Fun With History
You get a different sense of history when you read old newspapers instead of just history books.
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Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
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Book Review: Darkness at Noon
Written in 1940 about Stalinist Russia, Darkness at Noon contains a chilling explanation of the recent trend towards authoritarianism in much of the world. I give it 5 stars.
Read MoreBook Review: Darkness at NoonChatGPT is a Lying Narcissist!
ChatGPT and its Bing search engine equivalent have an AI version of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They will tell you lies but sound oh, so convincing.
Read MoreChatGPT is a Lying Narcissist!Book Review: Half of a Yellow Sun
A must-read if you want to get a real sense of what war is like for those who live in war-torn countries.
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The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn My rating: 4 of 5 stars Both the writing and the story sparkle like diamonds in this historical novel by Kate Quinn, based on the life of WWII Soviet female sniper, Mila Pavlichenko. If…
Is Democracy in Danger? (& 2 book reviews)
If you've grown up in a country like Canada it can be hard to imagine that democracies like ours can fall. Historical fiction helps bring the risks to light. Includes book reviews of "A Long Petal of the Sea" and "It Can't Happen Here".
Read MoreIs Democracy in Danger? (& 2 book reviews)Is the World as Dangerous as the News Makes it Seem?
Am I being naïve in ignoring the disturbances going on in parts of the island?
Read MoreIs the World as Dangerous as the News Makes it Seem?A Historical Novelist’s Work is Never Done
When writing a historical novel you can get buried in research and never write the book. Sometimes, though, the research discoveries make you so happy!
Read MoreA Historical Novelist’s Work is Never DoneTema Frank: History Detective!
Shmuel, father of Idel, who was the father of Baruch When you hear the words “genealogical research” what comes to mind? For me, it was a little old lady sitting at her computer trying to find out about her distant…
Back to School 2019
Scrolling through all the Facebook pictures of fresh faced children headed back to school today, I had three thoughts: I miss that excitement. In my mind, September has always been the true “new year”, unlike that middle of the winter…