Guest Post on Type M for Murder
I’m guest blogging on Type M for Murder. Come on over and hear about my soon-to-be-published book.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom August 9-16
My favorite topics and links from this week about history, archaeology, and writing historical fiction. All put in one handy post for you.
Tempting Tastes of Upcoming Historical Novel Society Conference: Interview with Kris Waldherr
Interview with Kris Waldherr author, illustrator and featured speaker at the 2013 Historical Novel Society Conference in June.
Tempting Tastes of Upcoming Historical Novel Society Conference: Interview with Deborah Swift
Interview with author and featured speaker at the upcoming Historical Novel Society Conference in June.
Tempting Tastes of Upcoming Historical Novel Society Conference in June: Mitchell Kaplan Author
Interview with Mitchell Kaplan, author of By Fire, By Water and a featured speaker at the 2013 Historical Novel Society Conference June 21-23 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Tarantino on History and Movies
Quentin Tarantino on history with a capital H and his new movie “Django Unchained.”
Story Anthology Named One of Best Books of 2012
Suspense Magazine named SoWest: Desert Justice, the anthology of mystery stories that includes my story “A Season for Death,” one of the Best Books of 2012.
The Next Big Thing: My Novel-in-Progress
The Next Big Thing Blog Chain: Judith Starkston’s novel-in-progress, Hand Full of Fire.
From the New York Times Book Review: The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall
The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall: from the New York Review of Books, insights into the central role of “story” in humanity.
Lost Trojan Treasure, A Seductive Woman and an Archaeologist
Obituaries aren’t usually quite this exciting. I held my lunch partner spellbound reading this one of James Mellaart, a groundbreaking archaeologist in ancient Anatolia/Turkey.