I want to announce the new contest in the Odes to the Olympians contest – this one is dedicated to Hera/Juno. The entry time is from September 15 to...
Hi all, It's been very quiet here. My reads for July were (just mentioning the historical fiction): Anne Rice - Cry to heaven About castrati in Italy. I...
My main read for July was The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - an enjoyable, although hardly memorable read. At the moment I'm reading City of Dark Hearts...
My main reads in were RICHARD III, the Maligned King (non- fiction, but a very interesting addition to the Ricardian bookshelf) and the Very Alternate History...
Hi everyone, Help celebrate my anniversary! Pirates and Privateers is offering 5 lucky winners the chance to win a personally autographed book from the author....
Tracy-Anne, I looked up City of Dark Hearts in Amazon - it isn't in my library yet - and it looks good! Did you enjoy it? I have to admit I'm not currently...
I read this book too this summer, seduced by the 'Bestseller' hype and marketing by her publisher-Oh to be handled by one like that!. It was an enjoyable...
Yes, I enjoyed it very much - apparently the main characters will return in a sequel so I'm looking forward to that. It was was somewhat similar to The...
Yes, I liked The Savage Garden too - it was one of my holiday reads from last year. I've just finished Ken Follett's World Without End - it kept me turning the...
I have read A Death in Vienna and really enjoyed it - I've enjoyed all three of the Liebermann Papers that have been published so far. I tried Murder on the...
Thanks for your input on A Death in Vienna! I started Murder on the Eiffel Tower on the bus, and it seemed to start out well. I'll let you know my review when...
Last minute complimentary entrance invitation! You are cordially invited to a talk by Paul Doherty on his new novel The Great Crown Jewel Robbery of 1303,...
For all of you who like Elizabeth Chadwick, the international literary website Vulpes Libris has featured her twice this week. In an informative interview- ...
Hello! I very much enjoyed McCall Smith's Ladies Detective series and I am wondering about his other series like 44 Scotland Street, the Isabella Dalhousie...
I have thoroughly enjoyed all of his series. -Jeremy Hello! I very much enjoyed McCall Smith's Ladies Detective series and I am wondering about his other...
Well I wouldn't categorise any of Alexander McCall Smith's books as historical fiction, so maybe this isn't the best forum to ask, but I have to admit I do...
I just love the Isabel Dalhousie series. It makes you think about a lot of things, small and big. Wonderful, wonderful series. Sophiene CR: The malice box...
Thank you all for your kind replies! I definitely will seek all the series. I think I'll start with the Scotland Street. Oooh this is so exciting! Thank you!...
Has anyone read the new SKP book-"Devil's Brood"? Just curious if it's as good as her other books. Also, does anyone have any seggestions for people who...
I am on the waiting list for Devil's brood. Have you read The Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet? It is by Edith Parageter aka Ellis Peters. ... From: mitchjillgreen...
this is the third book in her trilogy about this king and queen. the other books are while Christ and his saints slept and time and again. kim in ohio ...
The second book in this trilogy is titled "Time & Chance" if I'm not mistaken, Kim. I'm currently reading "Devil's Brood" and, as with all of Penman's other...
Pat: Oh, that reminds me. . . .I've got to read The Devil's Brood, too! Anne G The second book in this trilogy is titled "Time & Chance" if I'm not mistaken,...
If anyone's been on the fence about buying a Kindle (I still absolutely love mine, by the way), if you buy one before Nov 1 and use OPRAHWINFREY as a coupon...
If there is anyone on this list who is writing (and published) novels set in the seventeenth century, could they contact me privately off list? My email is...
Shirley, I recently finished this book. I liked the bookseller's background but Victor only grew more annoying and the mystery-solving left a lot to be ...
Welcome to the group. I'm fairly new, too, and have just begun drafting a late Victorian novel. But I'm open to reading any or all historical fiction. ...
