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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




