Category Archives: Historical Wonktastical

Books or movies that explore the wonk-love from a historical perspective.

If This Is Love, I Hate It: The Windflower, an Epic of Wonk

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

One of the most beloved historical romances of all time begins with the line, “Merry Patricia Wilding was sitting on a cobblestone wall, sketching three rutabagas and daydreaming about the unicorn.” Rutabagas and unicorns. In the first sentence. Does it … Continue reading →

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Timey-wimey Wonk: A Rabbit Trail of Serendipitous Thought

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

One of the questions on our group interview for the HEA blog was whether historical romance is particularly suited to wonk. To which , of course, I answered yes, because the realities of the past were often so absurd by … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Wonktastical, Writing Wonkomance | 6 Comments

Black Silk: So strange I needed Ruthie’s help to describe it.

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Judith Ivory’s BLACK SILK: a review by Del, with help from Ruthie Del: Judith Ivory’s BLACK SILK is a weird, weird book and I can hardly express how much I love it in all its wonktastic glory…but of course I’m … Continue reading →

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