Posts by Pamela
A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time: An Interview with Paula Tarnapol Whitacre
It was inevitable that Paula Whitacre and I would meet, virtually if not in real life.* We’ve spent the last few years wading in the same pool: historical non-fiction about women anchored in Alexandria, Virginia during the American Civil War. A small place, a narrow time frame, a world in transition, a million stories. Paula’s…
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In which I return to the question of history podcasts
Two years and two weeks ago I raised the question of history podcasts here on the Margins. At that point, I had not yet found the history podcast of my dreams. I promised to report back when I found a few history podcast that I enjoy. I must admit, I’m in much the same place…
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Guest Post: The Plague Village of Eyam: A Story of Courage and Self-Sacrifice
Lisa Manterfield and I have been following each other around the internet for a long time now. She’s a novelist with an appealing “voice”, an eye (or perhaps an ear?) for an intriguing concept, and the story-telling chops to pull them off. (The magic is in the storytelling, not the idea.) Her newest novel, The…
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