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.
Launch: Sandra Wagner-Wright’s The Life & Times of Sarah Good, Accused Witch
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Biographical FictionColonial AmericaInterview
INTERVIEW BY SUSAN HIGGINBOTHAM Sandra Wagner-Wright is an award-winning author of historical fiction, specializing in strong women at pivotal moments in history. She holds a PhD in history and taught at the University of Hawai‘i before turning to full-time writing.... Read More
Researching the Regency period?
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BY B.J. SEDLOCK Regency novels are popular enough that if you search for “regency” in the HNS website, you’ll retrieve 800-plus hits. There are likely fans of the period who want to try writing a Regency themselves and could use... Read More
Launch: Elisabeth Conway’s Living the Legacy
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INTERVIEW BY ELLEN IRWIN Elisabeth Conway grew up in the Worcestershire countryside but fell in love with Southeast Asia when she travelled there as a student of social anthropology. Her experiences working in and soaking up the native stories of... Read More
A hero for our time too: Sharpe’s Storm by Bernard Cornwell
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19th CenturyAdventureMilitaryNapoleonic
BY TOM WILLIAMS Fans of Bernard Cornwell’s Richard Sharpe, and there are many, are very familiar with the Peninsular War. Sharpe started fighting in the Peninsula with the French invasion of Galicia in 1809 and he distinguished himself in battles... Read More
Launch: Heather Walrath’s The Diva’s Daughter
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INTERVIEW BY REBECCA ROSENBERG Heather Walrath is an author crafting new stories while celebrating the release of her debut historical novel, The Diva’s Daughter. Whether they are standing against evil in fractious 1930s Europe or solving a sticky bootlegging mystery... Read More
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