FEATURES, COLUMNS & GUIDES
The Historical Novel Society publishes original articles and interviews in its members-only print magazine, the Historical Novels Review. In addition to six features per issue (along with 300+ book reviews), this quarterly publication also contains columns on debut authors, historical fiction market news, agent Q&As, historical film and television, and more. The Society previously published a magazine with longer-form HF content, called Solander. Some of the content from these print publications is available through the HNS website, but access to complete content is available only to members, so we welcome you to join us. The Society also publishes original web features -- articles/interviews commissioned specifically for this site.
In general, features are commissioned by HNS editors and authored by members on their features teams, who are unpaid volunteers. If you are a member interested in joining the features team, print or web, please Contact Us.
In addition to its regular print and web features, the Society also offers sponsored launch interviews, timed to coincide with book launches. If you're an author or publisher interested in these interviews, please see the Request an Author Interview form.
New books by Historical Novel Society members, February 2026
The following Historical Novel Society members are celebrating the release of their new books – congrats to all! If you’re a current HNS member who’s written a historical novel or nonfiction work published (or to be published) in September 2025... Read More
Weaving the Rainbow: Emma Darwin Discusses Her Novel, The Bruegel Boy
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16th CenturyHistorical Novels ReviewInterview
WRITTEN BY JENNY BARDEN “Why unweave the rainbow?” This was Emma Darwin’s response when asked whether she would have liked colour illustrations of the paintings referenced in her latest novel, The Bruegel Boy (Holland House, 2025). The story focuses on... Read More
New Voices: Linda Hamilton, Kayla Hardy, Rebecca Lehmann, and Fiza Saeed McLynn
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16th Century19th Century20th CenturyBiographical FictionEdwardianGilded AgeHistorical Novels ReviewInterviewJazz AgeTudor
WRITTEN BY MYFANWY COOK Four main ingredients are layered into Fiza Saaed McLynn’s The Midnight Carousel (Park Row, 2026/Michael Joseph, 2025): “Love and heartache; 1900 Paris; Jazz Age Chicago; and an enchanting carousel linked to a series of mysterious disappearances.”... Read More
Bleeding on the Page: Graeme Macrae Burnet and Historical Murder
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19th CenturyHistorical Novels ReviewInterviewMystery & CrimeVictorian
WRITTEN BY GORDON O’SULLIVAN Benbecula (Polygon/UK, Biblioasis/US&Can.), the new novella from Scottish writer Graeme Macrae Burnet, is part of the Darkland Tales series which describes itself as “dramatic retellings of stories from the nation’s history, myth and legend.” The author... Read More
Bleakness & Beauty: Having Faith in the Process of Writing
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20th CenturyHistorical Novels ReviewInterviewLiterary
WRITTEN BY ADELE WILLIS Andrew Miller has published ten novels gaining multiple awards and shortlistings; his work has come to occupy an important place in contemporary British fiction. The Land in Winter (Sceptre/Europa Editions, 2024), Miller’s most recent novel, is... Read More
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