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New freedoms, new dangers: Susanna Jones’ Edwardian women
The Edwardian era is the setting for Susanna Jones’ latest novel, the psychological thriller When Nights Were Cold. The protagonists…
Red Pencil: Translating Historical Fiction
Technological innovations give us greater access to historical novels written in an author’s native tongue. Translating those works into English,…
Deborah Swift talks revolutionary Russia and violins with Vanora Bennett
DS: Whilst researching Midnight in St Petersburg you began making a violin as part of your research. Could you tell us…
Robert Low: The Lion Rampant
Yesterday saw the launch of Robert Low’s final book in his ‘making of Scotland’ trilogy. It is too easy to…
Falling Down the Rabbit Hole: Alison McQueen on Researching a Historical Novel
My mother was born in Assam in 1928. The daughter of an un-proclaimed liaison, she came to England thirty years…
MM Bennetts talks with Sandra Byrd about researching the Tudors
I had the immense pleasure of first meeting author Sandra Byrd in the autumn of 2012, when she lured me…
Jenny Quinlan talks with Helene Wecker on publication day of her debut The Golem and the Jinni
Today marks the publication of The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker, an immigrant tale that combines elements of…
Richard Lee talks to Jessie Burton, star debut author at the London Book Fair
Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist, ‘a feminist golden-age fiction’, tells the story of 18 year-old Nella, newly married to wealthy merchant…
The Return of the Iron King
‘It has always been my belief,’ wrote George R.R. Martin in his Not a Blog, ‘that epic fantasy and historical…
Margaret James talks with Christina Courtenay about writing time-slip
MJ: What’s the attraction of writing time slip? CC: For me, it’s the chance to tell two stories in one,…
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