C. P. Lesley, Novelist

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

New Books Network interview with Fiona Davis, whose latest historical novel, "The Stolen Queen," just came out from Dutton

Interview with Kate Mosse, whose historical novel "The Map of Bones" has just appeared, closing out her Joubert Family Chronicles series

New Books Network interview with Monica Chenault-Kilgore, whose historical novel The Jewel of the Blues just came out from Graydon House

Author interview with Anna Lee Huber about her historical novel Sisters of Fortune, about a family that traveled on the Titanic

New Books Network interview with Madeline Martin, whose latest World War II novel, The Booklover's Library, has come out from Hanover Square

Interview with Cynthia Reeves, whose third novel, The Last Whaler, is set in the Arctic and has just come out from Regal House

Interview with the author Michelle Moran, whose latest novel, "Maria," explores the true story behind "The Sound of Music"

Author interview with Lianne Dillsworth, whose historical novels Theatre of Marvels and House of Shades are set in 19th-century Britain

New Books Network interview with Eve J. Chung, whose "Daughters of Shandong" explores the escape of three abandoned women from Mao's China

Author interview with Eliza Knight about her latest novel, The Queen's Faithful Companion, about Elizabeth II and her corgis

Interview with screenwriter Shaina Steinberg, whose historical detective novel Under the Paper Moon is set in Los Angeles after World War II

Interview with Judith Lindbergh, author of Akmaral, a novel about women chieftains on the ancient Eurasian steppe

New Books Network interview with Ruth Reichl, about "The Paris Novel"

Interview with author Rachel Rueckert, whose debut novel, If the Tide Turns, appeared in March 2024.

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

Interview with Stephanie Dray about her latest novel, about the life of Frances Perkins: "Becoming Madam Secretary"

New Books Network interview with bestselling authors Kate Quinn and Janie Chang about their co-written novel, The Phoenix Crown

An exploration of food as an indicator of character in novels, citing Ruth Reichl and her work

New Books Network interview with Andrea Penrose about The Diamond of London, a novel about Lady Hester Stanhope