As many of you have noticed I have been on a hiatus of sorts. The good news is that Loaded Questions will return to regular posting! We have lined up a number of giveaways and interviews that will be coming your way very soon. Here's a preview of some upcoming author interviews, many of whom, by coincidence, are historical fiction related...
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Upcoming Author Interviews
Robin Maxwell
You won't want to miss my upcoming interview with best-selling historical fiction author Robin Maxwell. Author of The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, Mademoiselle Boleyn, The Wild Irish, Virgin: Prelude to the Throne to name a few.
I have read a number of Robin's books and am very much a fan of her historical fiction. We have been chatting over the last few weeks and all that I can say is that she is a very personable, candid and a whole lot of fun to talk to.
Stay tuned for this great interview.
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During my hiatus Sally Gunning's new novel, Bound, has been keeping me company. The novel, which centers around Alice Cole an English-born girl sold to servitude by her father upon arrival in Colonial America. This is Gunning's second historical fiction novel and features characters from her previous novel, The Widow's War. I recommend the book. Gunning has done some wonderful historical research as she sheds light on servitude and slavery.
Gunning and I will be chatting about her new novel, her historical research, past as a mystery author and the impetus for Bound.
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Jess Winfield
Jess Winfield is one of those people who have done it all. He worked as an accomplished Shakespearian actor, was involved in the creation of the well-known and hilarious The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), has written Saturday morning cartoons and has now penned My Name is Will: A Novel of Sex Drugs and Shakespeare which pretty much details all of the debauchary that one can expect by reading.
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Here are some more authors that you can expect to see interviewed at Loaded Questions in the months to come:
- Kate Morton author of The House at Riverton: A Novel
- CW Gortner author of The Last Queen
- Sandra Gulland author of The Mistress of the Sun
- Mary Roach author of Bonk
And you won't want to miss our upcoming giveaways:
- Fire Bell in the Night by Geoffrey Edwards
- Serpent Garden by Judith Merkle Riley