Alison Morton guest posts about her novels of alternative Roman history. Ever wonder what alternative history is and is it looney? (no…) Teaser: the women get equal rights. Now that’s remarkably alternative! Alison knows her Romans and her world building, which makes this fiction very engaging.
Some posts I enjoyed around the web this week: a critique of Kolb on Troy’s location, a collection of 4 novels of ancient times by Stephanie Dray, Libbie Hawker, Rebecca Lochlann, Cheri Lasota, Analyzing skeletons found near Athens to reveal ancient politics and websites most helpful for writers.
Here are some posts I enjoyed around the web this week: historical fiction box sets from several periods & authors (Libi Astaire, Libbie Hawker, JJ Toner, Rebecca Lochlann, M. Louisa Locke and Sarah Woodbury), Geraldine Brooks on recreating ancient psyches, sunken ship full of Roman fish sauce, and King Tut’s stylish beard glued on with beeswax.
Some posts I enjoyed from around the web this week: Mysterious “Giants’ Wheel” burial in the Golan, Israel, “reading” Roman skeletons and Marylee MacDonald on intelligent selection from the mounds of research that goes into historical fiction
Some posts I enjoyed this week: Jane Smiley takes on a historian about the value of historical fiction, a Hittite secret tunnel found in central Turkey castle, King Tut to be repaired properly.
Note Judith’s Oct 24 historical fiction workshop at Scottsdale Historical Museum ArtiFACT to FICTION.
Here are some posts I enjoyed this week: Stephanie Dray’s 10 Tips for Historical Fiction Authors, ancient Greeks on war, Nefertiti vs Tut, the creative process and random elements, and the Macavity awards in mystery.
Some of my favorite posts from around the web this week: blog tour etiquette by Gail Martin, ancient music on the lyre, ASOR Palmyra update, Bruce Holsinger takes on Trump & Beowulf, More on the Mycenaean palace near Sparta, Alison Morton’s selection of books involving history, mystery & derring do
Some posts I enjoyed this week: Two recaps of HNS Denver 2015 fr Kate Quinn and Pat Bracewell, anachronisms in Historical Fiction?, difference between historical romance and historical fiction with a romantic element, 4th of July mysteries, resurrecting book tours?
I’m off to the Historical Novel Society Conference in Denver. Here are the posts I enjoyed this week: “Twitter Novel” cartoon fr Janet Rudolph, humorous very bad reviews for Grey via January Magazine, Catherine of Aragon and Blackfriars by Nancy Bilyeau, 6 million dog mummies found in Egyptian dig, Greek mystery religion fr Samothrace exhibit at Athens Acropolis Museum & Sonoran spring photos by Melissa Crytzer Fry–gorgeous!
My review of Orhan’s Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian, a nuanced novel set in the context of the mass slaughter and exile of Armenians from Turkey during WWI
