by Stephanie Dray | Sep 16, 2011 | For Readers, Fun Stuff, Other Writers
World Without End by Ken Follett My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved this book–even more than I loved The Pillars of the Earth. Considering that the bulk of the book is about plague, church politics, bridge building and the lives of citizens living in medieval...
by Stephanie Dray | Sep 13, 2011 | Fun Stuff, Miscellany, My Works, Song of the Nile
Guess what showed up on my front porch today? The author copies of my next novel, SONG OF THE NILE! I was so excited I had to make a pyramid of them, in keeping with my Egyptian themes. I felt like, for tradition’s sake, I ought to have run out the front door...
by Stephanie Dray | Sep 13, 2011 | Fun Stuff, Miscellany
I wish I could claim to add some original content to this article, but all I can do is link it and tell you how great it is. Caroline Lawrence has a gift for boiling things down to the essential and interesting and I don’t want to lose track of this information,...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 30, 2011 | Fun Stuff
I’m pretty sure I’ve never done anything that was such a waste of time before–especially considering my lack of artistic skill and tools, but one of the things that always creeps me out about Roman statuary is the dead eyes. On the one hand, I prefer...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 22, 2011 | Bad Girls of the Ancient World, Lily of the Nile, My Works, Song of the Nile, Upcoming Events
Stephanie discusses the most vilified women in history and the role mythology played in their image, then and now.
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 15, 2011 | For Writers, Fun Stuff, Historical Fiction Genre, Miscellany, Other Writers
Most novels about Cleopatra focus on the tumultuous events of her adult life–the love affairs, the heart-break, the warfare, and ultimately, her tragic failure. This new novel by historical fiction author Carolyn Meyer zeroes in on Cleopatra’s early life,...
