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: Maryka Biaggio’s Margery & Me
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20th CenturyHistorical FantasyInterviewJazz Age
INTERVIEWED BY MARTHA HOFFMAN Maryka Biaggio is a psychology professor-turned-novelist who brings forgotten lives back into the light. Her work has earned numerous accolades, including the Willamette Writers Award, Oregon Writers Colony Award, Historical Novel Society Review Editors’ Choice, La... Read More
Launch: Kim Rendfeld’s Duchess of the New Dawn
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8th CenturyBiographical FictionEarly Medieval (through 1337)Interview
INTERVIEWED BY J. K. KNAUSS A lifelong fascination with fairy tales and legends set Kim Rendfeld on her quest to write historical fiction. She grew up in New Jersey and earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, then embarked on... Read More
If it isn’t one prison, it’s another: Liberty Street by Heather Marshall
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BY ELAINE O’CONNOR Heather Marshall’s latest novel, Liberty Street (Ballantine, June 2026) explores the many meanings of imprisonment, the societal norms and expectations used to constrain women’s lives. During Marshall’s undergraduate history studies, a professor introduced her to Incorrigible (Wilfred... Read More
Launch: Marlie Parker Wasserman’s First Daughter
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19th CenturyGilded AgeInterviewMystery & Crime
INTERVIEW BY SUSAN HIGGINBOTHAM Marlie Parker Wasserman writes historical crime fiction after a career in scholarly publishing. She has written The Murderess Must Die (2021), Path of Peril (2023), Inferno on Fifth (2023), and First Daughter (2026). Her books are... Read More
Researching Life in the Great Depression: 1930s
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BY B.J. SEDLOCK I would count the Great Depression as one of the periods of Western history which stands out as a particularly interesting setting for a historical novel. The struggle of the ordinary citizen to make ends meet in... Read More
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