Today, most historical novels I hear about concern World War II. This one, The Huntress by Kate Quinn, addresses the exploits of the Night Witches, a group of 80 Russian female pilots who terrorized Germany. They wore uniforms, boots and even underwear cast off by male bomber pilots and flew rickety biplane crop-dusters. Read more […]
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Meet the real Wixumlee
Let me introduce you to the real Wixumlee. Readers often ask how I came up with this unusual name for a character in my second historical novel, Wixumlee Is My Salvation. I say I heard it while working as a magazine editor 15 years ago. So, imagine my surprise when a woman named Wixumlee sent […]
