Writing Process: From the Road, What a Summer in Europe Taught Me About Atmosphere
Nancy Polk Hall spent two months traveling through Europe this summer, editing Death at Brookhaven along the way. Here is what that journey taught her about writing a world readers can feel.
First Stop: Galveston | Death at Brookhaven Book Signing Tour — Nancy Polk Hall
Author Nancy Polk Hall kicks off her Death at Brookhaven signing tour at Then and Now Bookshop in Galveston — a cozy mystery and historical fiction set in 1960s Oxfordshire.
The Joy of My Book Release, Death at Brookhaven: Sharing a Story, Sharing a Table
Nancy Polk Hall reflects on the quiet joy of releasing Death at Brookhaven and inviting readers into another place and time, if only for a little while.
Coal Soot and Coin Boxes — What Life in 1960s England Was Really Like
A firsthand look at daily life in rural 1960s England — soot-blackened walls, coin-fed televisions, milk left on the doorstep, and fields of wild daffodils.
Below Stairs, Above Change: How Staff and Employer Relations Transformed English Country House Life from the 1930s to the 1960s
English country house life changed dramatically after WWII. See how the relationship between staff and employer evolved from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Life Under the 1940s Hollywood Studio System; What the Golden Age Really Cost
A look at the 1940s Hollywood studio system, the contracts, columns, and quiet control that shaped the Golden Age, and why that world still fascinates me.
The Devotion of a Dog, in Fiction and in Life
Nancy Polk Hall on the dog who sat with her through her first novel, the one who walked into her second, and why fiction’s dogs carry such honest weight.
The Quiet Comfort of Coming Home
What coming home taught me about the story I’m writing. After weeks in Portugal, France, Germany, and Belgium, Nancy Polk Hall reflects on homecoming — and what the Continent revealed about 1960s England.
What Makes a Book Club Book
What separates a book club book from a book you just enjoy? Nancy Polk Hall on the qualities that turn a novel into a conversation that goes deep
What the Lisbon Book Fair Taught Me About the Language Books Actually Speak
Nancy Polk Hall at the Lisbon Book Fair: on author camaraderie, the inspiration of being surrounded by stories, and what books communicate beyond words.