News in Mertz-Peters-Michaels world! On June 11, an audio version of the Amelia series in the manner of old radio shows will start dropping. Stay tuned! And in the meantime, enjoy these pictures from the opening of the Barbara Mertz Bioarchaeological Laboratory opened at the British Museum in 2018, augmented by photos of the author herself and of her Compendium on Amelia’s Egypt.
The Painted Queen Launch
In 2017 we joyfully announced the publication of Barbara’s final Amelia book, completed by her close friend and writing confidante, Joan Hess. The book was clearly the product of both authors, although Joan had been in tight coordination about PQ up to Barbara’s final weeks. Joan kept working on the book as she herself suffered increasing health challenges, but managed to finish shortly before she herself passed away. Like Barbara’s…