37 Thoughts I Had While Watching the #GameofThrones Finale
HERE BE SPOILERS. Don’t read this if you haven’t seen the season six finale of Game of Thrones. Now, let us proceed. These are the thoughts I had while watching the show tonight in roughly sequential...
View Article37 Thoughts I had About TURN: Washington’s Spies, Season 3 Finale
It’s been a great week for season finales of my favorite shows, and since everyone had so much fun with my spoilerific thoughts on Game of Thrones, I thought I’d do it again with TURN. So, without...
View ArticleSpecial Summer of History Giveaway for My Readers!
A couple of things I love to do is introduce my readers to other great books in the genre. So what’s better than having a chance at winning one of my books this summer? How about a chance to win books...
View Article10 Times American Politics Were Worse Than Now
American politics is rough right now. You might’ve lost friends on Facebook. You might’ve lost friends in real life. You might’ve even ended up in a food fight over Thanksgiving dinner with your drunk...
View ArticleThe Original Bad Girl of Western Civilization
Queen Dido. Thanks to a Roman propaganda poet named Virgil, she’s become one of the central mythological figures of the ancient world, a seductress who tried to lure a soldier away from his destiny...
View ArticleGive a Signed Copy of America’s First Daughter for the Holidays and get bonus...
Inspired by some readers who have asked us to inscribe copies of America’s First Daughter as wedding favors, Laura and I came up with what we think is a fun holiday gift idea! You can order a signed...
View ArticleFun #AmericasFirstDaughter Podcast!
We talk historical accuracy, the choices of historians vs. historical fiction authors, all those letters Jefferson wrote, and the graveyard…
View ArticleThe Mother of All Jeffersonian Giveaways
We did it! Readers posted photos of America’s First Daughter from all fifty states. To celebrate, and to thank you, I’m giving away the mother of all Jeffersonian prizes in time for Independence Day,...
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