Hollywood Does Rome: A Report Card
With my latest book finally sent off to the presses, I’ve got some time on my hands–and what better way to kill it than watching movies about my favorite time period? Hollywood has churned out quite a few films with ancient Rome as a setting, far more than...Eating A Goat With A Colleague
I met historical fiction novelist Stephanie Dray for the first time last week in celebration of her second book’s release, and frankly I am getting nervous. She is kind and witty, self-deprecating and sassy, a sparkling conversationalist and an eager...Attention, Readers and Writers Everywhere
Before the Internet, there was a very simple unwritten contract that existed between writers and readers. That contact went simply: “I, The Reader, will read whatever books take my fancy. I am free to disparage the books I don’t like/gush about the books I...Daughters of Rome: The Movie
Here’s a question I get quite a lot from readers: will your books ever be made into movies? The answer, I’m sorry to say, is no. So far, at least, and probably for the forseeable future. Historical movies or TV shows cost an arm and a leg to make: the...Historical Novel Society Conference: The Recap
“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” One could say the same for the Historical Novel Society conference: a jam-packed two days in sunny San Diego where writers, editors, agents, and fans came together to learn, listen, and of course gossip. My very...A Navy Wife’s Look At Memorial Day
Fire up the grill; it’s Memorial Day. Baseball games, beautiful weather, rippling flags, hot barbecue, and a three-day weekend; all good things. But few of us bother to think much anymore about why we get this day off. Last year on this day, I posted my own...Coming Soon In 2011 . . .
I used to think there was nothing better than finding a terrific new book that I’ve never read before. Wrong. Even better than that is finding a terrific new book that I’ve never read before, then discovering that it is the first of a series and two more...“Rome” vs. “I, Claudius”
For many of us ancient history buffs, the obsession started with “I, Claudius.” This BBC miniseries following the scandalous, sinful, and always scintillating adventures of Rome’s earliest Emperors was the “Spartacus” of its day; the...The Greatest Love Story Never Told
It’s a real life fairy-tale, a love story to rival all the greats: Lancelot and Guinevere, Tristan and Isolde, Romeo and Juliet. It sounds like something conjured up by the Brothers Grimm, but it’s true–genuine historical fact. Once upon a time, a...The Alice Network
In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
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