Publishing Monday: new workshops and Tudor goodness

I’ve just posted some new publishing and arts workshops over on my gallery page. Here’s the Cliff Notes version:

~ Workshops include: a reprise of our popular Publishing 101; an Introduction to Tarot; Children’s Books Basics; and an abbreviated version of my Bookmaking Bootcamp.

~ All workshops are personally taught by me. Class sizes are limited.

~ All of the workshops take place on Saturdays, to allow for out-of-towners to attend. If you need a place to stay, my neighborhood in Brooklyn is a hotbed of reasonably priced bed-and-breakfasts located in stunningly gorgeous Victorian homes. On the workshop info page, I’ve included links to several located a short walk from my gallery. It is simply stunning here in the spring too—cherry blossom trees and gardens galore.

Learn more about these workshops and other upcoming events here. Have any questions? Contact me directly at kris [at] kriswaldherr dot com.

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In semi-related Doomed Queens publishing news (well, very tangentally), The Tudors return on April 5th. I’ve only watched the series on dvds and must admit to having enjoyed its sensationalistic goodness, historical inaccuracies and all. I’m very tempted to succumb and order Showtime.

Last season ended with an image of Anne Boleyn’s head in mid-flight — not unlike the cover of Doomed Queens — while Henry gluttonously tucked into a roasted swan. This third season promises to cover three more queens, starting with Jane Seymour and ending with Catherine Howard. I’ve heard rumors that Showtime plans to end The Tudors after the fourth season, when presumably Henry marries (and is outlived by) his last bride. I hope not. It would be a shame to miss the antics of the Tudor offspring as they gather ’round the throne.

In anticipation of The Tudors’ return, I’ve planned some blog treats for the week:

~ Alisa Libby, the author of The Blood Confession will be interviewed about her new novel, The King’s Rose. The King’s Rose is a revisionist retelling of the story of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s too-soon-beheaded teen queen. I just read a hot-off-the-press copy of it and was unable to sleep for hours afterward — haunting and intense.

~ We’re going to raffle off an autographed copy of The King’s Rose to one lucky blog reader!

~ Carlyn Beccia, the author of The Raucous Royals will be offering her two cents in a post about Anne of Cleves, who was probably the most fortunate of Henry’s six wives. The Raucous Royals is a ton of fun as well as a stunningly designed and illustrated tour de force; read my review here. BTW, the ever-resourceful Carlyn has already written a post about the historical accuracy of The Tudors’ third season. Spoiler alert: Read only if you’ve already watched the first episode on Showtime on Demand.

~ File under “Doomed Queens’ Bitter Wisdom”: I’m planning a post about Anne Boleyn, perhaps the most polarizing of fair Albion’s queens. Was Anne a witch? Or a religious martyr? A political pawn? Or just plain bad news? Whether you concur with Philippa Gregory or Eric Ives, I’ll do my best to cover the bases.

And that’s all for now!

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