Michelangelo Buonarroti and Vittoria Colonna

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews

Love That Moves the Sun illustrates the deep connection between the poet Vittoria Colonna and Michelangelo Buonarroti, while also painting a clear picture of the life and trials of Colonna. In this work of hist... Read More...

A Woman Breaks Into Bullfighting, An Interview with Damian McNicholl

Kelly Sarabyn

Interviews

Inspired by the true story of Patricia McCormick, The Moment of Truth tells the tale of the first American woman to professionally bullfight. Set in the early 1950s, it follows Kathleen Boyd as she drops out of... Read More...

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