Articles
Original features from our print magazines.
New books by HNS members, May 2019
Congrats to the following authors on their new releases! If you’ve written a historical novel or nonfiction work published (or to be ...Read Article
Time-slip & Local History: Interweaving Past and Present
It is a question that may have crossed your mind if you live in a historic neighbourhood, with a rich history: why not ...Read Article
Ask the Agent: Giles Milburn and Elizabeth Macneal
Richard Lee talks to Giles Milburn and the agency’s newest star, Elizabeth Macneal The Madeleine Milburn Agency is in Shepherd Market, an ...Read Article
Nazi Hunters & Night Witches: Claire Morris Speaks to Kate Quinn about Her Exciting New Novel, The Huntress
For nearly a decade, Kate Quinn has been captivating historical fiction enthusiasts with her fast-paced plots, interesting characters and colourful depictions of ancient ...Read Article
Natural Connections: Niamh Boyce’s Her Kind
In 1324, Dame Alice Kytler, imprisoned by Richard Ledrede, Bishop of Ossory, became the first woman in Ireland to be tried for heretical sorcery. ...Read Article
Taking Liberties: At the Boundaries of Fictionalised History
Two of my early novels are “historical fiction,” which is usually defined as a historical novel with predominantly fictional characters describing mainly fictional ...Read Article
Landscape, History & Folktales: Cornwall Offers an Anvil on which to Forge Historical Fiction
Katherine Stansfield is a multi-genre novelist who spent her formative years in Cornwall and now lives in Cardiff. In 2014 she won the Holyer ...Read Article
New Voices: Mary Calvi, Gina Marie Guadagnino, Lana Kortchik & Kris Waldherr
Mary Calvi, Gina Marie Guadagnino, Lana Kortchik & Kris Waldherr take readers on a journey into past mysteries and relationships Kris Waldherr’s ...Read Article
Indian Historical Novels: The Origin & Evolution of the Historical Novel Written by Indians in English
The Romans didn’t make a foray into India. In A. David Singh’s Caesar: Escapades in Rome (Amazon, 2016), Julius Caesar clutches a ...Read Article
American Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton Tells the Story of Alice Roosevelt
The latest novel from Stephanie Marie Thornton is a departure for the author. Her previous novels have featured heroines from ancient Egypt and ...Read Article