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, May 2026
The following Historical Novel Society members are celebrating the release of their new books – congrats to all! If you’ve written a historical novel or nonfiction work published (or to be published) in December 2025 or after, send the following... Read More
A Lucky Find: Shona MacLean Talks to Lucinda Byatt about Her Standalone Novel, The Cromarty Library Circle
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19th CenturyGeorgianHistorical Novels ReviewInterview
WRITTEN BY LUCINDA BYATT Most historical fiction authors head for the archives after they’ve decided on the topic of a novel. However, in a reverse process, it was a lucky archival find during research for a work of non-fiction that... Read More
The Young Will Remember: A Conversation with Eve J. Chung
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20th CenturyHistorical Novels ReviewInterview
WRITTEN BY EDWARD JAMES A conversation with Eve J. Chung When you look out of the window of an aeroplane, do you wonder about the people living below? Do they pause to wonder about the strangers flitting overhead? These brief... Read More
History & Film | Problem Solved: Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon
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18th CenturyHistorical Novels ReviewNapoleonic
WRITTEN BY BEN BERGONZI I am assuming that readers of this article have seen Barry Lyndon and know its plot. On release in 1975, it was a commercial failure in the USA but better received in the rest of the... Read More
New Voices: Judy Batalion, Moorea Corrigan, Jiyoung Han & Laura Vogt
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19th Century20th CenturyEdwardianGilded AgeGreat DepressionHistorical FantasyHistorical Novels ReviewInterviewWorld War 2
WRITTEN BY MYFANWY COOK Judy Batalion, author of the historical novel The Last Woman of Warsaw (Dutton, 2026), gained prominence for her previous book, an award-winning bestseller. As she relates: “The Light of Days was a nonfiction narrative history about... Read More
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