tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post6502634456454666150..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: New and forthcoming historical novels: intriguing book titlesSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-68219888131842721982015-10-26T09:40:15.176-05:002015-10-26T09:40:15.176-05:00Just one so far - I've read and enjoyed An Inq...Just one so far - I've read and enjoyed An Inquiry Into Love and Death. Very creepy and atmospheric. Her books have great covers.<br /><br />Thanks, glad you like these posts!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-18151134705553358152015-10-25T21:44:33.560-05:002015-10-25T21:44:33.560-05:00Always love your different themed posts on new rel...Always love your different themed posts on new releases. Looking for to CW Gortner's new one. He writes with such feeling, since reading The Last Queen it took me so long to warm up to King Ferdinand again. <br /><br />Have you read Simone St. James previous books? She is one that I keep meaning to try. Interesting covers.Margaret @ JustOneMoreChapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153914505627796591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-86650901016362073162015-10-21T21:19:50.508-05:002015-10-21T21:19:50.508-05:00I agree, that would be an interesting study! I...I agree, that would be an interesting study! I've also got access to a database that provides authors' (or agents') original titles for their books, which would make a good topic for a future post.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-38074574917297893272015-10-21T19:07:03.857-05:002015-10-21T19:07:03.857-05:00It would be an interesting study to look at title ...It would be an interesting study to look at title trends over the years. Mostly editors' choices I guess, so THEY are looking at the trends too!Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-67737930082100027562015-10-20T11:44:48.145-05:002015-10-20T11:44:48.145-05:00Totally agree with you there.Totally agree with you there.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-82047396949483409032015-10-20T11:43:36.616-05:002015-10-20T11:43:36.616-05:00I agree, Guernsey is a memorable title and book. ...I agree, Guernsey is a memorable title and book. I loved it. The other two you mentioned are also great choices for titles. Both make me curious about what the books are about.<br /><br />So many historical novel titles today seem like they're drawn from a formula, one designed to pull female readers in from the get-go, so when titles are more unique, they stand out. These days, I wonder if a publisher could get away with using an evocative but non-specific title like "Gone with the Wind" for a book. More likely, that memorable title would have been discarded in favor of one that's more feminine-sounding, like "Daughter of Tara." :)Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-49482469169459148742015-10-20T11:21:04.505-05:002015-10-20T11:21:04.505-05:00The Feldman book seems perfectly timed given the c...The Feldman book seems perfectly timed given the current attacks in Texas and D.C. on Planned Parenthood.<br /><br />More power to her.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlstory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-35458181152734760982015-10-19T18:31:04.611-05:002015-10-19T18:31:04.611-05:00You asked about memorable titles - high on the lis...You asked about memorable titles - high on the list is "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Shaffer & Barrows, also a middle grade story of a Pennsylvania community set up as a refuge for Marie Antoinette, "Waiting for the Queen," by Higgins, and also "Bath Tangle" by Heyer. I really enjoyed all three stories, different as they are.Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-17790928944126892922015-10-19T18:00:25.909-05:002015-10-19T18:00:25.909-05:00I'm looking forward to his take on Lucrezia Bo...I'm looking forward to his take on Lucrezia Borgia. My favorite of his, though, is the recent novel about Coco Chanel.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-57102213546820872312015-10-19T14:21:30.871-05:002015-10-19T14:21:30.871-05:00There are some very intriguing books on that list....There are some very intriguing books on that list. I'm looking forward to The Vatican Princess as I recently read my first C.W. Gortner book, The Last Queen, and loved it.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-13649426423124150652015-10-19T13:33:29.910-05:002015-10-19T13:33:29.910-05:00I agree - York is a marvelous city to visit, and I...I agree - York is a marvelous city to visit, and I enjoy seeing medieval novels set outside London.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-71504435831688302562015-10-19T11:55:41.560-05:002015-10-19T11:55:41.560-05:00Good looking list. The Service of the Dead stands ...Good looking list. The Service of the Dead stands out to me. I adore that time period, and the whole young widow/guest house thing is enticing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com