Award-winning young adult author Julie Chibbaro has a knack for creating vidid, fascinating and intense worlds from eras long gone. Her first book, Redemption, took us to the harrowing wildness of the New World in the 1500s, while her latest--Deadly--takes us to New York in the early 1900's during a typhoid epidemic.Deadly has received a lot of attention, with The New York … [Read more...] about On Writing HIstorical Fiction: A Guest Post from Julie Chibbaro
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
"What am I watching? Oh, the Perry-Romney-Bachman debates. Why do you ask?" "Next up on the Nature Channel: Game of Thrones!" … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Ancient Fun Fact: A Real Egyptian Love Spell!
The ancient Egyptians weren't afraid to be, uhm, long-winded when it came to casting spells. Check this out--a real love spell found on a papyrus, from a man wanting a woman to fall in love with him.It's a spell from the Greek period, around or before the time my novel's main character, Cleopatra Selene, lived in Egypt.Also interesting: It's an appeal to the god ANUBIS, rather … [Read more...] about Ancient Fun Fact: A Real Egyptian Love Spell!
Entertainment Weekly, the Decatur Book Festival and other Surprises
So I found out yesterday that Cleopatra's Moon made Entertainment Weekly e-zine's "Must Read" list for the week of August 22nd.What a surprise! Beyond exciting! Here's the link: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20310286_20521465,00.html#21043406 There Selene is, sandwiched between the Coen brothers' Blue Ray collection and actor Paul Giamatti! Amazing.Jackson Pearce, me, … [Read more...] about Entertainment Weekly, the Decatur Book Festival and other Surprises
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Ancient Precursors toToday's TV Shows Rome's Next Top ModelTonight's theme--"Rocking the Palla!" ("Don't miss our show next week when we interview Praxiteleson expressing superiority with a blank expression!")Hoarders"When Even the Gods Can't Let Go"Sex and the CityTonight--"The Girls Confront Miranda about her Appletini Addiction."(Thanks to Jody Kihara … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
