Writing historical novels sometimes takes me to strange places. And, back in June, I accepted an invitation to do a book-signing at the Yale Bookstore in New Haven, Connecticut. Fabulous book shop just near the university’s campus. And the book in question, of course, was The Doubtful Diaries of Wicked Mistress Yale. It's Part One of my trilogy that tells the story of our own Wrexham nabob, philanthropist – and slave-trader – Elihu Yale. But it's … [Read more...]