My guest blog post for academic / illustrator Elizabeth Dulemba reveals some of the historical sources I used to write BLACK SNOW FALLING, and why, in rewriting this cultural narrative about women, I chose not to give my protagonist, Ruth, any super-powers, despite the fantasy element of the story.
Ann Giles, The Bookwitch, interviews L.J. MacWhirter about Bramhall High; early modernism and the Tudors; and daydreaming in History lessons.
Author L.J. MacWhirter explains the historical feminism and prejudice in her debut novel, Black Snow Falling.
Book of the Month at Scottish Book Trust - read their review of Black Snow Falling and recommendation for groups wanting to explore themes of loss, hope and resilience.
Blog by fellow YA author Tracey Mathias on our Interesting Times Book Tour
From C16th England, to First World War France, to a dystopian near-future UK, the INTERESTING TIMES tour spans countries and centuries. Black Snow Falling by Liz MacWhirter, The Goose Road by Rowena House and my own Night of the Party are diverse and different novels. At first glance about the only thing they have in common is that they’re all UK debuts published this year!
But when we came together with the idea of doing a bookshop tour, and started to discuss our books in more depth we found a common thread running through all of them.
These are all stories where big histories have an impact on individual lives: where cultural, social and political forces create constraints and challenges for the people caught up in them. In these three different worlds, our teen protagonists have to struggle to survive, to carve out a space for action, to pursue their…
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"Author L.J. MacWhirter reveals all about the 16 year writing journey that resulted in the publication of her brilliant debut novel Black Snow Falling with Scotland Street Press."
3 Reasons Why. YA author L.J. MacWhirter explains why she set Black Snow Falling in the 16th century.
YA author L.J. MacWhirter discusses the writing process, inspiration and music in this Debut Dance Interview by Justin Davies.
Author L.J. MacWhirter is the guest blogger for The History Girls, introducing her debut YA novel, Black Snow Falling.
L.J. MacWhirter explains how a conversation when hiking through Glen Etive with Venture Scotland sparked the idea for Black Snow Falling, an Elizabethan fantasy for adults / Young Adults.
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