by envisionmg | Oct 27, 2014 | Historical Fiction
2015 looks to be a very good year for fans of historical fiction. It took a great deal of time and hemming and hawing to cull down all of the books that caught my eye to just these nine, making up a more manageable list. Many of these titles feature real-life...
by envisionmg | Oct 24, 2014 | Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Staff Review
By Jim In Toby Barlow’s second novel, Babayaga, he moves from the werewolves of his first book, Sharp Teeth, to extremely touchy witches, bumbling spies and 1950s Paris. I found the book fascinating for its mixture of qualities; it is humorous with dark...
by envisionmg | Oct 22, 2014 | Non-fiction, Today In History
For today’s historical reading list we’ve got inventions, bohemian radicals, naval disasters and more. Wherever possible I’ve tried to do a work of non-fiction and a work of fiction for each event. 1707 Scilly Naval Disaster Four Royal Navy ships run...
by envisionmg | Oct 20, 2014 | Non-fiction, Staff Reading, What I'm Reading Now
Two weeks ago I was also discussing What I’m Reading Now, with that list capped off by Meg Wolitzer’s Belzhar, a young adult novel that tangentially relies on the life and works of Sylvia Plath to support a small handful of the story’s themes....
by envisionmg | Oct 17, 2014 | Historical Fiction, Staff Review
By Chris Duggan’s The Lady for Ransom is set in the 11th century just prior to the First Crusade. In those days a soldier could make himself a prince in the chaotic borderlands between Christendom and Islam, but the Norman mercenary Rousseul de Balliol sought...
