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Celebrating Genre

Claire Morris on the Surrey International Writers’ Conference. As a writer, there is something unmatchable about attending a writers’ conference. And the larger ...Read Article

Hope for the Heart and Food for the Soul

Sarah Cuthbertson looks at historical fiction in the life of Howard Fast Howard Fast died during the writing of this article, at the ...Read Article

Such Great Stories in History: An Interview with Cecelia Holland

Cecelia Holland talks to Sarah Johnson about about her two most recent books, the appeal of the Dark Ages, and her celebrated career ...Read Article

Children’s Historical Fiction: A Personal Assessment

BELINDA COPSON speaks about trends and key titles in British children’s historicals. This article arose from a talk I gave to the ...Read Article

An Appreciation of Georgette Heyer

Jay Dixon profiles historical novelist Georgette Heyer The year 2002 marks the centenary of the birth of historical novelist Georgette Heyer. A consistent best-selling ...Read Article

The Queenmaker: Interview with India Edghill

India Edghill talks to Sarah Johnson about the real King David, the two Anita Diamants, and the road to publication. King David — the ...Read Article

Historical Fiction in 2001: The Report from America

Sarah Johnson surveys US-published historical fiction at the turn of the 21st century. In the publishing world in America today, the tide seems ...Read Article

Living with Josephine

Teresa Eckford’s 2001 interview with SANDRA GULLAND. Last October I had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with Sandra Gulland, author of the ...Read Article

The Sand-Reckoner

Richard Lee talks to GILLIAN BRADSHAW about Archimedes. I read Gillian Bradshaw’s books first when I was in my teens – a wonderful ...Read Article

Gates of Fire

Richard Lee’s Spring 2000 interview with STEVEN PRESSFIELD. Gates of Fire first came to my attention when it knocked Stephen King’s The ...Read Article