“Whatever!”: In Defense of Anachronism in Ancient Rome

“Whatever!”: In Defense of Anachronism in Ancient Rome

Five times in my historical novel Sparrow , the character Calidus, a young provincial Roman who is the oldest son of a brothel owner uses the late twentieth century idiom, “Whatever.” On each occasion one of his free employees is telling him something he doesn’t particularly want to deal with. Twice he waves his hand […]

Hope in Hard Times: J.R. Dawson, Chuck Tingle, and Durreen Shahnaz

Hope in Hard Times: J.R. Dawson, Chuck Tingle, and Durreen Shahnaz

Tor Books, in partnership with Literary Hub, presents Voyage Into Genre! Every other Wednesday, join host Drew Broussard for conversations with Tor authors discussing their new books, the future, and the future of genre. Oh, and maybe there’ll be some surprises along the way… Looks like Team Genre is blasting off again! I’m thrilled to […]

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