What will happen to the men who felled the Great Tree on Picts' Wall, asked Old Fox. The Lady Coventina will rise from her course below, said the King, & draw their torn & tattered souls down past the sweet harebells & the glass beads & the rings of jet, down past the soldiers'

'Encompasses 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago and Mussolini's rise in Italy. Fast-paced, memorable cross-cultural characters, and striking settings.' #EditorsChoice: Sinners of Starlight City by Anika Scott, review by Karen Bordonaro historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/sinner…

In #TheTempleofFortuna I chose to write about the aftermath of the eruption Vesuvius, because it’s such an interesting and less well-known aspect of the disaster. This article on the archeological evidence of that time is fascinating.

COVER REVEAL! 👑I’m SO excited to share the cover of my #royal dog-loving #historicalfiction THE QUEEN’S FAITHFUL COMPANION! Isn’t the #corgi adorable? I can’t wait for you all to read the #newbook! #preorder: elizaknight.com/books/a-queens… #royalpets #Tbrpile #readers #booklovers

How cruel this is a few days before Shardlake takes his work to the televised masses. A great legacy he leaves.

My WIP begins with the gift of an ancient bronze dagger - so many great story ideas in this thread! #histfic

I bake his favorite dessert - German bee-sting cake! #HFChitChat

The Beta Readers I found through @TSNOTYAW were a huge help w/the final line edits for my submission. Thank you @BiancaM_author - it's so great to have other historical novelists cheering on my story of a real-life female Indiana Jones searching for treasure in 1930s Persia!

I’m so excited to read this one!!! #HistFic

Well here it is and what seems like a million hours of stitching, I give you my latest embroidery… inspired by literature, this one is my take on Jane Austen’s, Emma. 😊🧵🪡🌿📚🌺 *completely freehand stitched without patterns, paint or guides. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

I remember seeing this in theaters when it came out - a huge influence on my WIP! #histfic

So many #Cheshirenovelprize2024snippets I want to read right now!!!! #HistFic

Is it possible for something to be both nerve-wracking and fun at the same time????

Set in 16th-century Venice, in THE ASSASSIN OF VENICE a courtesan with a painful past who serves a shady governing council must employ her wits, resources & bravery to prevail against a high-stakes political scheme where she’s ordered to murder the man she loves✨ #JannaGReads

I can’t wait to read this - from a fellow shortlisted author in the Historical Novel Society’s first chapters competition!!!