Very good news from @fairlightbooks.bsky.social #TheMaidenofFlorence is number 1 #bestseller currently on Amazon US kindle for Italian #historicalfiction. And there's an ebook discount for US readers until Thursday. I'm up there with John Banville and Kate Quinn! #writingcommunity

Gulp! #TheMaidenofFlorence made it onto the #shortlist! #historicalfiction @historia-hwa.bsky.social Thank you @fairlightbooks.bsky.social for believing in this book and to @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social for the residency that made it possible #firenze #renaissance #irishwriting #writingcommunity

I'll be talking about #LaVerginediFirenze - #TheMaidenofFlorence - Thursday evening at Itaca, San Domenico di Fiesole #authorevent #historicalfiction #Firenze #Irishwriting #Irishwritersunion #piemme #FlorenceLiterarySociety @larobbins8888.bsky.social @fairlightbooks.bsky.social #writingcommunity

To mark publication of the paperback of #themaidenofflorence, here's an article in @writing.ie on how the book came to be written @fairlightbooks.bsky.social #historicalfiction @histnovsoc.bsky.social @historia-hwa.bsky.social www.writing.ie/interviews/t... #writingcommunity

It's here! On the 1st anniversary of the publication of the hardback edition, here is the #paperback of #themaidenofflorence @fairlightbooks.bsky.social #historicalfiction #Renaissance Also North America launch day #writingcommunity

Tomorrow is #publicationday and US launch for the #paperback edition of #themaidenofflorence! @fairlightbooks.bsky.social #historicalfiction #firenze #renaissance #MeToo

The best fiction about women battling the patriarchy Patricia Román shares the 5 best books on women battling the patriarchy. Have you read The Maiden of Florence?

Love this! Fellow author Patricia Román leads her article on women in fiction battling the patriarchy with #TheMaidenofFlorence 'Florentine rooms where, behind wooden panels, ears were listening to every conversation...' shepherd.com/best-books/w... #historicalfiction @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Lovely new #paperback edition of #themaidenofflorence due out 24th April - same day as US distribution. Here it is with its Italian cousin - and with Mirri, looking a bit distracted #cats #fairlight #piemme #historicalfiction @histnovsoc.bsky.social @historia-hwa.bsky.social

It's #shelfie time; two bookshops in Carrara... #laverginedifirenze #themaidenofflorence #piemme #fairlight #historicalfiction @historia-hwa.bsky.social

I'll be in #Livorno tonight at the San Patrizio festival with Catherine Dunne, talking about #themaidenofflorence #laverginedifirenze #fairlight #piemme #historicalfiction

I'll be in Fivizzano on Saturday talking about #Laverginedifirenze #themaidenofflorence #historicalfiction @histnovsoc.bsky.social @historicalwriters.bsky.social

Yesterday in the #Carrara public library, talking about #LaVerginediFirenze #TheMaidenofFlorence with Anna Lalli & Marco Matteoli, readings by Lettori ad alta Voce. An unforgettable occasion #historicalfiction #Renaissance #Firenze @histnovsoc.bsky.social @historia-hwa.bsky.social

I'll be in #Madrid 26th April with the marvellous @lisamedvedauthor.bsky.social at The Secret Kingdoms bookshop talking about #TheMaidenofFlorence and #TheBalladofMaryKearney #historicalfiction #Renaissance #Ireland #Irishhistory

My books are circulating at last when they turn up in charity shops. @oxfamgb.bsky.social have a nice clean copy of #TheMaidenofFlorence and of my Katie Hutton titles online. 30% off for 3+! #sustainability #recycle onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/searchresult... onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/searchresult...

Recensione: LA VERGINE DI FIRENZE di Katherine Mezzacappa Recensioni di libri, spazio nuovi autori, articoli e news dal mondo della letteratura.

Lovely #bookreview of the Italian edition of #TheMaidenofFlorence #LaVerginediFirenze: amicadeilibri.blogspot.com/2025/01/rece...
'to remember is the highest form of respect' #historicalfiction #writingcommunity #author

Lovely evening in the Diocesan Library in Massa, the first of three launches for the Italian edition of #TheMaidenofFlorence #LaVerginediFirenze - with the support of Centro Italiano Femminile, Lettori ad alta Voce and Dal Libro alla Solidarietà. #historicalfiction #translation #writingcommunity

Friday coming - with the support of CIF (Centro Italiano Femminile) - the first Italian launch of #LaVerginediFirenze #TheMaidenofFlorence #historicalfiction #MeToo #writingcommunity #author Massa - with Carrara and Fivizzano to follow #Piemme #Fairlight

This was spotted in Secret Kingdoms English language bookshop, Madrid, today. #shelfie #historicalfiction #TheMaidenofFlorence

Giving Voice to Women History Cast Aside - international authors Katherine Mezzacappa & Lisa Medved at Queen Victoria Hall Tickets are now available for Giving Voice to Women History Cast Aside - international authors Katherine Mezzacappa & Lisa Medved at Queen Victoria Hall, Peterborough on Fri 16 May 2025 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

Tickets available now to hear me and @lisamedvedauthor.bsky.social on writing about women silenced by history #TheMaidenofFlorence @historia-hwa.bsky.social @oundlefestoflit.bsky.social @karenrustwriter.bsky.social #writingcommunity #historicalfiction #author www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pet...

Short but very sweet review of #LaVerginediFirenze #TheMaidenofFlorence in L'Eco di Bergamo. 'The author gives voice to overlooked figures from history in this immersive and elegant historical novel' #HistoricalFiction #Bookrecommendation #bookreview #author #writingcommunity

It's #shelfie time today for #LaVerginediFirenze #TheMaidenofFlorence at Nuova Avventura bookshop, Marina di Carrara, Italy #historicalfiction #Renaissance #MeToo

The Maiden of Florence | Katherine Mezzacappa | Review – BelEdit Book Reviews The Maiden of Florence is a 5* historical novel and a profoundly moving portrayal of the lifelong impact of sexual trauma.

Love this #BookReview of #TheMaidenofFlorence by @beledit.bsky.social books.beledit.com/the-maiden-o... 'an insightful portrayal, giving voice to the millions upon millions upon millions of women who have suffered sexual assault.' I also love a reviewer who shouts out for the cover designer.

Oh! Love this #Bookreview in La Nazione of the #translation of #TheMaidenofFlorence #historicalfiction #Irishwriting @historia-hwa.bsky.social 'a meticulous reconstruction of Renaissance Florence... with a contemporary resonance of the abuse of power and violence towards women.'

Huge thanks to @tonyriches.bsky.social for hosting me on his blogspot. I talk about the inspiration for #TheMaidenofFlorence, the writing life, what I'm working on now - plus a link to a video interview with @italywriters.bsky.social #historicalfiction #Renaissance #MeToo

Big thank you to @tonyriches.bsky.social for featuring me on his blog today! #HistoricalFiction #Renaissance #MeToo #writing I talk about the research process for #TheMaidenofFlorence, the writing life, advice for new writers and more.

A lovely lady in South Dublin has just contacted me to say she got the last copy of #TheMaidenofFlorence from the window of #HodgesFiggis @waterstones.bsky.social They had loads... #historicalfiction #Renaissance Feeling like Christmas has come early.

Interview with Katherine Mezzacappa and an exclusive extract Katherine Mezzacappa is an Irish author currently living in Carrara, northern Tuscany. Her novel The Maiden of Florence is a ...

You can read an excerpt from #TheMaidenofFlorence on my publisher's website, along with an interview which gives the background to the book #HistoricalFiction #Renaissance #MeToo www.fairlightbooks.co.uk/katherine-me...