Getting to Know You

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Name Lisa
Where you're from Connecticut
Where you live now Connecticut
Birthday 10/13
Family Just me, my mom and dad
Job Health insurance
Hobbies Knit/Crochet, movies, music and lots o' tv.
Favorite
Book Return of the Native
Movie Thunderheart
Song Brandy
Food Chicken
Smell Autumn air
Sport Baseball (YANKEES!!!!)
Any websites you want to share If I'm not on here checking out books, I'm on livejournal, facebook or ravelry.
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) I just love reading. I go through periods where I read all the time to where I don't read at all but historical fiction is always one of my top picks.

[PaNdORa (gökçe)]

I think I should print my id cart to front page :)I am gökçe from turkey as I am a new member of this group ,may you add me as a friend? I hate spanach and leek :(I remember my mom used to get me eat these food by force.Dont want to remember those days.I like reading book and buying pens I dont understand what is my obsession about pens cuz I didnt have class in which we have to write so all pencils were ruined:)))

[Sara W]

Welcome to the group gokce!

[PaNdORa (gökçe)]

thank u sara

[Kelly]

Name: Kelly
Where you're from: Clawson, Michigan
Where you live: Lapeer, Michigan
Birthday: 7/17/1984
Family: Engaged with a 3 year old son
Job: Stay at home mom
Hobbies: READING! I read a ton of books. I like to cook and do some crafts.
Favortie Book: Gone With the Wind
Movie: Dirty Dancing
Song: November Rain - Guns N Roses
Food: Anything Italian
Smell: Food cooking! MMMM I love the smell of my grandparents cottage at the lake.
How you became interested in historical fiction: My sister gave me a copy of The Other Boleyn Girl that I loved, so I started grabbing everything that I could on Henry VIII at my library. I eventually read every book written by Philippa Gregoryand my love of European Royalty and anything Historical, whether it be fiction or non-fiction, just snowballed from there.

[Aly]

Name: Aly
Where you're from: Anaconda, MT
Where you live now: Bozeman, MT
Birthday: 10/24/1985
Family: my fiance and our love fern LOL
Job: Still working on that one....
Hobbies: Reading of course! Playing on photoshop, taking pictures, finding historical dresses for my two dolls (I know I'm too "old" for dolls, but c'mon! I'm still a little girl at heart!)
Favorite:
Book: OOF... This is really tough. To name a few: The Sunne in Splendour, The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers, and the Harry Potter series
Movie: The Graduate
Song: Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums by A Perfect Circle
Food: Potatoes in any variety
Smell: Acqua di gio
Sport: Figure Skating and Hockey!!
Any websites you want to share:
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): My mom bought me a Civil War series when I was a little girl and I was hooked on historical fiction from then on. I rediscovered HF after watching TOBG and then reading it. I fell in love with Henry VIII and couldn't stop reading about him, although now my tastes are more in the non fiction realm when it concerns him. Sharon Kay Penman introduced me to Richard III and I've been interested about him and his family ever since as well. It's safe to say that if it involves a British Royal family, I will read it. And since all the royal families are connected, I enjoy reading about how they are all related and such.
Whew... I'm long winded today!!

[Aly]

Alisa wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Alisa Libby and I've been lurking on the fringes of the European Royalty group for some time now. Thanks to you my reading list has probably doubled, but sadly I'm not go..."

Alisa, I have to say that your book, The King's Rose, was one of the best I have read about Katherine Howard. I read it at the beginning of the year (you had a giveaway and I was one of the winners, so again, THANK YOU!!). I can't wait to read Blood Confession!

