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Launch – Anne Tripp Wyatt’s Short Story Collection Gracie Emerson

Interviewed by LESLIE S. LOWE Anne Tripp Wyatt is a short story author, avid up-cycler, wife, and mother of two daughters who enjoys ...Read Article

New books by Historical Novel Society members, February 2026

The following Historical Novel Society members are celebrating the release of their new books – congrats to all!  If you’re a current HNS ...Read Article

Weaving the Rainbow: Emma Darwin Discusses Her Novel, The Bruegel Boy

WRITTEN BY JENNY BARDEN “Why unweave the rainbow?” This was Emma Darwin’s response when asked whether she would have liked colour illustrations ...Read Article

New Voices: Linda Hamilton, Kayla Hardy, Rebecca Lehmann, and Fiza Saeed McLynn

WRITTEN BY MYFANWY COOK Four main ingredients are layered into Fiza Saaed McLynn’s The Midnight Carousel (Park Row, 2026/Michael Joseph, 2025): “Love and ...Read Article

Bleakness & Beauty: Having Faith in the Process of Writing

WRITTEN BY ADELE WILLIS Andrew Miller has published ten novels gaining multiple awards and shortlistings; his work has come to occupy an important ...Read Article

Bleeding on the Page: Graeme Macrae Burnet and Historical Murder

WRITTEN BY GORDON O’SULLIVAN Benbecula (Polygon/UK, Biblioasis/US&Can.), the new novella from Scottish writer Graeme Macrae Burnet, is part ...Read Article

ARA Historical Prize: Recognizing and Rewarding Historical Novelists

WRITTEN BY ELISABETH STORRS What do Thomas Keneally and Geraldine Brooks have in common? Both are literary legends. Both have won multiple international ...Read Article

History & Film | Hamnet & Shakespeare as a Film Character

WRITTEN BY KRISTEN MCDERMOTT When my mother-in-law called to discuss the film Hamnet with her resident Shakespeare professor (me), she noted that, while ...Read Article

Winners & … Winners: The Benefits of Writing Competitions

WRITTEN BY REBEKAH SIMMERS & TRACEY WARR Stella Donovan just won The Next Big Story prize of $100,000 and extolled the competition for giving ...Read Article

Back to the Beginning

WRITTEN BY WAHEED RABBANI “They were only at the beginning of their expedition, and already they were three men and twice as many ...Read Article