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Children’s Historical Fiction: A Personal Assessment
BELINDA COPSON speaks about trends and key titles in British children’s historicals. This article arose from a talk I gave…
An Appreciation of Georgette Heyer
Jay Dixon profiles historical novelist Georgette Heyer The year 2002 marks the centenary of the birth of historical novelist Georgette…
The Queenmaker: Interview with India Edghill
India Edgehill talks to Sarah Johnson about the real King David, the two Anita Diamants, and the road to publication.…
Historical Fiction in 2001: The Report from America
Sarah Johnson surveys US-published historical fiction at the turn of the 21st century. In the publishing world in America today,…
The Sand-Reckoner
Richard Lee talks to GILLIAN BRADSHAW about Archimedes. I read Gillian Bradshaw’s books first when I was in my teens…
Gates of Fire
Richard Lee’s Spring 2000 interview with STEVEN PRESSFIELD. Gates of Fire first came to my attention when it knocked Stephen…
The CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger for Historical Detective Fiction 1999/2000
A judge’s report by RICHARD LEE: What it is and how it works. The prize is sponsored by the Estate…
The Glimpse of a Strong Greek Light
Novelist Linda Proud assesses the work of Mary Renault. The moments recur and, flipped through like one of those little…
When the Psyche Gets Up Steam
Richard Lee talks to BARBARA ERSKINE, author of Lady of Hay, about the Church, the medical establishment, and her latest…
Toiling in the Trenches
STEVEN SAYLOR tells Sarah Cuthbertson how he unearths murder and mayhem in Ancient Rome (and finds a link to Bill…
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