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Review of Daughter of Sand and Stone by Libbie Hawker

In Daughter of Sand and Stone, Libbie Hawker brings us the timely story of Zenobia, an ancient queen of Palmyra, the beautiful ruins of which city ISIS recently destroyed. My review of this lush and vivid novel.

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom May 28-June 3

Posts I enjoyed from around the web this week: Hamilton, the Revolution as writing guide, Roman bones reveal widespread arthritis, Tut’s outer space dagger, Mesopotamian Foundation Figures at the Morgan & a Classics librarian goes punk

What’s New and Old and Read All Over? The state of fiction set in the ancient world

I recently conducted a series of interviews with many writers of fiction set in the ancient world and put together one of the cover articles for Historical Novels Review. Ordinarily you need to be a member (which I highly recommend you become!) to read the magazine, but I’m allowed to post it here as an enticement.

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom May 21-27

Some personal news, Hand of Fire is transitioning to a new publishing home and some posts I enjoyed from around the web: the excavations of Shakespeare’s Curtain theatre continue to surprise and a paper arguing that Roman women had more independence than we thought. (kind of depends on what you thought…)

Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom May 7-13

Here are some posts I enjoyed around the web this week: Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre excavated, Tarkhan Dress Oldest clothing dated, Mayan ruins or not, MM Bennetts finalists, gallery of historical novels

A piece of alternate Roman history: Guest Post by Alison Morton

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.