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  • Author Martha Jean Johnson discusses #TheQueensMusician on Conversations LIVE

    Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Martha Jean Johnson to Conversations LIVE to discuss her book The Queen’s Musician.

  • Interview with Martha Jean Johnson on her novel, The Queen’s Musician

    In her debut novel, The Queen’s Musician, Martha Jean Johnson takes us behind the scenes of Anne Boleyn’s tumultuous rise and fall to tell the tragic story of court musician, Mark Smeaton.

  • Seven Books To Read If You Loved ‘SIX the Musical’

    For theater goers, Six is “the biggest new musical since Hamilton.” I just saw it on Broadway, and it’s easy to understand why.

  • The Big Dilemma for Historical Novelists—How Far Can You Stretch the Facts?

    Author Martha Jean Johnson analyzes the big dilemma for historical novelists: How far can you stretch the facts while writing fiction?

  • STILL MESMERIZED BY THE TUDORS? MAYBE IT’S THE WOMEN

    The Tudors are trending, which is saying something for an English family that ruled five hundred years ago. Today, their lives fascinate all kinds of writers—in publishing, theater, film, and TV. And audiences are responding enthusiastically.

  • Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb

    Q&A with Martha Jean Johnson

  • Sarahlyn Bruck

    Martha Jean Johnson joins us this week to discuss her debut historical novel, The Queen’s Musician

  • Authors Answer: Martha Jean Johnson

    Interview #532 in the Authors Answer series featuring Martha Jean Johnson.

  • Fresh Fiction Blog: Get to Know Your Favorite Authors

    Conversations in Character with Madge Shelton

  • WORD Bookstores Presents Martha Jean Johnson

    For fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir and Elizabeth Fremantle, an untold story about how the plot against Anne Boleyn entrapped a gifted young musician.