Beheld, by TaraShea Nesbit
by Ellen Prentiss Campbell
“Nesbit’s empathy is as evident and important here as her commitment to accuracy”: Ellen Prentiss Campbell on TaraShea Nesbit’s new novel, Beheld.
“Nesbit’s empathy is as evident and important here as her commitment to accuracy”: Ellen Prentiss Campbell on TaraShea Nesbit’s new novel, Beheld.
“My most general advice to writers working on historical fiction is to do as I say, and not as I did, and to try to relax at least a little, and trust in both the power, and the necessity, of imagination”: Caitlin Horrocks talks with Marian Crotty about her novel, The Vexations, as well as how short fiction helped her prepare for a longer project, her work as an editor at Kenyon Review, and more.
“We are always in a particular place at a particular time. As much as we might want to treat our first observations as essential, they remain unreal until they are embodied.” Michael Hinken talks with Salvatore Scibona about his new novel, The Volunteer.
“Jenoff provides vivid and convincing detail, and the depth of her research is impressive”: Ellen Prentiss Campbell reviews Pam Jenoff’s historical novel centering on a group of female spies sent behind enemy lines during WWII.
“Between those lines I sketched a person. I hope I did her justice.” Carrie Callaghan talks with Kate Lemery about bringing seventeenth-century painter Judith Leyster to life for her debut novel, A Light of Her Own, out now from Amberjack.
“I am not always writing, but I’m always immersed in the world of a book”: Christina Baker Kline chats with Kate Lemery about her award-winning novel A Piece of the World, now out in paperback from HarperCollins.
“To bring the scene vividly alive in your mind and then to transfer that vividness to the reader takes imagination. There’s no way around that. This is why History and Historical Fiction are two separate genres.” John Vanderslice talks to Garry Craig Powell about his new novel, The Last Days of Oscar Wilde.
“Food is a central character in this book because food fulfills a central role in our lives”: Mandy Mikulencak chats with Kate Lemery about historical fiction, getting published, and The Last Suppers, her new book out now from Kensington’s John Scognamiglio imprint.
“My final suggestion is to feel free to ignore all of the above advice or any other ‘shoulds'”: Ann S. Epstein with Danielle LaVaque-Manty on self-teaching, researching historical fiction, and her debut novel, On the Shore.
“The trick is to find the place where emotion sparks action, and action sparks emotion”: Sarah Van Arsdale chats with Natalie Baszile about setting, gender, and her new collection of novellas, In Case of Emergency, Break Glass.
