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Historical Fiction & Women's Achievements | A Writer of History
A date that is commemorated every year in Canada is that of the massacre of 14 women at a Canadian university in Montreal on Dec 6, 1989. Those women were studying engineering. The killer called them feminists. He separated the class into men and women, told the men to leave (which they did), and then […]
Reading historical fiction - a look back | A Writer of History
Since A Writer of History is a blog about ‘reading and writing’ historical fiction, it’s not surprising that I’m a huge fan of the genre. I began in my early teens by borrowing my mother’s picks from the library and reading authors like Georgette Heyer, Rosemary Sutcliff, and Jean Plaidy, then followed those with choices […]
Writing history ... | A Writer of History
On November 11 – an important day of remembrance – I wrote a post titled Seeking Understanding and suggested that we are and will be writing history in a most significant way as Donald Trump takes office for another four-year term. Today, I’d like to continue that theme by beginning to explore Project 2025 – […]
2024 Reader Survey - a look at the numbers part 2 | A Writer of History
Last week, I shared several charts from the 2024 reader survey and today I’m sharing the remaining charts. After that, it’s on to the harder task of analysis. WHERE READERS ACQUIRE BOOKS Let’s hear it for libraries and online retailers as the places readers prefer to acquire books. E-BOOKS OR PHYSICAL BOOKS? Interestingly, print books […]