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HNR Issue 61 (August 2012)

August 1, 2012 12:00 am

This issue contains:

Cover Story, The Olympics: An Elusive Event in Historical Fiction | by Ken Kreckel
Historical Fiction Market News, a column with the latest book deals and publications in historical fiction | by Sarah Johnson
New Voices, a column focusing on debut novelists Moonyeen Blakey, James Hawking, Regina O’Melveny & Jean Zimmerman | by Myfanwy Cook
History & Film, Strange in Fact, but True in Law: Garrow’s Law | by Bethany Latham
Interviews with novelists Iris Anthony (by Elizabeth Cole), Nick Brown & Anthony Riches (by Edward James), Clare Clark (by Karen Howlett), and Jean Fullerton (by Myfanwy Cook), as well as Louise Richardson on judging the Walter Scott Prize (by Lucinda Byatt)
Feature on horses and riding in HF (by Duncan Noble)
Reviews of almost 300 of the latest and greatest books in historical fiction and nonfiction, including Editors’ Choice titles