GUEST POST: Christina Britton Conroy, author of the His Majesty’s Theatre series

Dear friends: NEW FEATURE TO MY BLOG! Interviews with the authors presenting at the New York chapter of the Historical Novel Society, March 26th at the Jefferson Market Library. Welcome Christina, thanks for visiting my blog! You have had a long career as a musician and actress, in addition to being a writer. How is …

Interview with: GRAY BASNIGHT, author of Shadows in the Fire

Dear friends: NEW FEATURE TO MY BLOG! Interviews with the authors presenting at the New York chapter of the Historical Novel Society, March 26th at the Jefferson Market Library. Welcome Gray, thanks for visiting my blog! You have published in the mystery, historical fiction and thriller genres. How do you build characters for the different …

Interview with: STEPHANIE COWELL, author of Claude & Camille

Dear friends: NEW FEATURE TO MY BLOG! Interviews with the authors presenting at the New York chapter of the Historical Novel Society, March 26th at the Jefferson Market Library. Welcome Stephanie, thank you so much for visiting my blog! You have set your novels in the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th  and early 20th centuries with equal immediacy, with …

New Review!

A good, thoughtful review from author and critic Susan Appleyard over at Discovering Diamonds. Thank you!

MOVIE BLOG: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS: WONDERS, WIGS, AND WARTS

Dear Friends, Hosts of the radio interviews I’ve been doing ask me what I think of the movie, Mary, Queen of Scots. Here goes: This latest excursion to the Tudor/Stuart saga got me sighing with happy surprise then clenching my teeth in fury and disappointment. The early section recounting young Mary, Queen of Scots’ struggle …