Battle Quote by Margot Livesey

I did projects on Champlain coming up the St. Lawrence River and on Henry Hudson cast adrift in the bay that now bears his…

— Margaret MacMillan

“After 55 years at the bar and a career as a law professor it may seem strange that I wouild write a novel. But…

— F.J. Bowman

I dare you to read a book this weekend! War and Peace? To Kill a Mocking Bird? Catcher in the Rye? The Heart is…

— Madonna Ciccone

In crime fiction, I cut my teeth on early Robert Parker, Elmore Leonard, John D. MacDonald, and Alan Furst. I always loved the writing…

— Nick Petrie

“This is a work of fiction, which, contrary to what any reader paying attention to recent events might assume, I began writing more than…

— Joy Jordan-Lake

The Prohibition era is so vividly depicted in 'Lawless.' John Hillcoat does a remarkable job of rooting his film in such a tangible reality.

— Dane DeHaan

I am re-reading Henry James as a change from history. I began with Daisy Miller, and I've just finished Washington Square. What a brilliant,…

— Antonia Fraser

I read Norman Lock’s The Boy in His Winter with delight and amazement. Styled in the vernacular of a rapidly changing America, it stays…

— David Oshinsky

“It is possible to read too many novels. Henry Tileny, Northanger Abbey”

— Jane Austen

I did a co-authored book not so long ago that was an American historical romance set at the turn of the century. I'm fascinated…

— Janet Evanovich

“Jessica DuLong’s elegantly written "My River Chronicles" brings the past of the Hudson River into the vivid present, and carries forward the craft of…

— Gay Talese

An unforgettable tale of love, lust, faith, betrayal, and redemption. A powerful, mesmerizing suspense novel-a tour de force!

— Judith Kelman