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Lindsey Davis: On writing ‘when the mood takes me’.
Lindsey Davis is the Chair of the Society of Authors, and will be a Guest of Honour at the HNSLondon12…
Smoke & Mirrors
Clare Clark on making fiction out of fact Clare Clark’s new novel Beautiful Lies is a book rich in…
History & Film: Strange in Fact, but True in Law: Garrow’s Law
I admit to being a fan of the original Law & Order television series, a police procedural/legal drama which ran for…
Judging the Walter Scott Prize
Professor Louise Richardson talks to Lucinda Byatt It is not very usual for literary prizes to include academics on their…
Lace, Love & Contraband
Author Iris Anthony discusses her novel, The Ruins of Lace EC: What fascinates you about the forbidden lace trade in…
The Olympics in Historical Fiction: An Elusive Event
The mere mention of the London Olympics conjures up a raft of superlatives. Over 10,000 athletes will compete in hundreds…
New Voices: Moonyeen Blakey, James Hawking, Regina O’Melveny & Jean Zimmerman
Debut novelists Moonyeen Blakey, James Hawking, Regina O’Melveny and Jean Zimmerman provide insight into the inspiration for their novels. Fascination…
The Original EastEnders
Jean Fullerton discusses her novels set in London’s East End Jean Fullerton was born within the sound of Bow Bells…
The March of the Legions
An Interview with authors Nick Brown & Anthony Riches The camp fires of the Roman legions have long since died…
To Horse! Horses and Riding in the Historical Novel
Most historical novels that include riding give nothing very much in the way of what it feels like to be…
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