[Kimberly]

Name: Kimberly
Where you're from: a tiny town in Washington State (only a couple hours south of Forks for any Twilight fans out there, LOL)
Where you live now: Portland, Oregon
Birthday: New Year's Day
Family: a husband, a daughter (toddler), a fish named Hobbes (after Calvin & Hobbes), and a Bernese Mountain Dog named Bella
Job: work PT for an animation studio
Hobbies: reading and shopping for books (a given), drawing/art, baking, gardening, hiking, and traveling (Italy being my favorite)
Favorite:
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird, Queen of Camelot, The Little Prince (only the Kathleen Woods translation), Outlander (the whole series), and Redeeming Love just to name a few
Movie: The Wizard of Oz
Song: too many to name!
Food: anything Italian, especially caprese, gelato, and gnocchi
Smell: the forest, the beach, plumerias in Hawaii, cookies or pie in the oven
Sport: I watch Boise Broncos football with the husband but that's it
Any websites you want to share: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ I recently found this site and to be helpful for getting a comprehensive list of the books an author has written (and which order books come in a series)
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): I've been reading HF for quite a while, but I didn't really realize it was my favorite genre until joining Goodreads. Looking back at all the books I'd read, I realized that a lot of them were HF and those ones were my favorite :-)

[annie]

Name: Annie
Where you're from: Saskatchewan, Canada
Where you live now: Saskatchewan, Canada
Birthday: July 28th
Family: 2 parents (still married), 2 older sisters
Job: I work for my city
Hobbies: Reading, writing, badminton
Favorite:
Book: Harry Potter 1 - 7
Movie: The Little Mermaid
Song: Compliment - Collective Soul
Food: scalloped potatoes
Smell: freshly cut grass
Sport: football to watch, badminton to play
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): I was given a book called 'Elizabeth: The Tudor Rose' (part of The Royal Diaries series) when I was 9 years old because I had become obsessed with reading. I instantly fell in love with the Tudors and with royalty itself. I promptly convinced my parents to buy me almost the rest of all of the Royal Diaries, and I still have them all!

[annie]

Aly wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Alisa Libby and I've been lurking on the fringes of the European Royalty group for some time now. Thanks to you my reading list has probably doubled, but sa..."

I am reading The King's Rose right now! SO GOOD!

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this group, so here's a little bit of information about me...

Name: Sharon
Where you're from: Ohio
Where you live now: Ohio
Birthday: June
Family: I share my home with my daughter, 2 granddaughters, a dog and 6 cats
Job: Administrative assistant in the sales department of a foodservice equipment manufacturer
Hobbies: Reading, buying books, listening to music, cooking
Favorite:
Book - Gone With the Wind
Movie - Gone With the Wind
Smell - pine trees after it rains
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): I've always been fascinated by history, and enjoy it both in fiction and non-fiction.

I love history, especially about European royals! I am fascinated by the Plantagenets, the Tudors, the Romanovs, and Queen Victoria (including her children and grandchildren). Some of my favorite historical fiction writers include Sharon Kay Penman, Georgette Heyer, and Margaret Campbell Barnes. I am currently reading George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War Iby Miranda Carter (non-fiction).

Looking forward to reading with this group!

[Sara W]

Sharon wrote: "Hi everyone,

I'm new to this group, so here's a little bit of information about me...

Name: Sharon
Where you're from: Ohio
Where you live now: Ohio
Birthday: June
Family: I share my home with..."

Welcome Sharon (and other newbies)! Sorry for a delayed reply - I just got back from vacation and didn't have reliable internet access, so I'm slowly catching up with all the threads.

[[deleted user]]

Sara W wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Hi everyone,

I'm new to this group, so here's a little bit of information about me...

Name: Sharon
Where you're from: Ohio
Where you live now: Ohio
Birthday: June
Family..."

Thanks for the welcome, Sara W!

[Gayle]

Name: Gayle
Where you're from: Barnum, MN
Where you live now: Rochester, MN
Birthday: November 19
Family: hubby of almost 24 years and 2 daughters, older one engaged to be married next August (2011)
Job: Library technical services
Hobbies: crochet, needle tatting, lucet work, counted cross-stitch, reading
Favorite:
Book: way too many to mention!
Movie: again, way too many to mention! but "Excalibur" always comes to mind
Song: no one favorite song, favorite bands Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, etc........80's hair bands
Food: Chicken, strawberries
Smell: fresh baked bread, coffee
Sport: I love to watch MN Wild hockey!
Any websites you want to share: SCA.org and Northshield.org
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): I've been reading historical fiction since I was a kid......started with the Kent Family Chronicles in the 70's and just grew from there. We also do medieval re-enactment, so we do LOTS of research and reading. :)

[Sara W]

Just bringing this thread up again since it kind of got buried (plus it brings up all the "other discussions" threads on the home page)!

