Why It’s Worth Reading Author’s Notes (If They Exist)

Dear Amanda, Recently, I sent you a link to Vanessa Riley’s “Female-centered historical novels are dogged by questions of accuracy. Hence the author’s note,” published by the Washington Post. If the title wasn’t self-explanatory enough, the piece is about history – who gets to define it, who gets to write about it. More than that,

Were There LGBT+ People in 19th Century England?

Again, yes. But let’s explore the details. Dear Amanda, For today’s post, I thought I’d talk about something a little thematic. LGBT+ romances are getting more and more attention these days, and while there are plenty of contemporaries to choose from, queer historical romance could use an EKG. Don’t get me wrong, there are some