Jan 21, 2015 | Past Notes
In January and February, SINFUL FOLK author Ned Hayes was invited to appear on a number of radio interviews and author talks across the U.S. The radio book tour ranged from a 2-minute “medieval Valentine’s Day talk” to a 2 hour discussion of...
Jan 19, 2015 | Past Notes, Poetry
my first published poem, appeared in The Mid-American Review Transfiguration Ned Hayes White men’s bodies turn green under the billows of the sea I have been told so; when the young are dragged from the tide their lips have melted into a delicate slash of...
Jan 16, 2015 | On Books, Past Notes
Ariana Franklin is the master of historical suspense, and I love what she did in MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH. My favorite part of the book is her mock-Chaucerian beginning, where she quickly sketches the different characters who are approaching Cambridge after their...
Jan 16, 2015 | On Books, Past Notes
Morality Play, by Barry Unsworth, is a tight taut tale of a troupe of actors in 14th century England who enter a new village and find out about the murder of a local boy. In a twist unusual to their station in the culture and their tenuous place in life, they actually...
Dec 21, 2014 | On Writing, Past Notes
I wanted to thank you for a marvelous year. In 2014, SINFUL FOLK became a #1 Historical Fiction bestseller on Amazon, received a nomination for the Pacific Northwest Bookseller’s Award, has been reviewed by a number of amazing top authors, is featured at great...
Dec 1, 2014 | On Books, Past Notes
Historical Fiction Book Tour REVIEW Book Review by Mirella Patzer This book is definitely making quite a stir in the historical fiction community, and after reading it, I can see why. First, it is a gripping tale about a mute named Mear whose son was one of five young...
