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Lucia’s Renaissance book launch event
Enjoyable afternoon at an event celebrating my book launch Thanks to all who came out and to Yangsze Choo for mc'ing and asking me questions!
Luther’s wife, Katharina von Bora
Martin Luther’s wife, Katharina von Bora, was once a nun about whom most people knew little. In the months leading up to the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, she has become a major focus for scholars and historical novelists. I’ll mention just a few of the recent...
New interview about Lucia’s Renaissance
Today a new post about the backstory of my novel has gone live on a book blog! Check it out at: http://wayneturmel.com/2017/11/reformation-faith-and-heresy-with-c-l-r-peterson/ The blogger, Wayne Turmel, knows a bit about historical fiction himself, with a new novel,...
500 years ago…
As the world commemorates Martin Luther's posting of his 95 Theses on a church door 500 years ago, it's worth pausing to consider the Reformation's consequences, then and now. A short video focuses especially on how Germany is remembering Luther and the Reformation:...
Who gave us the Reformation?
Who deserves credit or blame for launching the Protestant Reformation? Most people would probably name Martin Luther, but Professor Angus Cameron begs to differ. In a recent article, he argues that Jakob Fugger, a cloth merchant turned banker in Augsburg, fueled the...
BOOK LAUNCH: LUCIA’S RENAISSANCE
I'm delighted to announce that my debut novel, Lucia’s Renaissance, will launch tomorrow, October 24th, as an eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076GKJY2V The paperback version is also now available on Amazon. What does this novel have to do with Martin Luther and the...
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Verona, 1571.
When Caterina welcomes her husband’s brilliant student, Alessandro, into their home, she has no idea how he will heighten the danger her family faces as the Inquisition closes in.
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