Greg Taylor's Blog
September 9, 2015
Judges remark about Lusitania R.E.X
Jim Bencivenga, a retired book critic at The Christian Science Monitor, wrote of Lusitania R.E.X:
"Were it not of American origin, 'Lusitania R.E.X', by Greg Taylor, is a candidate for a BBC Masterpiece series.
"Most enjoyable are descriptions and details of the luxury ship itself. From boilers to horse stables to elevators to paneled suites puts me on board, freeing the imagination with the rhythm of ocean swells and throbbing engines (several decks below, certainly not from Alfred Vanderbilt's suite).
"Combine political intrigue among British and European aristocrats, the fabulously wealthy American elite, members of a secret Yale society and you have a superlative historical account about the best and worst in human beings.
"The relevant lesson I take from 'Lusitania R.E.X' is how easy it is for people and nations to stumble into war."
Lusitania REX.
"Were it not of American origin, 'Lusitania R.E.X', by Greg Taylor, is a candidate for a BBC Masterpiece series.
"Most enjoyable are descriptions and details of the luxury ship itself. From boilers to horse stables to elevators to paneled suites puts me on board, freeing the imagination with the rhythm of ocean swells and throbbing engines (several decks below, certainly not from Alfred Vanderbilt's suite).
"Combine political intrigue among British and European aristocrats, the fabulously wealthy American elite, members of a secret Yale society and you have a superlative historical account about the best and worst in human beings.
"The relevant lesson I take from 'Lusitania R.E.X' is how easy it is for people and nations to stumble into war."
Lusitania REX.
Won the M.M.Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction
I was thrilled to be awarded the M.M.Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction for Lusitania R.E.X in June. The winner was announced at the North American conference of the Historical Novel Society, held in Denver this year. I attended along with the other two finalists.
Lusitania R.E.X
Our books were selected from seventy-four entries. It was thrilling to have my book chosen by a panel of experienced writers and editors in a unanimous decision. There is an interview available at http://www.mmbaward.org/
I also learned recently that Lusitania R.E.X is a finalist for the People's Book Prize. The final run off vote will occur in May 2016.
http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/winne...
Lusitania R.E.X
Our books were selected from seventy-four entries. It was thrilling to have my book chosen by a panel of experienced writers and editors in a unanimous decision. There is an interview available at http://www.mmbaward.org/
I also learned recently that Lusitania R.E.X is a finalist for the People's Book Prize. The final run off vote will occur in May 2016.
http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/winne...
