Articles
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An Unlikely Partnership: Ghost of the Bamboo Road (a Hiro Hattori Novel) by Susan Spann
Susan Spann has recently published Ghost of the Bamboo Road, (Simon & Schuster 2019), the seventh novel in her Hiro Hattori series, set in 16...Read Article
Lies In White Dresses by Sofia Grant – an inspiring tale about female friendship in the Divorce Capital
In her new novel Lies in White Dresses (William Morrow, September, 2019), Sofia Grant chronicles the story of three women who visit a “divorce ...Read Article
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott Reveals the Story Behind Doctor Zhivago
One of the most highly anticipated historical novels to hit shelves this fall was Lara Prescott’s The Secrets We Kept (Hutchinson, September 2019). ...Read Article
Historical Trades: Saddlery, Logging, Coopering, Blacksmithing
If the characters in your historical novel are involved in the ancient trades of saddlery, logging, coopering or blacksmithing, these book and website ...Read Article
Six Historical Novelists Come Together to “Search for the Women” in Ribbons of Scarlet
I think I can safely speak for many historical novelists when I say that writing a historical novel isn’t easy. Historical novelists ...Read Article
A Leader in the Field: A Profile of Historical Novelist Margaret George
Margaret George has been one of the leading authors of historical fiction since the publication of her first novel, The Autobiography of Henry ...Read Article
The Other Windsor Girl by Georgie Blalock Showcases the World of Princess Margaret
What could be more glamorous than life at the side of a princess? American author Georgie Blalock’s new novel about an aspiring ...Read Article
New books by HNS members, November 2019
It’s great to see so many new releases this issue. Congrats to all the authors! If you’re an HNS member who’...Read Article
New Voices: Lorna Cook, Molly Greeley, Alan Hlad & Alec Marsh
WRITTEN BY MYFANWY COOK Debut novelists Lorna Cook, Molly Greeley, Alan Hlad and Alec Marsh create intriguing characters set against the backdrop of ...Read Article
History Rhymes: The Function and Importance of Historical Fantasy
WRITTEN BY KRISTEN MCQUINN Within every issue of Historical Novels Review one section of reviews is labeled “Historical Fantasy,” where readers find books ...Read Article