now you see her...
Bestselling author of historical fiction including THE ARCTIC FURY and the Five Queendoms epic fantasy series (SCORPICA, ARCA).
You all know how inspired I am by the bad-ass women of history -- and I'm far from the only one. I recently rounded up a dozen fabulous novels about real-life women for Off the Shelf. These women were sculptors, scientists, soldiers, nuns, and more, and you'll be mesmerized by their stories.
I'm always game for a long-distance interview, and this one was great -- Michelle of Writing Fun interviewed me about GIRL IN DISGUISE, why I write historical fiction, how my books ended up with their titles, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
I had a great time talking about GIRL IN DISGUISE with Covered host Harry C. Marks -- and now you can listen to the whole conversation firsthand. Feminist historical fiction, titular girls, what I'm reading right now, and much more.
I'm about to hop in the car to drive to Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for the Murder As You Like It festival, but before I go -- The Magician's Lie is $1.99 in e-book today as a Kindle Daily Deal!
I love to read and write about women of the past who are great role models (like, say, Kate Warne) -- but there's also something really compelling about women of the past whose behavior was not so nice. So I rounded up a list for BookBub of great novels about real-life women who did, or were accused of doing, very bad things. Like, say, Marie Antoinette and Lucrezia Borgia.
Great novels about notorious women: add them to your TBR list!
(Also, did you know you can "follow" me on BookBub to be notified when there's a deal on one of my books? There's a sign-up button at the link.)
I promise I've been making progress on my third book. Promise! But as you can tell from yesterday's post, I've also been writing a lot more for online outlets lately, and I've got some great stuff in the works I can't reveal just yet. Listicles and essays and interviews, oh my!
My interview with Natasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and now The Bedlam Stacks, just went live on Chicago Review of Books. My first byline with them -- but it certainly won't be the last.
Historical fiction is fantastic, but it can be a little, well, depressing. All those wars, plagues, orphans, and thwarted romances. If you need something a bit lighter for your summer reading pleasure, I've rounded up five great choices -- dare I say they're both historical and hysterical? (Maybe not, but they'll definitely make you laugh more than you cry.)
Allison Winn Scotch is a fabulous author with fabulous books, and she recently re-opened her blog for aspiring authors. So awesome. Her latest post is about how you know whether a book is done, and I'm one of the authors who weighed in.
Guess who's featured this week at Sheroes of History? That's right, it's our favorite detective/spy/bad-ass Kate Warne. Some fun links here to other Kate-related info, too.
Today only, July 31!
If you've been waiting for a great deal on the GIRL IN DISGUISE e-book, wait no more! It's $1.99 today only across all platforms.
That means:
Nook: $1.99
Kobo: $1.99
Kindle: $1.99
iBooks: $1.99
Google Books: $1.99
Please spread the word!
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"A Spunky Spy Saga." — NPR Books
"Macallister is becoming a leading voice in strong, female-driven historical fiction."—Erika Robuck, bestselling author of Hemingway's Girl
For the first female Pinkerton detective, respect is hard to come by. Danger, however, is not.
In the tumultuous years of the Civil War, the streets of Chicago offer a woman mostly danger and ruin—unless that woman is Kate Warne, the first female Pinkerton detective and a desperate widow with a knack for manipulation. [more...]