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Sheri Cobb South

Bestselling novelist & historian

Bio

Sheri Cobb South is the bestselling author of more than twenty novels, most of them historical mysteries set in England’s Regency period.

Her books have been translated into Chinese, Dutch, French, German, and Polish, and have been published in large-print editions and recorded by the Library of Congress’s “Books for the Blind” program.

She has won several awards, most recently teaming up with the audiobook narrator of her mystery series for three Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine.

She has been interviewed on radio and television, and featured on USA Today’s “Happily Ever After” book blog.

Through her novels, she is accustomed to presenting historical information in a way that is entertaining and easily grasped by laymen.

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

“Bow Street Uncovered: Fact & Fiction about England’s First Professional Detectives,” presented at the Beau Monde (Regency-specific chapter of Romance Writers of America) National Conference, July 2018.

“Can You Hear Me Now? Tapping into the Growing Audiobook Market,” presented at the Loveland (Colorado) Public Library’s Local Author Showcase, November 2018.

Presentations
  • The Golden Age of the Mystery Novel: 1920-1940
    • How a war-weary generation found healing through popular fiction
  • Women Writers of Mystery’s Golden Age
    • 4 “Queens of Detection”
  • Agatha Christie
    • 10 things you never knew about the world’s best-selling novelist
  • Make Mine Mystery
    • How a writer of teen romance reinvented herself as an award-winning mystery writer
  • The Bow Street Runners
    • Secrets of England’s first professional detectives
  • Jane Austen and the Regency Craze
    • What makes this 9-year sliver of English history such a popular setting for TV mini-series, film adaptations, and novels?
  • Real-Life Mysteries of Regency England
    • Who was the pig-faced lady of Manchester Square, anyway?
  • Secrets of the Salem Witch Trials
    • Little-known facts about one of America’s oldest mysteries

OUTSIDE LINKS

Sheri Cobb South’s website:

South’s Family Plot on USA Today’s “Three Things”:

South’s John Pickett Mysteries in a USA Today feature on historical mystery series:

South’s Regency romance The Desperate Duke on USA Today’s “Happily Ever After” blog:

 

 

Presentation Media
Sheri Cobb South discusses King George, Jane Austen, and why England's Regency period (1811-1820) is so popular with novelists and moviemakers.

Sheri Cobb South speaking demo

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