[Krystal]

Sara W said: Just bringing this thread up again since it kind of got buried (plus it brings up all the "other discussions" threads on the home page)! I agree I didn't see this thread until I was on the homepage under discussions.



Name:Krystal
Where you're from:Canada
Where you live now:Ontario
Birthday:July 16
Family:Mom,Dad,one granma,aunts,uncles and cousins
Job:student
Hobbies:reading,singing,dancing,playing on the computer
Favorite:
Book: by Lisa Grekul
Movie:
Song:way too many to name
Food:pizza,chocolate,uh just too many again
Smell:mint
Sport:soccer and gymanstics
Any websites you want to share: http://www.hexrpg.com/
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) I can't even remember now. but I started off with reading the Dear Canada series and then in highschool my library had so many historical fiction books that it was all i ever read i never tried venturing out of any thing else. i did finally read other books but i just stuck with historical fiction or non-fiction and biographies.

[Therissa]

Name Therissa
Where you're from Virginia
Where you live now New York
Birthday March 25
Family Just me only child
Job
Hobbies reading, writing, attempting to draw
Favorite:
Book I have way too many
Movie Way too many but at the moment it is Memoirs of a Geisha
Song Right now it is Darkshines by Muse
Food Chicken and Dumplings
Smell Flowers
Sport Football and Baseball
Any websites you want to share:
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) I was a history major in college and I have always loved historical fiction and non and European Royalty has always fascinated me.

[Brett]

Name: Brett
Where you're from: Alabama
Where you live now : Alabama
Birthday: 02/02/1988
Family : Only Child, Engaged getting married June 2 2012
Job :Full time Graduate student: School Counseling
Hobbies: reading of course, traveling-been to several countries, history is a hobby right?
Favorite:
Book: Too many to name! Love fiction history, biographies on Monarchs and US Presidents. Also a favorite fiction author is James Patterson
Movie: Also too many. Comedy and Horrors are my fav kinds.
Song: Country Music and Hip/Hop. I suck at picking favorites!
Food: Spaghetti and Chicken Fingers!
Smell: After a rain
Sport: College Football. Roll Tide!
Any websites you want to share: http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): I have a bachelors in History!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

History is certainly a hobby as far as I'm concerned! (I was a grad student in it before I had a stroke, and still read a lot of it for fun.)

[Sophie]

Hi All, I am new and thought it proper to introduce myself :)

Name: Sophie
Where you're from: Ohio
Where you live now: Virginia
Birthday February
Family: husband, three children, two cats
Job: a former lawyer reincarnated as a writer of historical fiction
Hobbies: no hobbies for me unless I meet my deadlines, but I do have a glass studio where I create one-of-a-kind glass beads. I also like to read, travel and cook.
Favorite Book: I could never pick just one and my favorite tends to shift with my mood but I can’t live without my Jane Austen: The Complete Novels (the ultimate comfort food—I turn to Jane in times of stress) or my set of Alexandre Dumas’s writings (when I am in the mood for a swashbuckling treat).
Movie: The Piano
Song: I like a wide variety of music -- everything from old new-wave to classical and opera.
Food: pretty much anything with cheese or chocolate as a major ingredient.
Smell: the woods
Sport: I like to watch my kids participate in whatever they chose to – currently that means skating, fencing and ballroom dancing. I have no interest in professional sports of any kind.
Any websites you want to share: my own author site is www.sophieperinot.com under my “for readers” tab I have a page with links for history lovers that I adore. I have even more history and historical-fiction related links at my blog.
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): I come from a family of history nuts. My sister is a professor of history. My husband and I both majored in history undergrad. We are the kind of family that discusses history at the dinner table. I’ve been reading historical fiction (including the grandfathers of the genre Sir Walter Scott and Alexandre Dumas, père) since childhood. So when I decided to give my dream of writing a chance to come true, historical fiction was an obvious starting point.

