Margaret and I have books coming out within days of each other and are having a joint Zoom launch party! On September 21, at 7pm Eastern.

Author and Smith College professor of literature Naomi Miller and I geek out about historical research, women authors of the past, and the magic of writing historical fiction! You can get her lovely book

I had a great conversation with my friend and superb author, Mitchell James Kaplan, about his book Rhapsody, which explores the relationship of musician...

Such a fascinating discussion with Margaret about her lovely book, Finding Napoleon, published by She Writes Press earlier this month! It's about Nap...

I was delighted to talk to Mary about her gorgeous book, Revelations, a biographical historical novel about the 15th century English mystic, Margery Kempe. I was captivated from page 1—following Margery's brushes with religious pe...

For all those who read and loved the first two books in the Emma of Normandy Trilogy—...

I had a great chat with Erika Robuck about her fabulous new book. We talked a little while ago, but I've been having computer issues (waiting for my laptop to come back from having a new battery installed, grrrr) so I just finally got to edit t...

I had a really wonderful chat with two of my favorite historical novelists! Anne Easter Smith, most recently author of This Son of York, alo...

A truly eye-opening interview with this smart, generous author! Lauren is a joy to talk to, and a writer whose work should be on everyone's historical novel reading list. You can purchase

Hello historical fiction fans! In this episode, I make a few feeble attempts to explain why I haven't published a podcast since December 17, and I talk about the four interviews I have coming up! I promised I'd include links to ord...

It was a joy to talk about so many things with New York Times bestselling author, Tasha Alexander! I think we covered just about everything... Education, history, research, oh—and writing. I hope you all enjoy this podcast, which was interrupte...

I had a great chat with publisher Linda Cardillo of Bellastoria Press. Full disclosure: Bellastoria published the first two volumes of my Orphans of Tolosa Trilogy and will be publishing the third and ...

In which I talk about just a few of the books I'm looking forward to in 2021, including:Band of Sisters, by Lauren Willig

In this brief pre-Thanksgiving podcast, I talk a little about book coaching—my other life outside of being a historical novelist. I promised links to my coaching Web site: https://susannedunlapedits.com<...

Ellen Meeropol's gorgeous novel is a must read—even if I'm still skeptical that the 1960s qualify as historical fiction! A story of sibling love and tensions set against a backdrop of protests of the Vietnam war. We had a great conversa...

In which I ponder many things: the state of the world, reading and writing historical fiction, reviews, book coaching, and more. It's a short one.

It amazes me how much I learn every time I talk to another author. Stephanie was so generous and lively, and I'm now completely smitten with all of the heroines in her forthcoming novel, The Women of Chateau Lafayette, which will ...

This was a pure delight, to talk about research stories, methods, organization, and more, with three wonderful historical novelists. Joining me are Jacqueline Sheehan,

Such a fun conversation with Jeri Westerson about her new Steampunk historical mystery/fantasy/adventure! Lots of imaginative characters, a hint of romance, and a liberal sprinkling of magic, all set in a fictional Victorian London. The book co...

In which we talk about research, the 17th century, the 16th century, falconry, the Napoleonic era, research, beta readers, the Internet—and what we failed in primary school. Sandra Gulland is her usual lovely, generous self in this conversation...

A first for me—interviewing an author on the other side of the world! Australian author Meg Keneally got up at sparrow fart (5:45am her time) to talk to me about her fabulous novel, Fled. It's totally engrossing and exciting,...

Tracy and I had a terrific conversation about the nature of writing series, and what ways it can be easier and harder at the same time. Her Fraser-Rannock historical mystery series is 19 volumes long! And she just keeps going with this smart, w...

Listen in while C.W. Gortner and I talk about his latest book, about the fascinating, larger-than-life Sarah Bernhardt. There have been so many great reviews, but I particularly loved this one: “A literal drama queen, the historical Bernhardt p...

A fabulous conversation about research, writing craft, and her latest book, The Exiles—an instant New York Times Bestseller—with Christina Baker Kline. According to Library Journal, The Exiles is "Both uplifting and heartbreak...