C. P. Lesley, Novelist

New Books Network interview with Elyse Durham, whose Maya and Natasha, a novel about Soviet ballet, will soon be out from Mariner Books

Interview with the contemporary thriller writer Joseph Finder, whose latest novel, The Oligarch's Daughter, came out in January 2025

Novels on my bookshelf, Winter 2025, by Su Chang, Elyse Durham, Lora Jones, Kate Maruyama, Victoria Christopher Murray, and Jane Yang

The joys and perils of historical research when writing fiction, with special attention to the author's next Songs of Steppe & Forest novel

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

Interview about co-writing conducted by Joan Schweighardt with C. P. Lesley and P.K. Adams, discussing The Merchant's Tale

Interview with Clare McHugh, author of The Romanov Brides, a novel about the future Empress Alexandra and her siblings

A look at long-term historical attitudes that contribute to Russian imperialism, including in modern-day Ukraine