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cplesley
Oct 11, 20244 min read
Weaving a History of Silk
A glimpse into the history of wild silk and its possible relevance to my forthcoming novel, Song of the Silk Weaver
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cplesley
Sep 27, 20247 min read
Interview with Anna Lee Huber
Author interview with Anna Lee Huber about her historical novel Sisters of Fortune, about a family that traveled on the Titanic
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cplesley
Sep 12, 20243 min read
New Books Network Interview: Madeline Martin
New Books Network interview with Madeline Martin, whose latest World War II novel, The Booklover's Library, has come out from Hanover Square
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cplesley
Aug 16, 20243 min read
The Ick Factor in History
On the not so nice parts of history and their inclusion in historical fiction
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cplesley
Aug 9, 20246 min read
The Traveling Salesmen of History
On the value of merchants' travel accounts as sources for historical fiction, or what we can learn from the traveling salesmen of history
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cplesley
Jul 26, 20244 min read
The Rabbit Hole of Historical Research
The joys and perils of historical research when writing fiction, with special attention to the author's next Songs of Steppe & Forest novel
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cplesley
Jul 19, 20244 min read
Interview with Lianne Dillsworth
Author interview with Lianne Dillsworth, whose historical novels Theatre of Marvels and House of Shades are set in 19th-century Britain
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cplesley
Jun 14, 20246 min read
Interview with Eliza Knight
Author interview with Eliza Knight about her latest novel, The Queen's Faithful Companion, about Elizabeth II and her corgis
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cplesley
May 31, 20242 min read
New Books Network Interview: A. Engels
New Books Network interview with A. Engels, author of A Fool for an Heir, set during the reign of Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow
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cplesley
May 3, 20247 min read
Interview with Judith Lindbergh
Interview with Judith Lindbergh, author of Akmaral, a novel about women chieftains on the ancient Eurasian steppe
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cplesley
Apr 12, 20245 min read
Interview with Joyce Yarrow
Interview with Joyce Yarrow about her contemporary suspense series, Zahara and the Lost Books of Light and Stolen Lives
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cplesley
Mar 29, 20248 min read
Interview with Rachel Rueckert
Interview with author Rachel Rueckert, whose debut novel, If the Tide Turns, appeared in March 2024.
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cplesley
Mar 22, 20242 min read
New Books Network Interview: Robin Oliveira
New Books Network interview with Robin Oliveira about her latest novel, set in late 19th-century Scotland and Washington Territory
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cplesley
Mar 15, 20247 min read
Interview with Clare McHugh
Interview with Clare McHugh, author of The Romanov Brides, a novel about the future Empress Alexandra and her siblings
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cplesley
Mar 8, 20245 min read
Interview with Stephanie Dray
Interview with Stephanie Dray about her latest novel, about the life of Frances Perkins: "Becoming Madam Secretary"
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cplesley
Feb 2, 20244 min read
The Longue Durée of Russian Imperialism
A look at long-term historical attitudes that contribute to Russian imperialism, including in modern-day Ukraine
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cplesley
Jan 26, 20243 min read
New Books Network: Andrea Penrose
New Books Network interview with Andrea Penrose about The Diamond of London, a novel about Lady Hester Stanhope
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cplesley
Nov 22, 20233 min read
A Deeper Look at The Merchant’s Tale
Deeper look at The Merchant's Tale, a historical novel co-written by P.K. Adams and C.P. Lesley and released in mid-November 2023
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cplesley
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Daily Life in Saxon England
The latest Uhtred book by Bernard Cornwell: a study of daily life in Saxon England, with recipes
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cplesley
Sep 1, 20236 min read
Interview with Alix Christie
Author interview with Alix Christie, whose "The Shining Mountains" explores family & racial conflict in the 19th-century US Northwest
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