Author Q&A: May McGoldrick

Posted on 02/20/2019 at 10:53 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Now this is news you’ll like to hear even more than we like sharing it: The secret to success, for the people behi...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Historical fiction, Romance, Thriller

Memorial site objects to news of "Tattooist of Auschwitz" sequel

Posted on 02/02/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Heather Morris has announced that she’ll be writing a sequel to her bestselling novel, The Tattooist of Auschwitz...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Historical fiction, The Guardian

"At The Wolf’s Table" imagines life as one of Hitler's food tasters

Posted on 01/31/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When we reflect on horrific regimes of the past (and present), we often tell ourselves — or at least hope —...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Historical fiction, NPR

Novel banned by Nazis to be released in English for the first time

Posted on 01/25/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fans of obscure German literature, take note: A novel banned by the Nazis will appear in English for the first time this...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, The Guardian

Edgar Hilsenrath, author and Holocaust survivor, has died

Posted on 01/04/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Edgar Hilsenrath, whose autobiographical novels depicted his survival of the Holocaust, died Sunday of pneumonia. His de...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Obituary, The New York Times

Preview the latest Frederick Douglass biography through NPR

Posted on 12/23/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

David Blight’s new biography of Frederick Douglas is among the New York Times’s ten best books of the year....

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Tagged As: Author interview, Historical fiction, Nonfiction, NPR

Author Q&A: C.A. Lear

Posted on 12/17/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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You’ve heard the cliché “happy wife, happy life,” right? Maybe it’s not true for everyone...

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Memorial site takes issue with details in "Tattooist of Auschwitz"

Posted on 12/10/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The latest critique of The Tattooist of Auschwitz’s historical accuracy comes from very close to the story’s...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Historical fiction

Author Q&A: Vanessa Couchman

Posted on 11/15/2018 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Serendipity has played a crucial role in historical-fiction author Vanessa Couchman’s career. As a young girl, she...

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Sweat the storytelling, not the details, in historical fiction

Posted on 10/11/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One of the most telling comments we ever heard in a job interview was that a prospective manager didn’t believe in...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Writer's Digest, Writing advice