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.
Forthcoming Historical Novels for 2027
The Historical Novel Society lists a comprehensive range of titles from mainstream and small press publishers for novels set from ancient times to the mid-1970s. Titles are listed alphabetically, by author last name, within their expected publishing month (see links... Read More
Forthcoming Children’s and YA Historical Novels for 2027
The Historical Novel Society lists mainstream and small press narrative and picture book titles for readers aged 4 – 18, with settings from ancient times to the mid 1970s. Details are pulled from publisher catalogues and websites; Amazon; NetGalley; Publishers... Read More
Launch: Leara Rhodes’ Tybee Rhapsody
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INTERVIEW BY M.N. STROH Leara Rhodes is a retired professor emerita from Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia with three academic books and dozens of magazine feature articles. She taught summers at Trinity College University of Oxford... Read More
Choices and Secrets: Summer of Love by Kerri Maher
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BY LEE ANN ECKHARDT SMITH California history, addiction and recovery, winemaking and the hippie culture of the 1960s are all part of Kerri Maher’s latest, complex novel, Summer of Love (Berkley, July 2026). For the author, this meant a combination... Read More
Launch: Linda Rosen’s Abandoning the Script
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INTERVIEW BY KATHERINE MEZZACAPPA Fitness professional turned novelist Linda Rosen, after living most of her life in New Jersey (and only a short trip into NYC) now lives with her husband in sunny Florida happily wearing sandals all year long.... Read More
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