tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post891624933713464888..comments2024-03-28T11:55:25.978-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: LAUREN WILLIG'S GARDEN OF INTRIGUEJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75171788102414978912012-03-16T07:31:17.044-04:002012-03-16T07:31:17.044-04:00Hi - I can't wait to start your series. I lik...Hi - I can't wait to start your series. I like historical and just found Jacqueline Winspear. Even though that is not too long ago the contrasts are interesting. DeeGramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67030109284712263762012-03-15T21:02:04.576-04:002012-03-15T21:02:04.576-04:00Lauren, no I haven't read Judith Merkle Riley&...Lauren, no I haven't read Judith Merkle Riley's "The Master of All Desires" but will now. Thanks for the tip.<br /><br />Staying in The Old Library was plain luck. I'd been assigned beautiful old rooms overlooking the gardens but couldn't access them. The Old Library room was available. Just luck.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39198528359593952912012-03-15T18:50:18.008-04:002012-03-15T18:50:18.008-04:00Guess you can tell I wrote that last comment on my...Guess you can tell I wrote that last comment on my iPad, sigh..xooxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65859917462267658842012-03-15T18:49:00.857-04:002012-03-15T18:49:00.857-04:00Oh Lauren, so great to se you! Like Ro, I was abou...Oh Lauren, so great to se you! Like Ro, I was about to say, oh, I don't usually...and thn I thight- the Todds! Caleb Carr! Stefanie Pintoff! And it made me think--when an "historical" is wonderfully written, the time of the book seems like " now," know what mean?<br /><br />Can't wait to read your book..and thank you so much for being here today! <br /><br />( and I'm at PLA in Philadelphia. And sitting here in my lucky little hot hand is the new Charles Todd -- An Unmarked Grave. Whoo hoo.)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44168428831874445022012-03-15T15:15:50.309-04:002012-03-15T15:15:50.309-04:00Hi, Lauren, I'm so glad you visited JRW today ...Hi, Lauren, I'm so glad you visited JRW today and so pleased to learn about your books. New books to buy!<br /><br />My favorite period is the Victorian, followed by the Edwardian, followed by Classical Rome and Roman Britain. Oh, and of course, Elizabethan and... I'm a fan of historical fiction in general, actually.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45748633527873305942012-03-15T13:07:18.148-04:002012-03-15T13:07:18.148-04:00I am so glad to know wonderful authors who make li...I am so glad to know wonderful authors who make literary time travel easy, to so many fascinating times! <br /><br />Lately I've been fascinated by the story of Huguette Clark, the reclusive heiress who died a year ago at 104 and left $400 million, inherited from her scandalous Copper King father (and one-time US Senator from Montana) Wm Clark -- and lots of intrigue and litigation. So I'd love to visit the late Gilded Age, IF I got to wear Huguette's fabulous Art Deco diamond and emerald bracelets! (Drooling on the monitor as I look at the Christie's auction catalog photos!)Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20147683514347664152012-03-15T12:41:26.573-04:002012-03-15T12:41:26.573-04:00Lauren,
I've read ALL of the Pink Carnation b...Lauren,<br /><br />I've read ALL of the Pink Carnation books, including the Christmas story you did about the -ahem- consummation of Turnip and Arabella's love. (Folks, if you want to see how to do funny AND sensitive AND romantic, with a most unlikely hero, read this.)<br /><br />I'm delighted to see you were pursuing a doctorate in "Tuds and Studs." Like Reine, my favorite era is the 17th century, especially the Civil War and Interregnum. Alas, not a wellspring of popular fiction. I've often thought I'd like to do a mystery series set during the Civil War...just as soon as I can find the time.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60630979426815442662012-03-15T11:50:07.917-04:002012-03-15T11:50:07.917-04:00Hi, Rosemary! I was just on a panel with Charles ...Hi, Rosemary! I was just on a panel with Charles Todd this weekend (hmm, that may be where that comment about historical crime fiction came from....).<br /><br />I do get emails about the historical aspect all the time-- from people who want advice on doing their own research, who want sources to learn more about specific aspects, or who have caught errors (and there are always plenty of those!).Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37654408638104618092012-03-15T11:48:04.674-04:002012-03-15T11:48:04.674-04:00There's a copy of "Imperial Scandal"...There's a copy of "Imperial Scandal" up for grabs on the News page of my website right now! http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2012/03/14/imperial-scandal-give-away/<br /><br />For anyone who hasn't read Tracy's books before, I advise going back and getting a copy of "Vienna Waltz", set at the Congress of Vienna, to read before "Imperial Scandal" comes out-- it's my favorite.Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12218744162910619162012-03-15T11:47:14.298-04:002012-03-15T11:47:14.298-04:00Welcome Lauren - you're a new-to-me author and...Welcome Lauren - you're a new-to-me author and I look forward to going back in time with you! I was about to write that I don't read too much historical fiction, then I remembered Charles Todd, Stefanie Pintoff, Cordelia Frances Biddle and another author whose latest book Gods of Gotham, hits the stores today, Lyndsay Faye.<br />I'm in awe of you folks for all of the research and detail you have to include in your books. Lauren, do you ever get emails about your research?Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73534314674477791672012-03-15T11:33:54.742-04:002012-03-15T11:33:54.742-04:00For all of you Tracy (writing as Teresa) Grant fan...For all of you Tracy (writing as Teresa) Grant fans, I just got to read the ARC of her latest, Imperial Scandal, which comes out on the 27th. Wonderful!! And you've got to admire a writer who tackles the Battle of Waterloo!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75242702243075405302012-03-15T10:39:36.641-04:002012-03-15T10:39:36.641-04:00Thanks so much, Tammy! And, yes, the shower thing...Thanks so much, Tammy! And, yes, the shower thing is really an issue-- or, for me, contact lenses, since I guess we'd get used to the hygiene after a bit, but I'm blind as a bat without my contacts. I remember reading, back in the day, a time travel novel where the heroine winds up back in colonial America with extra contacts and saline solution (they happened to be in her handbag) and thinking, "Really? Yeah, right."Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91022005711573490432012-03-15T10:36:42.155-04:002012-03-15T10:36:42.155-04:00Thanks, Ashley!!Thanks, Ashley!!Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8246430158853730312012-03-15T10:36:26.232-04:002012-03-15T10:36:26.232-04:00I love, love, love Lauren's books. Nice work h...I love, love, love Lauren's books. Nice work having her here, Lauren and Reds!<br /><br />And Lauren, I'm with you on the literary visit to history. I wouldn't do well without a shower.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32050383232538870292012-03-15T10:34:57.138-04:002012-03-15T10:34:57.138-04:00Hi, Kate! I have your books going WAY back, inclu...Hi, Kate! I have your books going WAY back, including a very battered copy of "Echoes and Illusions".<br /><br />It was actually the Tudors who drove me to the 19th century, too-- I was working on a Tudor/Stuart PhD and desperately needed some light entertainment, so I decided to play with Napoleonic spies on the side.<br /><br />And we all know how that turned out.Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30485546432471415102012-03-15T10:31:40.515-04:002012-03-15T10:31:40.515-04:00Lauren,
I'd have to say I love getting lost i...Lauren,<br /><br />I'd have to say I love getting lost in your books so much (as well as Tracy Grant's)that my favorite historical period is around 1800 to 1820. Though of course, I love reading about the Tudors, Plategenets, Victorians, etc.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645081394209630324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4836337326743598772012-03-15T10:31:34.221-04:002012-03-15T10:31:34.221-04:00Regency.. then Edwardian... I love stuff with witt...Regency.. then Edwardian... I love stuff with witty writing and beautiful dresses...girlygirlhoosier52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12253919063849062372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71158729725831741042012-03-15T10:29:56.575-04:002012-03-15T10:29:56.575-04:00Hi, ladies! Thanks so much for having me here tod...Hi, ladies! Thanks so much for having me here today.<br /><br />Reine, have you read Judith Merkle Riley's "The Master of All Desires"? She does a wicked caricature of Catherine de Medici-- hysterically funny and very spot on.<br /><br />I'm so jealous that you spent a summer in Henry VIII's Old Library!Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81867596594887059422012-03-15T09:49:31.038-04:002012-03-15T09:49:31.038-04:00Well unlike Lucy, ALL I read these days is histor...Well unlike Lucy, ALL I read these days is historical fiction (and just straight history). So I am perfect example of your logic - I love to escape to another age. Oddly I usually don't like escaping to fhe future (although I made an exception for The Hunger Games)<br /><br />Your books sound terrific. Can't wait to check them out.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73175301723975283802012-03-15T08:31:12.354-04:002012-03-15T08:31:12.354-04:00So nice to meet you Lauren! Thanks for visiting JR...So nice to meet you Lauren! Thanks for visiting JRW. I think you're on to something with the idea of focusing on the people, rather than the techniques of crime-solving. Maybe that's why I go more for the amateur sleuth side of mystery-writing...<br /><br />I usually don't read historical fiction (except for rhys of course), but these books sound great. And I AM a recent convert to Downton Abby, so maybe I'm mature enough to branch out:)Lucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45671842837813969902012-03-15T08:14:55.107-04:002012-03-15T08:14:55.107-04:00Hey, Lauren. Kathy Lynn Emerson (aka Kate) here. I...Hey, Lauren. Kathy Lynn Emerson (aka Kate) here. I was lucky enough to stumble on the first in Lauren's series when it first came out and have been a fan ever since. Great stuff. I may write about Tudor England, but for my fiction reading I'm especially fond of the early 19th century.Kathy Emersonhttp://kateemersonhistoricals.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91007257460599519372012-03-15T04:54:32.805-04:002012-03-15T04:54:32.805-04:00Lauren, I am meeting so many new-to-me authors her...Lauren, I am meeting so many new-to-me authors here on Jungle Reds! This is wonderful.<br /><br />My favorite historical era is 17th century New England and New France. Love those times. Also enjoy reading historic fiction in the16th century England of Henry VIII and Charles IX of France (especially as influenced by his mum, Catherine de Medici)-- all the church figures of the time and the political and social reactions to religious change.<br /><br />Got a huge lift one summer living in Henry VIII's Old Library at Christ Church College, Oxford. Being in that space moved me to work and feel and do everything I could to understand the religious and church upheaval of that period.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading your books. So glad you were here in Tucson for our humble book fest. Please do come back. Love your TFB pic by the way. You kind of look naked.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.com