Letters of OpinionHistorical fiction5 Comments
Earlier this year, I posted about Mary Tod’s reader survey regarding historical fiction. She’s finished the survey and has been blogging about the results. She wrote up a small summary of her findings which I thought DA’s readership might be interested in. M.K. Tod writes historical fiction and blogs ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsChina / Historical Fantasy / Historical fiction / Recommended Reads38 Comments
Dear Mr. Kay, I’ve been a fan of your books since I read The Lions of al-Rassan and lamented the fact that it was a standalone. While I haven’t read every GGK book published, I’ve read enough to know that they are part of an impressive and imaginative body of ... more >
A Reviewsalternate-reality / Fantasy / Historical fiction / m/m romance11 Comments
Dear DA friends: Many moons ago, Dear Author posted a debut author interview for Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles. That didn’t intrigue me as much as Booksmuggler’s adoration for the book (word of mouth and hand-selling, right?). That got me intrigued enough to use one of my monthly Audible credits ... more >
C+ ReviewsHistorical fiction / Restoration England24 Comments
Dear Ms. Swift: I find myself drawn to Restoration-era novels even though I haven’t found one I really love yet. I blame my years-ago late-night viewing of Forever Amber. The blurb for The Gilded Lily stated that it is “set in a London of atmospheric coffee houses, gilded mansions, and ... more >
B Reviewsclassic fiction / Historical fiction / Jews / Judaism / non-romance9 Comments
I became a George Eliot fangirl after reading and loving Middlemarch a few years ago. I had previously only read Silas Marner by Eliot, in high school English, and while I had kind of liked parts of it, I recalled it as a bit of a slog (but then, a ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Readsexperienced heroine / Historical fiction / Victorian era25 Comments
Dear Ms. Atlee: Janine actually turned me on to this, your debut novel. I now owe her a big present, because I hate to think that this story would otherwise have escaped my attention. The book is marketed as historical fiction rather than romance, but I will go out on ... more >
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