Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom March 8-14
Here are my web favorites this week, lots of historical fiction recommendations and archaeology news. Join me at the Tucson Festival of Books this March 14-15
Here are my web favorites this week, lots of historical fiction recommendations and archaeology news. Join me at the Tucson Festival of Books this March 14-15
I’m thrilled to announce Hand of Fire has made it through the first round of judging for the prestigious MM Bennett’s Award for Historical Fiction. My fellow long-listers are an impressive group.
Tucson Festival of Books March 14-15. Come join Judith for two signings and two panels with authors Alex Kava, Becky Masterman, Thomas Perry, Elizabeth Gunn, Susan Cummins Miller, J.M. Hayes. From around the web: Mary Tod on Social Reading, Sevil Conka on Yasar Kemal.
My favorite posts this week around the web: an upcoming lecture in Phoenix on Egyptian archaeology, divination dig in Armenia, Nancy Bilyeau on Cromwell & Moore portraits, Sheila Dalton on 17th C contraception.
Interview with Judith Starkston about Hand of Fire on the UTube Channel, Fantasy Fiction Focus
My favorite posts around the web this week: Archaeology from Neolithic to Roman, Pat Bracewell’s research, saffron.
My favorite posts around the web this week: archaeology under siege in Turkey and Egypt, new find in Greece, historical accuracy when a great novel like Wolf Hall goes small screen, and mixing archaeology and imagination in Scotland with Louise Turner.
My favorite posts around the web recently: Donis Casey on War Cake, January Magazine on Harper Lee’s 2nd novel and why more women than men read historical fiction, archaeology news about Tutankhamun’s broken beard & Texan pictographs, and a “celebrity” historical fiction interview between Priscilla Royal and Sharon Kay Penman.
My review of Patricia Bracewell’s The Price of Blood. Queen Emma of England in 1006 faces Vikings, a self-destructive husband and illicit love. Excellent, dark sequel to Shadow on the Crown.
A Review of Heather Webb’s historical novel, Rodin’s Lover, about Camille Claudet, a talented sculptor who had a tumultuous relationship with Rodin and eventually declined into madness.