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The Tourist, the Expat and the Native: A Traveler’s Approach to Crafting Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is never solely about the past. Its subject may take us to another place in time, but the…
Fashion Websites, and a Travel History Book
Do you want to get your characters’ historical dress details right? Don’t rely on fashion plates alone. Nineteenth-century fashion plates…
Aphra Behn: A Secret Life by Janet Todd illuminates the life of a fascinating 17th-century woman
Janet Todd’s masterly biography of the first professional lady of letters has been reissued by Fentum Press 21 years after…
Spellbound by the City of Poison: Holly Tucker’s new book on 17th-century Paris
Paris in the late 17th century was not a place for the faint of heart. Despite the frightening ease with…
‘Her Storied Past’ – A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner
When novelist Susan Meissner visited RMS Queen Mary, a British ocean liner built by Cunard in the 1930s but now…
HNS members get affiliate rate for Scotswrite conference
Take a look at an exciting conference being organised by Society of Authors in Scotland on the weekend 22-24…
The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz illuminates the idyllic yet dangerous world of lighthouse-keeping in the early 20th century
Bestselling and RITA Award-winning romance author Tiffany Reisz is diving into the realm of historical fiction, and her new novel…
The Enigma of Mr. Rochester: Mary Sharratt talks to debut author Sarah Shoemaker
Mr. Rochester, Sarah Shoemaker’s tour de force of a first novel, was inspired by her monthly book group. About five…
The Marriage Bureau by Penrose Halson Highlights a Little-Known Aspect of London’s History
Sometimes in this age of internet dating it’s difficult to remember that there was a time when people met their…
Renaissance Florence: Alyssa Palombo and Donna Russo Morin on Unconventional Florentine Women
Two new historical novels, Alyssa Palombo’s The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence: A Story of Botticelli (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2017)…
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- Claudia Oltean on "The Tourist, the Expat and the Native: A Traveler’s Approach to Crafting Historical Fiction": Your article is excellent on every level - content, perspective, writing. As …
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