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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