Send us a Text Message.In today’s episode, I am chatting with Gill Paul. Gill is the bestselling author of twelve historical novels, many of them about real women from the past whom she thinks have been marginalized or misjudged by historians. Gill was born in Scotland and grew up there, apart from an eventful year at school in the US when she was ten. She studied Medicine at Glasgow University, then English Literature and History (she was a student for a long time), before moving to London to work in publishing. Her first novel was written at weekends, but she has now given up the ‘day job’ to write fiction full-time. Gill swims daily, year-round in a wild pond and loves vintage clothes, old movies, and poking around in bookshops. Her latest novel, Scandalous Women, released yesterday, congrats Gill!Episode Highlights:Swimming year-roundThe publishing world of the 1960s and how it changed how authors market their books todayHer research processWriting about women misrepresented in the 20th centuryHer book flight includes books that have influenced her writing and Scandalous WomenConnect with Gill Paul:InstagramFacebookWebsitePurchase Her Latest Book:Scandalous WomenShow NotesSome links are affiliate links, which are no extra cost to you but do help to support the show.Books and authors mentioned in the episode:The Women by Kristin HannahPoisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverJane Austen booksThe Revolution Within by Gloria SteinemBook FlightThe Best of Everything by Rona JaffeDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainDessert PairingAs Long as the Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa KatouhI’m thrilled to announce that Bookish Flights is a nominee in the Women in Podcasting Awards! Please vote for us in the “Authors & Books” category. ?#1: Go here to vote between 08/01-10/01/2024:https://www.womenpodcasters.com/vote#2: Go to the “Authors and Books” category to vote.#3: Please share this post with friends and familySupport the Show.Be sure to join the Bookish Flights community on social media. Happy listening! Instagram Facebook Website