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INTERVIEWED BY ANNE EASTER SMITH Stephanie Woodman, author of Eye Contact Over Truk, is a retired engineer and teacher who has discovered a ...Read Article

INTERVIEW BY ELLEN IRWIN Paul Bernardi has always loved all things historical, from childhood right through university, where he studied Anglo-Saxon history. He ...Read Article

INTERVIEWED BY LESLIE S. LOWE Catherine McCullagh lives and writes in the serenity of the Australian bush. While her first published works were ...Read Article

The following Historical Novel Society members are celebrating the release of their new books – congrats to all!  If you’ve written a historical ...Read Article

WRITTEN BY LUCINDA BYATT Most historical fiction authors head for the archives after they’ve decided on the topic of a novel. However, ...Read Article

WRITTEN BY EDWARD JAMES When you look out of the window of an aeroplane, do you wonder about the people living below?  Do ...Read Article

WRITTEN BY BEN BERGONZI I am assuming that readers of this article have seen Barry Lyndon and know its plot. On release in 1975, ...Read Article

WRITTEN BY MYFANWY COOK Judy Batalion, author of the historical novel The Last Woman of Warsaw (Dutton, 2026), gained prominence for her previous book, ...Read Article

WRITTEN BY TRISH MACENULTY An attic discovery sent Sharon Spaulding on a years-long quest to hunt down the “trailblazing” women history forgot, overlooked, ...Read Article

WRITTEN BY SUSIE HELME We’ve enjoyed several historical fiction novels about Nero or featuring the infamous Roman emperor as a major character: ...Read Article