Top 10 Must See Art in Italy
There are so many works of art in Italy, what MUST you see when traveling across the peninsula? When you come back home, and your friends say, “Did you see ________?” You want to be able to say YES, right? But how are you supposed to know which pieces are the most significant when the list of “iconic” works in Italy is so long?
Top 10 Must See Art in Florence
10 Ways Our World is Like the Renaissance
After studying the Renaissance for nearly 25 years — and writing books about it — I seen striking and strange similarities between our era and that era of exploding art and science from 500 years ago. So, here are my Top 10 Ways Our World is Like the Renaissance
Top 20 Recommended Fiction About Art
Top 10 Recommended Books for Fans of Oil and Marble
Recommended Books on the Craft of Writing
If I Sign Yours, You Sign Mine
Summer 2018: Paperback and New TV Show
How to Write When You Don’t Have Time to Write
Bibliography for Oil and Marble
A lot of people ask about the research that went into my art historical novel, Oil and Marble. I’ve been obsessed with Michelangelo, Leonardo and the Italian Renaissance for over 20 years (I’ve read every book I could find, crawled into …
Find Other Leonardo da Vinci Novels
Scratching Out a Little Girl’s Dream
Today, the Slovakian translation of my novel arrived. That’s two translations so far (the first was Spanish), and my publisher says there are more on the way. Oh, if I could’ve shown myself this picture when I was seven… or sixteen… twenty… thirty-eight.
On Revisiting the Last Supper
Fear of a Book Event in Madrid
When I Dreamed of Being a Novelist, This is Not What I Pictured
Afraid to Listen to My Own Audiobook
Book Tour: Recap
10 Unique Books for Writers
Now that my debut novel has hit the Los Angeles Times bestseller list and garnered glowing reviews (including from The New York Times), other writers often ask which books helped me develop my craft.