Pleased to meet everyone!

[Therissa]

Hello!

Sophie wrote: "Hi All, I am new and thought it proper to introduce myself :)

Name: Sophie
Where you're from: Ohio
Where you live now: Virginia
Birthday February
Family: husband, three children, two cats
J..."

[Kelly]

Hi everyone!!

Name: Kelly
Where you're from : Texas
Where you live now : Austin, TX
Birthday : June 4
Hobbies : READING, cooking/baking, going to the lake
Favorite:
Book : Courtesan by Diane Haegar
Movie : Gone With the Wind
Song : it changes weekly!
Food : Mexican food!
Smell : clean laundry, a clean fresh house
Sport : i dont have a favorite sport, but i do enjoy going to footbal/basketball games
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) : I became interested when my mom bought The Other Boleyn Girl for me to read. Every since i read that book about 5 years ago, i have only read historical fiction! I also read some non-fiction but i tend to get lost or bored and it takes me a while to get through them.

[Destiny]

Name: Destiny
Where you're from : NJ
Where you live now : PA
Birthday : June 3
Hobbies : Reading and racing and baking
Book : I married a dead man by cornell woolrich/six wives of henry viii by alison weir
Movie : Labyrinth
Song : changes
Food : Seafood
Smell : candles
Sport : swimming
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) : My teacher in 6th grade though I was very smart and told me when I was older to read the six wives of henry viii by alison weir, i read it that summer. before that i read the royal diaries and was hooked ever since.

[Lisa]

Name Lisa Beth
Where you're from Southern Ontario
Where you live now Halifax NS
Birthday Jan 4/80
Family Single, and love it!
Job Quality Control for Road construction
Hobbies Reading, traveling,
Favorite Book A Tree grows in Brooklyn
Movie Chicago
Food sushi
Smell lilacs
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) I started reading WWII history in public school and branched out from there. Im more of a fan of non fiction, but do read some HF.

[Kirsten]

Name: Kirsten
Where you're from: Central Ontario (aka north of Toronto)
Where you live now: Southern Ontario (aka south of Toronto)
Birthday: March 21st
Family: Mum and Dad, I'm an only child as are all my first cousins. (boys only on Dad's side, girls only on Mum's)
Job: Student (Post-grad college)
Hobbies: genealogy, choral singing, collecting Cabbage Patch Kids and reading (obviously)
Favorite:
Book: (though there are soo many I like)
Movie: Chocolat (or anything else with Judi Dench in it)
Song: Take a Chance on Me by ABBA
Food: Perogies & Sour Cream
Smell: fresh/unscented air
Sport: to play: volleyball, to watch: tennis
Any websites you want to share: http://youtube.com/kielianne
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) I read a series of books by Carolyn Meyer when I was younger and fell in love with the genre.

[KOMET]

Name: KOMET
Where you're from: Michigan
Where you live now: Middle Atlantic Region U.S.A.
Birthday: November 18th, 1964
Family: Mom and Dad, 2 brothers & 2 sisters
Job: Business analyst
Hobbies: reading, travelling, languages, aviation, movies, photography, music, sports (baseball)

Favorite book: I have no one favorite, but several favorites, such as

a) Lincoln by Gore Vidal
b) The Angry Tide by Winston Graham

c) Burden of Desire by Robert MacNeil

d) The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat

e) A Little Love by C.C. Medina

Movie(s): Day of the Jackal, Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon, Lawrence of Arabia, La Grande Illusion, Casablanca, Syriana

Song: LOVELIGHT - Yutaka Yokokura & Patti Austin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WFkhT...

Food: My turkey spaghetti (delicious!!!)
Smell: Jasmine
Sport: Baseball (GO TIGERS!!!)
Any websites you want to share: http://fantasticfiction.co.uk

How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) - I suppose because I've always been fascinated with History (from grade school) and a voracious reader that historical fiction was a perfect fit for me.

