It’s week four of the “Art in Historical Fiction Interview Series” at the Historical Novel Society. This week’s feature author is Donna Russo Morin of THE KING’S AGENT, an adventurous art quest set during the Italian Renaissance and the rein of François I,King of France. Learn about how the Louvre came into existence and how art was obtained for its worldly collection!
Read on and learn more from this interview chock-full of fascinating details!
As of late, I’ve been interviewing historical fiction authors for the Historical Novel Society. Here are a couple of recent posts:
An Interview with Erika Robuck, about her latest release Fallen Beauty (debuted March 4, 2014). If you love the Jazz Age and eccentric American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay dive into this novel about a small town seamstress, Laura, who finds herself in an unacceptable social society position and forced into the world of the Bohemian poet. There is some exquisite prose in this novel. I recommend it.
An Interview with Deborah Swift, author of A Divided Inheritance. Deborah is a storyteller of the common folks’ struggle and the author of two other novels set in seventeenth-century England. But, A Divided Inheritance early on takes leave of England and transports you to Spain at the height of swordsman duels,craftsmanship, and training. This interview is fascinating and gives insights into behind the scenes of this well-written novel. Recommended.
Note: June 1st at the Historical Novel Society features page begins the “Art in Historical Fiction Interview Series”,where for eight Sundays I will share an author interview that inspired the soon-to-be-published article “The Artist’s Call, The Writer’s Calling”, Historical Novel Review, May 2014. Stay tuned!