interviews
New Voices: John Henry Clay, Margaret Skea, Donna Thorland & Alana White
John Henry Clay, Margaret Skea, Donna Thorland and Alana White explain the inspiration for their novels. Donna Thorland’s novel The…
The ghosts of wartime past: Simone St. James’ 1920s Gothic fiction
SJ: An Inquiry into Love and Death is set in post-WWI England, and the war still exerts a strong pull…
A Victorian Tragedy: Elizabeth Laird on The Prince who Walked with Lions
An award-winning author of several novels, both historical and not, for children and young adults, Elizabeth Laird has travelled and…
New Voices: Jenny Barden, Patricia Bracewell, Kristin Gleeson & Enid Shomer
Jenny Barden, Patricia Bracewell, Kristin Gleeson, and Enid Shomer provide behind-the-scenes glimpses of the inspiration for their debut novels. It…
Lionheart: Sharon Kay Penman discusses her latest medieval epic with Tamela McCann
Amongst the many excellent historical authors working today, Sharon Kay Penman rises easily to the top. Her attention to research…
New Voices: Joanna Campbell Slan, Charlotte Betts, Liz Harris & Maryanne O’Hara
Joanna Campbell Slan, Charlotte Betts, Liz Harris, and Maryanne O’Hara describe the seeds of inspiration that blossomed into their novels.…
Happy 15th Birthday, HNS!
The Society celebrates 15 years It seems fitting to compile our 15th anniversary feature just after our largest and most…
A Masterclass in Character: Theresa Breslin’s Spy for the Queen of Scots
Author of numerous award-winning books for children and young adults, including the historical novels The Nostradamus Prophecy, Remembrance, The Medici…
Red Pencil: Fred Stemme’s The Lieutenant’s Whistle
Revision, revision, revision Cindy Vallar analyzes the work behind polished final manuscripts. In this issue, she profiles Fred Stemme’s The…
Here Be Dragons…And Forgotten Books
Carlos Ruiz Zafón is Spain’s most successful literary export. An urban history buff, composer, scriptwriter, dragon collector, and comic devotee,…
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