Features
Celebrating 20 Years: A Personal Impression of the HNS by Founder Richard Lee
I began the society with an A4 leaflet folded into three. It proudly boasted of the society, which it described…
Engagement not Promotion: How Historical Novelists Can Be a Gateway to the Past
Every author of historical fiction wants to inspire readers to delve into the past, the one they’ve created in their…
Family Stories and Folklore Inspire Janie Chang’s Dragon Springs Road
Set in Shanghai in the early decades of the 20th century, Dragon Springs Road is a captivating novel about a…
Farrago of Research: Story Ideas for Historical Novels
“Farrago” means assortment or medley, and that’s my offering of research resources this quarter. Instead of a unified theme of…
History & Film: Victoria
It isn’t easy being queen. So say two new TV series: Victoria, which has already aired on ITV in the UK…
Untold Stories: What Didn’t Make the Cut?
Transforming research into fiction, deciding what to leave out and what to transfigure, are critical stages for any historical novelist.…
Blending Scandinavian Noir & HF: Cecilia Ekbäck’s Wolf Winter
In October 2016, from the six shortlisted historical novels,1 Cecilia Ekbäck’s Wolf Winter was judged the winner of the Goldsboro…
Indie Reviews: Richard Lee Announces Key Changes
The HNS has revised the way we review Indies (self- or subsidy-published novels) to reflect the transformed nature of publishing.…
New Voices: Janet Benton, Meredith Jaeger, Mark Noce & Susan Rivers
In this new generation of debut novelists, Janet Benton, Meredith Jaeger, Mark Noce, and Susan Rivers have created a feast…
A Faraway Place and Time: Ronald Wright’s The Gold Eaters
A compelling story, history that’s sound without being intrusive, and characters that are human and believable – this is what…
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