Author interviews

  • New book reviews

    With a new edition of the Historical Novel Review out, I can share the three books I reviewed this quarter, plus the feature I wrote for the print magazine. Here they are: My reviews are available from the Historical Novel Society, but in brief… Sword of Destiny by Justin Hill. This is a must-read for…

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  • Oprah Book Club pick!

    Oprah Book Club pick!

    I am so happy to see Cynthia Bond’s novel picked up by Oprah Winfrey. It was THE BEST book I read last year (out of over 70 novels) and I think it deserves a really wide readership! Here is a quick link to my article about it for the Historical Novel Society – A Haunting…

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  • I recently had the opportunity to ask Cynthia Bond some questions about her novel Ruby which I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing for the Historical Novel Society. I loved the book so I had lots of questions for Cynthia and, consequently,  a hard time picking and choosing which of her responses to use…

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