[Kim]

Hi there, my name is Kim
Orig. from: Jackson, Miss.(born in New Orleans)
In Baton Rouge, La now
Birthday: Nov.20
Family: Single, but live with Mom, Dad, and dog;I also have a sister and brother-in-law
Hobbies: reading

[Samantha]

Hello everyone, my name is Samantha. I live in Michigan with my husband and 3 kids. My time not reading is mostly spent on various church and school activities. I also enjoy travelling - camping or a fancy resort - scrapbooking, home improvement and am a part time realtor.

Favorite:
Book - Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
Movie - Not a huge fan of movies, but something funny is nice now and then.
Song - Can't pick one song, but my current favorite artists are Tenth Avenue North and Mercy Me
Food - Italian, with wine and a yummy dessert ;-)
Smell - baked goods
Sport - does laying on the beach with a book count as a sport?
Any websites you want to share:
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) - I have always enjoyed history and felt that it is more interesting than most fiction. I am especially interested in English history because my mom was born there and I am hoping to visit in the next couple of years.

[Sabrina]

How fun . . I've been in this group for a bit, but have not done this yet.

Name - Sabrina
Where you live now - CT
Birthday - July 6th
Family - Husband, 3 boys and baby #4 on the way
Job - Credit Analyst
Hobbies - aside from reading ;-), exercising & playing with my boys
Favorite:
Book - Pride and Prejudice
Movie - Weekend at Bernie's & Gladiator
Song - Already Gone, Kelly Clarkson
Food - Nachos
Smell - cut grass & a baby after a bath
Sport - beach volleyball & hockey - although my boys keep me in all of them ;-)
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) HF & Non is fairly new to me. I became a fan after reading the Greatest Knight and haven't stopped since.

[Kim]

Had to sign out early so let me continue:
Favorite book: Not any one but I love history:D!
Movie: Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and Great Outdoors
Song: A huge Rush fan
Food: ethnic
Smell: flowers
Sport: sometimes I like to watch individual sports
(gymnastics, swimming) (not into team sports)
I got into historical fiction through reading about the Arthurian legends as a child, progressed into medieval, and now like just about anything from Rome to World War II

[~Brandy~]

Name~ Brandy
Where you're from~ Oklahoma
Where you live now~Oklahoma (it can be boring here, but sometimes boring is good)
Birthday~ 12/16/1985
Family~ Mother who lives down the street, Rocco the chihuahua, Yum Yum the pomeranian, and Willow the shelter kitty
Job
Hobbies
Favorite:
Book
Movie
Song
Food
Smell
Sport
Any websites you want to share:
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!)

[~Brandy~]

My lack of computer skills shames me. I accidentily posted before I was done. So, let me continue...

Job~ Lab Technician in a hospital
Hobbies~ Reading, cooking, television
Favorite~ I cannot pick one favorite, it depend on the genre. I grew up with Harry Potter and still love him to this day. There are too many choices for HF. I really like Pope Joan by DWC.
Movie~ Hmmm, I could always watch Harry Potter...
Food~ Mexican all the way
Smell~ My grandmothers perfume. I have no idea what it is but I love it and am always reminded of her.
Sport~ LOL, yeah right!
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!)~ It all started with The Other Boleyn Girl. I have since then read my way through some of the best authors of our day and days past. I really like anything to do with ancient egypt and rome. I would like to see more books about Hatshepsut. Maybe we should petition Michelle Moran. I really enjoyed her novels. Hopefully I did not bore you!

[Hannah]

Name: Anna-Cosette
Favourite Book: Plain Kate by Erin Bow
Favourite Song: Any song from Les Miserables
Favourite Food: Pasta and Cheesecake
Favourite Sport: Dance (Modern, Highland, Ballet)

I love reading, singing, dancing, being with friends, music, history and writing.
I hope to one day be a published author.
I'd really like if someone read the story I posted here on Goodreads.
When I was three my family had a book on the Titanic, and I loved looking at the book and making stories up about the people in the pictures... I've really just always loved history. Everything about it fascinates me. I often say I was born in the wrong century. I'd love to live in the early 1900s, or even 1800s.
Historical fiction I like because, even though it's not real (except for the history... You get what I mean) it's still giving facts about life then.

