Preorder The Virgins of Venice!

My new historical novel set in Renaissance Italy, The Virgins of Venice, is available for preorder now! Perhaps a gift for the reader, history lover, Italophile, or future Venice traveler on your holiday list?

Happy San Martino Day!

November 11 is the Feast of San Martino. Who was he?

The Virgins of Venice book trailer!

I hope you enjoy The Virgins of Venice book trailer!

The Virgins of Venice Cover Reveal!

I'm thrilled with The Virgins of Venice's beautiful cover! What do you think?

It’s official: New novel coming out this fall!

I am thrilled to officially announce that my new novel (and my first solo book), The Virgins of Venice, will be published by HarperCollins Canada in November 2022!

Women in history: Balance between past and present

How can we make women of the past relatable to the modern-day reader in fiction? On Sunday February 6, 2022, Mary (M.K. Tod) and I discuss this very issue in our session Women in History at the The History Quill's Writers Convention 2022. You can access and download our presentation right here: women-in-history-gina-buonaguro-and-mk-tod-1-1Download We discuss … Continue reading Women in history: Balance between past and present →

Feminist, Fiftyish, and Fabulous: Me??

I recently had the pleasure of recording an episode of Feminist, Fiftyish, and Fabulous on station CJSF 90.1 FM out of Vancouver with lovely host Robin Eriksson. To listen, just click here. Thank you for having me on, and thank you for listening!

End-of-Summer Reading 2021

End of summer, in which I share some of my recent favourites, particularly in the realm of historical women's fiction.

Voting, Venetian style

Lately there is a lot of talk about elections. In Canada, word on the street is that Justin Trudeau will call an election late summer or early fall. (I still don't fully understand the parliamentary system.) In the US, there is the usual partisan wrangling over voting rights - who gets to vote, where, when, … Continue reading Voting, Venetian style →