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2021 American Fiction Award Nominations
Some exciting news! Transylvanian Trilogy has been nominated for two of the 2021 American Fiction Awards – Love Odyssey is a finalist in the Romance: Historical category, and Gift of Diamonds is a finalist in the Mystery/Suspense: Historical category!
Interview published in Connecticut Post
“Gift of Diamonds”: Westport author pens historical fiction on 1990 revolution in Bucharest Interviewed by Sarajane Sullivan March 5, 2021 Sarajane Sullivan: How did the idea for this book first come to you? Roberta Seret: In 1990, after Ceausescu’s execution, my husband took me to visit Bucharest and Transylvania and showed me …
Article published in CrimeReads
I escaped Romania in the middle of the night, by bike, on February 2, 1965. It was the moment when the country was locked in a communist prison. I was seventeen years old then. Now, twenty- four years later, in the diplomatic and political frost of 1989, with the beginning …
New article “A Look into the Lives of Women in Communist Romania” Published in the Lazy Historian
Romanian women during the 1960’s at the time when my literary heroine, Mica, in Gift of Diamonds, was growing up in Transylvania, were “existentialist” women. Many of them were well educated, for all schools and universities in Romania were free. They were also very western in their tastes: dancing to …
New Author Events added to events page!
The events page has been updated to feature some upcoming events including a Live Zoom event hosted by New York University on April 20th! Check out the Events Page for more upcoming events, as well as registration information!
Article “The Consequential Fate of the Bucharest Jews in Romania” Published in The J, Canada
Dr. Seret’s article “The Consequential Fate of the Bucharest Jews in Romania” was published in The J as part of their Holocaust Remembrance Day publication. The Consequential Fate Of The Bucharest Jews In Romania Even Adolph Eichmann had warned General Antonescu he was “too cruel and sloppy with his Jews.” …
Pre-Order available for Gift of Diamonds
We’re happy to announce that Gift of Diamonds will be released on February 23, 2021! You can Pre-order this book at any of the following fine retailers:
Upcoming Book Events Announced!
We are excited to announce some upcoming Book Events, talks, and Book Club/Reader discussions for Gift of Diamonds! February 2021 February 26th – Word Affairs Forum, Stamford, CT 6:00 – 8:00 PM March 2021 Check back soon for more info! April 2021 April 1st – Laurel Beach Book Club, Milford, …
Greenwich Pen Women – October Spotlight Feature
Greenwich Pen Women is a non-profit organization of professional artists, writers, and composers. The members participate in writers’ workshops and artists’ critique sessions as well as educational programs during the year. The members offer mutual support and encouragement to each other during the creative process. The Greenwich Pen Women, founded …
PRESS RELEASE
Transylvanian Trilogy: by Roberta Seret, Gift of Diamonds, Love Odyssey and Treasure Seekers. (Wayzgoose Press, Berkeley, Ca., Pub Date: February, March, April 2021) TRANSYLVANIAN TRILOGY recreates a world of secrets where political truths are presented by mixing real people with fictional characters. The facts are heightened by fiction and the fiction is electrified with facts. …
Coming Soon from Wayzgoose Press!
COMING IN FEBRUARY, TRANSYLVANIAN TRILOGY by ROBERTA SERET (Wayzgoose Press) What is the Book about?TRANSYLVANIAN TRILOGY takes the reader into a kaleidoscope of exotic colors set in Romania, Turkey and Iran, where political intrigues are little known and are waiting to be discovered. TRANSYLVANIAN TRILOGY recreates a world of secrets …