[Sara W]

Brandy wrote: "My lack of computer skills shames me. I accidentily posted before I was done. So, let me continue...

Job~ Lab Technician in a hospital
Hobbies~ Reading, cooking, television
Favorite~ I cannot pi..."

Lol, no, not boring! :) It's fun getting to know more about the people in this group, and it's great seeing this thread active again!

[mckinze]

Hello! I signed up for Goodreads a few years ago but am only now using it. Living overseas, I've had to read whatever English books I can get my hands on, so I like the ability to track what I've read and see what else I'd like. I'm also really happy to have found this group - I've already gotten some great recommendations from it! Excited to participate in future group reads, too.

Name: McKinze
Where you're from: Iowa
Where you live now: Akhaltsikhe, Georgia (the country beneath Russia, not the state)
Birthday: December 9th, 1983
Family: Sean (husband), cats (Winston and Lola, both currently living happily in America)
Job: Peace Corps volunteer
Hobbies: Reading (obviously!), baking, yoga
Favorite:
Book: Gone With The Wind, although that's a tough one to answer!
Food: Sushi, which I sadly can't get here and miss terribly
Smell: Freshly cut grass
Sport: American football, tennis, gymnastics
Any websites you want to share: My husband and I write a blog together, if anyone is interested: www.seanandmckinze.com

How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): Like many people here, I was given a copy of The Other Boleyn Girl. After reading I just had to find out what really happened, and it's gone from there. I've been reading mostly non-fiction lately but I am excited to read some fiction soon as well.

[Christina]

Name: Christina
Where you're from: Buckeye, AZ
Where you live now: Scottsdale, AZ
Birthday: Jan 8th
Family: Grandparents and mom.... wants a dog or cat
Job: bank teller
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, cooking, baking, Disney, reading
Favorite:
Book: Pride and Prejudice and the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peter
Movie: hard to answer but I enjoy Disney, classic musicals, and Bollywood
Song: can't really answer this, but my favorite artists are Kylie Minogue, Fleetwood Mac, Flogging Molly
Food: um, I love to cook so I am always trying something new. Right now I am really into pastas
Smell: Rain
Sport: baseball and soccer
Any websites you want to share:
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): started reading a lot of history in high school, and then anything I could get my hands on in the periods I enjoyed most which were medieval, renaissance, Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt

[Alicia]

Name- Alicia
Where you're from- MT
Where you live now- GA
Birthday- Dec. 1st
Family- husband and two young boys
Job- SAHM
Hobbies- reading, writing, scrapbooking, cooking, baking
Favorite:
Book- Harry Potter :)
Movie-
Song-
Food- cheesecake
Smell- citrus
Sport- horseback riding
Any websites you want to share:
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!)- Since I was very young I've been fascinated with history and how people used to live. I especially love the medieval period.

[Jessica]

Hello Everyone :)
Name: Jessica
Where you're from: Hamilton,Ontario
Where you live now: Hamilton, Ontario
Birthday:Feb 23
Family: Husband, Son (9) & Daughter (11) and 2 Labradors
Job: Manager
Hobbies: Reading, Hiking, Museums,
Favorite:
Book- The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Movie- Giant, Gone with the Wind, Memoirs of a Geisha
Song- Crash into Me
Food- Cashew chicken stir fry
Smell- caramel and cinnamon
Sport- Hockey

How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) My grandfather (who was like a second father to me) grew up in the UK and was a history major. We used to stay up nights and discuss our opinions on history and monarchy over a cup of tea. It was through him that my love of history began and now that he is gone I feel a connection with him every time I open a history book.

[Chantal E. R. H.]

