Here's your next question: your favorite mystery type books.

by | Aug 28, 2010 | Journal

I’ll start with one of my favorites: Crocodile on a Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters, (c) 1975. The Amelia Peabody mysteries. They’re a hoot. And just to give you the idea that they don’t have to be totally period: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,...

Now here’s a trickier take on the historical novel thread:

by | Aug 21, 2010 | Journal

which books are really good for understanding the history of what period? Ie, if someone wanted to innoculate himself with history painlessly, even pleasantly, what would be the best novels for what period, and how reliable? And you don’t have to get as...

Now here's a trickier take on the historical novel thread:

by | Aug 21, 2010 | Journal

which books are really good for understanding the history of what period? Ie, if someone wanted to innoculate himself with history painlessly, even pleasantly, what would be the best novels for what period, and how reliable? And you don’t have to get as...