Articles
Original features from our print magazines.
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 tide seems ...Read Article
Living with Josephine
Teresa Eckford’s 2001 interview with SANDRA GULLAND. Last October I had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with Sandra Gulland, author of the ...Read Article
The Sand-Reckoner
Richard Lee talks to GILLIAN BRADSHAW about Archimedes. I read Gillian Bradshaw’s books first when I was in my teens – a wonderful ...Read Article
Gates of Fire
Richard Lee’s Spring 2000 interview with STEVEN PRESSFIELD. Gates of Fire first came to my attention when it knocked Stephen King’s The ...Read Article
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 of Ellis ...Read Article
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 cartoon books we ...Read Article
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 book, On the ...Read Article
Toiling in the Trenches
STEVEN SAYLOR tells Sarah Cuthbertson how he unearths murder and mayhem in Ancient Rome (and finds a link to Bill and Monica). I ...Read Article
A Star Falls in Memphis
This story was runner up for our 1998 Explore! Prize (sponsored by the travel company of that name) and judged by Hilary Mantel. It ...Read Article
The most gruelling, the most pure fantastic hell…
Beryl Bainbridge, whose latest novel Master Georgie has been shortlisted for the Booker prize, recently gave a talk at Dillons, Exeter. Richard Lee ...Read Article