Name: Chantal
Where you're from: NYC, NY
Where you live now: Medford, MA
Birthday: May 6, 1982
Family: I live with my husband.
Job: I sell vintage postcards and stamps on etsy.
Hobbies: Reading fiction and non-fiction, collecting vintage postcards and stamps, watching movies, baths (I love baths)
Favorite:
Book: I don't have favorite books, but my favorite authors are Marguerite Duras, Emile Zola and Alexandre Dumas.
Movie: I don't have favorite movies, but my favorite actress is Isabelle Adjani and my favorite actor is Jack Nicholson.
Song: I don't have one favorite song or band! Way too many to list.
Food: Cheese and Olives.
Smell: Lavender, Citrus, Ginger
Sport: I like watching Basketball.
Any websites you want to share: My shop on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shops/agnesofbohemia
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): I read A Crown in Darkness by Margaret Mullally as a little kid and I loved it. It got me into Lady Jane Grey. From there, my love of historical fiction was born (at least it's the first historical fiction book I read that I remember leaving a big impact on me). I don't remember how I got into historical non-fiction. Possibly from that book as well?

[Sherry]

Hi, all! I'm excited to have found this group here. I'm the author of Four Sisters, All Queens, about FOUR European queens -- of France, England, Germany, and Sicily -- in the 13th century, all daughters of Beatrice of Savoy, the Countess of Provence. My e-novella prequel, White Heart, tells the story of Blanche de Castille, the formidable White Queen of France and mother to King Louis IX, Saint Louis.


Name: Sherry Jones
Where you're from: North Carolina
Where you live now: Spokane, Washington
Birthday: Sept. 9, 1961
Family: Daughter Mariah, age 19; POSSLQ Robert Spittal, Gonzaga U. music professor and award-winning classical composer
Job: Author
Hobbies: classical piano, cooking, French, traveling, reading, taking long walks
Favorite:
Book: WOLF HALL (to me, the sequel just isn't as good)
Movie: Jean de Florette
Song: Stars Fell on Alabama
Food: Pasta
Smell: Lilies
Sport: Couch surfing ;)
Any websites you want to share: www.authorsherryjones.com
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): I discovered A'isha, youngest wife of the Prophet Muhammad, and HAD to write about her. The rest is historical fiction, haha!

[Jennifer]

Name: Jennifer
Where you're from. Born in Dallas, raised in Ohio, GREW UP in Florida.
Where you live now: Gainesville, Florida
Birthday April 13, 1964.
Family: me, my husband, and a very spoiled cat!
Job: administrator in the local 9-1-1 center
Hobbies reading, cooking, needlecraft
Favorite:
Book: too many to list
Movie: Shakespeare In Love
Song
Food: chocolate!
Smell: roses. Or apple pie spice. Or fresh coffee.
Sport: football
Any websites you want to share:
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!): read Francis Parkinson Keyes as a kid.

[Kathleen]

Name: Kathleen
Where from: Southern New Jersey, same town all my life
Live Now: Northeast North Carolina
Birthday: July 25, 1945
Family: husband ( here in NC) 4 grown children and 6 grandchildren in NJ (frequent trips)
Job: retired Social Worker/College Adjunct Prof. State of NJ, horse breeder, semi retired. Artwork on Etsy.
Hobbies: Genetic Genealogy, reading, artwork (oil pastel,acrylic, water color) paintings.
Favorite book: right now medieval and pre-Norman Conquest. My genetic genealogy has proven my maternal line back to the Norman/Irish Faunt ( Lenfant)line 1171 in Limerick.
Movie: Song: hmmmm
Sport: Anything my grandchildren are playing in..HS Soccer, Track, Baseball
Food: potatoes and pie
Smell: coffee
How you became interested in HF: Professional (Social Worker) and education ( anthropology, history, psychology) people,their culture and society enthrall me.
http://myainfolk.blogspot.com/
http://myainbookblog.blogspot.com/

[Sherry]

Kathleen wrote: "Name: Kathleen
Where from: Southern New Jersey, same town all my life
Live Now: Northeast North Carolina
Birthday: July 25, 1945
Family: husband ( here in NC) 4 grown children and 6 grandchildren i..."

