now you see her...
Bestselling author of historical fiction including THE ARCTIC FURY and the Five Queendoms epic fantasy series (SCORPICA, ARCA).
Margaret Atwood is my favorite writer, and ALIAS GRACE is one of my very favorite books of hers. So, naturally, I was incredibly excited to see the TV adaptation hit screens.
What did I think of it? I wrote a review for Chicago Review of Books.
(Spoilers abound in the review, but here's the short version: loved it, yes, you absolutely should watch it as soon as possible, especially if you've read the book. Not always the case with adaptations!)
I just read that a Barnes & Noble survey pinpointed Thanksgiving Eve as the busiest reading day of the year. That's tomorrow! Have you got enough material???
If you haven't yet read GIRL IN DISGUISE, today's the day to snap it up -- only $1.99 across all e-reading platforms. Perfect for devouring either before or after you gobble. Have a great holiday weekend!
I'm a huge fan of Margaret Atwood in general, and specifically her book Alias Grace, inspired by the did-she-or-didn't-she true story of 19th-century convicted Canadian murderess Grace Marks. (Readers of The Magician's Lie will note some serious similarities!)
I wrote a little something for the Chicago Review of Books about what I hoped to see in the new Netflix version of Atwood's story. It's a great preview if you haven't seen the series yet, especially if you enjoyed the Hulu version of "The Handmaid's Tale."
You all know how inspired I am by the bad-ass women of history -- and I'm far from the only one. I recently rounded up a dozen fabulous novels about real-life women for Off the Shelf. These women were sculptors, scientists, soldiers, nuns, and more, and you'll be mesmerized by their stories.
I'm always game for a long-distance interview, and this one was great -- Michelle of Writing Fun interviewed me about GIRL IN DISGUISE, why I write historical fiction, how my books ended up with their titles, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
I had a great time talking about GIRL IN DISGUISE with Covered host Harry C. Marks -- and now you can listen to the whole conversation firsthand. Feminist historical fiction, titular girls, what I'm reading right now, and much more.
I'm about to hop in the car to drive to Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for the Murder As You Like It festival, but before I go -- The Magician's Lie is $1.99 in e-book today as a Kindle Daily Deal!
I love to read and write about women of the past who are great role models (like, say, Kate Warne) -- but there's also something really compelling about women of the past whose behavior was not so nice. So I rounded up a list for BookBub of great novels about real-life women who did, or were accused of doing, very bad things. Like, say, Marie Antoinette and Lucrezia Borgia.
Great novels about notorious women: add them to your TBR list!
(Also, did you know you can "follow" me on BookBub to be notified when there's a deal on one of my books? There's a sign-up button at the link.)
I promise I've been making progress on my third book. Promise! But as you can tell from yesterday's post, I've also been writing a lot more for online outlets lately, and I've got some great stuff in the works I can't reveal just yet. Listicles and essays and interviews, oh my!
My interview with Natasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and now The Bedlam Stacks, just went live on Chicago Review of Books. My first byline with them -- but it certainly won't be the last.
Historical fiction is fantastic, but it can be a little, well, depressing. All those wars, plagues, orphans, and thwarted romances. If you need something a bit lighter for your summer reading pleasure, I've rounded up five great choices -- dare I say they're both historical and hysterical? (Maybe not, but they'll definitely make you laugh more than you cry.)