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: Suzanne McKenzie’s Celia’s Blue Spring
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19th CenturyBiographical FictionUs Civil War
INTERVIEW BY KATHERINE KIRKPATRICK Suzanne McKenzie earned a BS in Mathematics from Illinois State University and a Master of Information Management from Washington University School of Engineering. After retiring from a long career in information systems, she pursued her passions... Read More
Conflict under a Greek sun: The House of Hidden Letters by Izzy Broom
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BY MARILYN PEMBERTON The choice of location for a novel is vital and often quite problematic but for Izzy Broom it was an easy decision. A two-week vacation on the Ionian island of Zakynthos over 25 years ago, was the... Read More
Launch: Joel Mark Harris’s The Ivory General
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3rd-century BcAncient RomeEpicInterview
INTERVIEW BY ELLEN IRWIN Joel Mark Harris is an international Amazon bestselling ghostwriter and fiction author. His first novel, A Thousand Bayonets, won an Editor’s Choice Award and the Pinnacle Achievement Award for Best Thriller. His feature-length film, Neutral Territory,... Read More
Launch: The Gospel of Caiaphas by Nicole Diamond Austin
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1st CenturyBiblicalBiographical Fiction
INTERVIEWED BY LESLIE S. LOWE Nicole Diamond Austin is a lifelong lover of books and storytelling in all forms. After graduating from Yale University, she spent six years working in the publishing industry before shifting careers, receiving an MBA from... Read More
Writing a medieval mystery or thriller? Here are sources on medieval crime
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BY B.J. SEDLOCK Are you thinking of writing a mystery or thriller set in medieval times? Here are some print and online research resources that can get you started, or give you story ideas dealing with medieval crime and justice. ... Read More
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