Joyce Moore's Historical Books Blog

The history of coffee can be traced back to at least the 13th century, but if may have been used for years before that. After the 16th ce...

The protagonist in my current work-in-progress is from Warsaw, and in doing research about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, I ran across...

I loved mysteries as a teenager, but somewhere along the way, I turned to historical novels, my first love. However, not long ago I took the...

As early as the 8 th century, musical instruments have had keys, though the keyed instrument Emperor Constantine sent to King Pepin of ...

 HNS Reception - photo by Adelaida Lucena-Lower  Recently I attended the Historical Novel Society's conference in San Diego, where ...

Because pockets are sometimes hidden from view, it is difficult to know, from images alone, when pockets first became a standard part of ...

In researching for my latest novel, I discovered an interesting website which tells the story of German brewing. Surprisingly, I learned th...

Today I welcome Stefanie Pintoff, author of historical mysteries. Last week I reviewed her debut mystery, which won a coveted Edgar award fo...

Set in 1905, in Dobson, New York. Stefanie Pintoff’s debut novel, In the Shadow of Gotham , was the recipient of the Edgar Award for Best Fi...

The industrial revolution in Europe attracted workers to urban centers, creating large, overcrowded slums in the cities. Wealthier citizen...

Bed wagons were used throughout history, to ease the chores of a servant, assigned to keep her master’s and mistress’ bed warm. Ofttime...

In the 14th century, peasants slept on straw mats, covered with anything available, while the rich slept on featherbeds and linen sheets. A ...

In a scene in my work-in-progress, my characters take a train from Baden to Zurich. In doing research, I discovered a delightful piece of 19...

One of my favorite props, to convey the atmosphere in a room, or a character’s thoughts, is a clock. A timepiece can set the mood while a ...

For a while, beginning shortly after the release of my historical novel, The Tapestry Shop , I was busy with promotion. That, along with fin...

Tuesday, Jan. 4th on the Travel Channel, you'll see some informative episodes about American history. The series is called Mysteries at ...

Tuesday Dec. 21 brings an exciting new episode on the Travel Channel's series on Mysteries at the Museum: This is Volume 7 of the series...

Before long, the Mysteries at the Museum series will be complete, but for now here's another episode for Tuesday, Dec. 14 on the Travel ...

Hi Readers: Here, as promised, is the next volume in the Travel Channels' Tuesday night show, Mysteries at the Museum. Evergreen Avi...

Here, for my readers, is a taste of what will be on tomorrow night's Travel Channel series, Mysteries at the Museum. Image Image is of t...