Welcome, Kathleen! :)

[Sara W]

Sherry wrote: "Hi, all! I'm excited to have found this group here. I'm the author of Four Sisters, All Queens, about FOUR European queens -- of France, England, Germany, and Sicily -- in the 13th century, all dau..."

Glad you found us Sherry! Your novel sounds really interesting - I think I own a non-fiction book about those four sisters (just moved so can't find the book right now unfortunately).

Welcome to the group, and a warm welcome to Jennifer and Kathleen as well!

[Sherry]

Sara W wrote: "Sherry wrote: "Hi, all! I'm excited to have found this group here. I'm the author of Four Sisters, All Queens, about FOUR European queens -- of France, England, Germany, and Sicily -- in the 13th c..."

Sara, yes, it's FOUR QUEENS by Nancy Goldstone. I read it when it came out and found myself wanting to know more about the sisters -- so I wrote a novel about them.

Perhaps someday this group will read my book. It has sold well, and has gotten many positive reviews.

[Julia]

Hi everyone, not sure if I introduced myself. I'm Julia from Canada. Welcome Sherry and other newbies. Sherry, I've just bought your book, and can't wait to read it!

[NayNay]

Hello everyone, I am new to the group and I thought this would be a great place to start. I have been scanning a lot of the topics and I think I am really going to like it here.


Name: Renee (goodreads NayNay)
Where you're from: Ontario, Canada
Where you live now: Ontario, Canada
Birthday: June 10, 1966
Family: Husband (24 yrs married) 2 sons, 4 cats, and a dog.
Job: Been a stay home housewife and mother for the last 24 yrs.
Hobbies: Reading (of course) Walking, Swimming, and playing a lot of dominoes
Favorite:
Book: I have so many, but I would say....Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley
Movie: Pride and Prejudice With Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen
Song: Blake Shelton's God Gave Me You
Food: Turkey Burgers
Smell: Cherry Blossoms
Sport: Hockey
Any websites you want to share: http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/
How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) When I was about 11 yrs old my mother gave me the book The Diary of a Young Girl that was the start of my love for Historical Fiction.

[KOMET]

Name: KOMET
Where you're from: Midwestern U.S.
Where you live now: WASHINGTON DC
Birthday: November 18th, 1964
Family: Mom & Dad pensioners in Midwest; 4 other siblings living in different parts of the U.S.

Job: Economist
Hobbies: Travel, cooking, music, photography
Favorite:
Book: Too many to mention but Burr by Gore Vidal is among my cherished favorites

Movie: THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (the original movie)
Song: Bad Luck - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Food: Chicken Tikka Masala with Biryani rice, a samosa (with Mango chutney) and poori bread
Smell: Jasmine
Sport: Major League Baseball (GO TIGERS!!!)
Any websites you want to share: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/WEBSI...

How you became interested in historical fiction (or non!) ~ The earliest historical novel I remember reading (and thoroughly enjoying) was "The Eagle Has Landed" by Jack Higgins when I was 13.

[Nettie]

Hello everyone, I recently became obsessed with historical fiction and was looking for a group to join. Here's a little bit about me :)
Name : Annette
Where you're from: Grand Forks ND
Where you live now: Minneapolis MN
Birthday: Feb 22, 1974
Family: Dad and brother in Fargo ND, Husband of 5 yrs( been together for almost 10), 16 y/o stepson and a 2 y/o pooch named Spencer.
Job: Account Associate
Hobbies: Reading, writing, gardening, watching movies w/ my family. Zumba and baking in the winter.
Book: The Tale of Two Cities. Read it first back in HS, have read it at least once a year since.
Movie: Too many to nail down just one, but I'd have to say Gone With the Wind.
Song : Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole( played at our wedding)
Food: Spagehetti
Sport: Football
How did you become interested in historical fiction ( or NON)I happened across a book by Susan Higgenbotham that was on sale on the BN Nook book sight. I was hooked and have been devouring everything I can on European History.

[Mary]

Welcome, Danielle, from another VT Hokie (by marriage).