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18/07/2025

VERY WELL DESERVED CONGRATULATIONS TO AUTHOR Mary Donnarumma Sharnick!!! _En Plein Air_, the concluding novel in Mary's Orla Paints Quartet, has won Honorable Mention in the 2025 National Federation of Press Women's Professional Communications Contest! It's heartening to see a skillfully written, engaging work confronting such difficult themes as the personal effects of organized crime, s*x slavery and terrorism get the kind of recognition it merits. The novel took First Place at the Connecticut Press Club in April. An award ceremony will be held in Denver, Colorado, in September. We expect pictures, Mary!
https://penmorepress.com/project/mary-donnarumma-sharnick/
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17/07/2025

A new way to inspire research for a historical novel — get on intimate terms with your choice of object from 5,000 years of human creativity at the Victoria and Albert Museum!

Museumgoers typically only get to see a fraction of an institution’s vast collections. Everything else is tucked safely away in storage, only to be seen by curators. https://bit.ly/4kLkPM1

📸: David Parry, PA Media Assignments

16/07/2025

PENMORE PRESS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE the publication of _SHIP of TEARS_ by Timothy Cole! A small-town lawyer—equal parts Naval officer, country gentleman, and courtroom tactician—finds himself thrust into the crucible of World War II as second-in-command aboard a converted ocean liner packed with 7,000 Marines en route to Guadalcanal. What begins as a routine voyage erupts in mystery when a sailor disappears overboard, leaving behind a pool of blood. "Ship of Tears delivers a unique blend of historical fiction, military drama, and a gripping murder mystery. As war looms in the Solomon Islands, one man must hold the line between duty and justice. For fans of naval fiction, WWII history, or classic whodunits, this is your next great read."
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14/07/2025

Guideposts for established and aspiring writers of historical fiction….

The best historical fiction provides readers with compelling emotional connections to the story, and enables them to experience life in a di...

11/07/2025

More good news, this time from Penmore Press's T.D. Severin - Author about _Deadly Vision_, his debut novel: it is "an up-to-the-minute thriller that entertains and enlightens" according to the prestigious Kirkus Reviews!
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/td-severin/deadly-vision/
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10/07/2025

Great news from Rod Vick reporting on the success of his fantasy sci-fi thriller _The Book of Invasions_ at "Pack in The Readers," a book fair in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Green Bay is the home of the Green Bay Packers, a legendary American football team -- thus the name of the event! :-) CONGRATULATIONS, ROD! The sequel to _The Book of Invasions_, _The Book of Devils_, is now out as well!
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09/07/2025

Now's your chance to get J.G. Harlond author's Bob Robbins Home Front mystery series set in WWII Cornwall at a special price! The first book, _Local Resistance_, is also available on audiobook, narrated by British actress Lorna Bryant! On a stormy night in March 1941, Maisie Rose Hawkins leaves her drunk husband, Stan, out in the rain—and he disappears. Detective Sergeant Bob Robbins and young PC Laurie Oliver are called out to investigate and discover that Stan’s small fishing boat is gone, the rope sawn through. As Bob searches for answers, it becomes apparent that in this small Cornish village where everyone knows everything about everybody, nobody quite knows the truth. Beneath the surface of village life, a fierce battle is being waged...

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Prime time! Bob Robbins Home Front Mysteries at special prices. crimes & real events with a touch of dark humour
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27/06/2025

Talk about naval battles in the Age of Sail! Between 70 and 100 merchant ships captured or set on fire? Penmore Press offers many thrilling experiences of strategy and bravery on the high seas with nothing but the wind to propel you! Our Age of Sail authors include: Philip K Allan, James Boschert, John M. Danielski, James Keffer, Author, J.G. Harlond author, Helen Hollick, Benerson Little, M Howard Morgan and D. E. Stockman Books
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27 (ou 28 ?) juin 1693 : bataille de Lagos. La flotte française – 71 vaisseaux – commandée par le comte de Tourville attaque au sud des côtes portugaises le convoi de Smyrne, composé de plusieurs centaines de voiles, vital pour le commerce de l’Angleterre et des Provinces-Unies. Ce convoi est escorté par 23 vaisseaux anglais et néerlandais commandés par l’amiral Rooke. 2 vaisseaux néerlandais et entre 70 et 100 navires marchands richement chargés sont capturés ou incendiés.

Peinture de Théodore Gudin. Collections du château de Versailles.

26/06/2025

“‘Iron bars laid down on a level road'”… "a massive, clattering machine, a cloud billowing behind it”… Imagine what a train would seem like if you’d never seen one before. This manuscript, discovered by chance among a pack of old letters, is the account of 15-year-old Thomas White’s escape to the free city of Philadelphia — after hearing about it from the son of the plantation owner who'd enslaved him his whole life -- and his work on sailing vessels that took him all around the world. Penmore Press offers the mesmerizing story of another real-life hero, Robert Smalls, who escaped to freedom by… stealing a Confederate steamboat! Patrick Gabridge
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When Thomas White noticed the smoke, he couldn’t imagine what it might signal. The 15-year-old had been traveling undisturbed for miles alongside what he described as “iron bars laid down on a level road.” But now, a massive, clattering machine, a cloud billowing behind it, was heading straight for him. He leapt from its path moments before it passed over the spot where he stood. White later learned this was a train. He’d never seen one before.

Continue reading about Thomas White’s escape from slavery in Maryland and his adventures around the world nearly 200 years ago: https://bit.ly/45FacXc

📸: Roger Williams University

25/06/2025

J.G. Harlond author has been writing about mythical swords in the next novel of her Doomsong saga, but here’s a fascinating article about a real sword that recently turned up.
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The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a private estate near the city of Montfoort

24/06/2025

J.G. Harlond author has shared concerning her process of writing the next Doomsong novel: “[T]hanks to Medievalists.net & historian Jacqueline Murray. https://www.medievalists.net/2025/06/sword-stone-legendary-blades-middle-ages/ Murray gives a short background introduction to various legendary swords, reminding us how a curious event connected to a sword and/or hero (of various kinds) can turn into a cracking story over the centuries. Cheered me no end as I move the next Doomsong Sword story in and out of bits of real history - with the help of some legendary magic and a couple of old witches.” While Jane is completing the next part of the saga, pick up _The Doomsong Voyage_ from Penmore Press! https://penmorepress.com/project/j-g-harlond/

Explore medieval swords like Excalibur, Joyeuse, and Durendal, where legend, miracle, and history meet in tales of power and mystery.

23/06/2025

This article brings you into the mind of Impressionist painter Edouard Manet. In Ron Singerton's novel _The Refused_ follow American refugees from the Civil War into the Impressionist social circle… Fleeing war on one continent, they are eventually engulfed in and must survive yet another...
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Two paintings by Édouard Manet that were initially part of one panoramic canvas are being reunited for only the second time since the 1870s. Why do you think the painting was divided? Share your thoughts below.

Read more about how one painting became two: https://bit.ly/3SZZZ07

📸: Courtauld Gallery / Swiss Confedoration, Federal Office of Culture, Oskar Reinhart Collection "Am Römerholz"