Join me this week to talk Historical Fiction

On Thursday, May 30, I will be part of the “Truth Through Fiction” panel at the Doylestown Historical Society. Along with historical fiction authors, Melissa D. Sullivan (who you might remember if you’ve listen to the most recent Utter Speculation Podcast) and Natalie Zellat Dyen, I will be discussing “How Historical Fiction Excavates the Past to Understand the Present” and I am excited to get into it.

Some of you may recall my debut novel, LADY, a historical fiction novel, will be out this September and my publisher, Mirror World, recently released this summary of what LADY is about.

“In the year 1464, while England recovers from the devastation of the War of the Roses, Baron Alexander FitzRoland is dying in his northern castle. His young wife, Rosalynde, recovering from the stillbirth of her first child, succumbs to despair like a dutiful lady should. When the castle gates are threatened, only Alexander’s reputation as a brutal fighter is enough to frighten off their opportunistic enemy. The proper thing for Lady Rosalynde to do is to pray and submit to devastation. Instead, she puts on her husband’s clothes and rides to the gate disguised as the baron. From there, things only get more complicated as Rosalynde balances on the razor thin line between duty and destiny.”

I am looking forward to finally discussing this novel that has been so close to my heart.

Here’s the details of the event:

The Doylestown Historical Society and Neshaminy: The Bucks County Historical and Literary Journal are proud to present the next lecture in its Abramson Art & Artist series.

From Hillary Mantel to Colson Whitehead to Margaret Atwood, writers have been using recent and distant history to create compelling stories. But why are we so drawn to fictionalized tales of the past? Please join us on May 30 for an exciting discussion with three Bucks County historical fiction writers LC W. Allingham, Natalie Zellat Dyen, and Melissa D. Sullivan, led by Neshaminy Journal Managing Editor William J. Donahue. Prior to the panel, come mingle with the staff of Neshaminy at DHS’s latest exhibit, Neshaminy: The Last Five Years. Drink and light refreshments will be served.

The event will be free and open to the public at the Doylestown Historical Society, 56 S. Main Street Doylestown PA 18901, Thursday, May 30. The exhibit will be open 6 pm – 6:45 pm inside the Magill Schoolhouse, with the discussion in the Barn, adjacent to the beautifully revitalized park between both buildings from 7 pm – 8 pm. A Q&A and meet-and-greet with the writers will follow.

The Abramson Art & Artist Series is a lecture series named in honor of the first publisher of Neshaminy and former President of the Doylestown Historical Society, Stuart Abramson. Neshaminy: The Bucks County Historical and Literary Journal is a co-publication of the Doylestown Historical Society and the Bucks County Writers Workshop.

EVEN IS FREE TO ATTEND, BUT FEEL FREE TO “DONATE AS YOU WISH”