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New Voices: Kate Mildenhall, Joy Rhoades, Helen Steadman & Theodore Wheeler
Casting new light on the past through detailed research and vivid recreations of past people and places are debut novelists…
Historical Novel Society New Novel Award 2018 – £2,000 Prize
Deadline: 31st December 2017 We are delighted to announce our latest award, and the intention that from now on it…
Seeking the Stuarts? Some recommended secondary sources
As part of a recent interview with the Historical Novel Society, historian Johanna Luthman, author of LOVE, MADNESS & SCANDAL:…
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the 21st Century Pastiche
Unquiet Spirits by Bonnie MacBird is a detective story set in 1889. It features suitably evil villains, a Scottish castle,…
Researching Historical Novels Through Films
The old saw, “A picture is worth a thousand words” really does have relevance in historical research. I’m sure that…
The Green Phoenix by Alice Poon: A Love Story During Dynastic Change
Alice Poon’s debut novel is set in 17th-century China during the tumultuous transition from the Ming to Qing dynasties. The…
Interview with the Agent: 1
How do agents choose which authors to represent? What stands out in a new novel? What are the qualities of…
The Woman in the Shadows – Carol McGrath introduces her new novel about Elizabeth Cromwell
In her recent Reith Lecture Can these Bones Live, Hilary Mantel speaks about the balance of facts and invention in…
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland combines historical fiction, science fiction and a touch of magic
Renowned speculative fiction author Neal Stephenson and acclaimed historical fiction author Nicole Galland have collaborated on an intriguing project combining…
Elizabeth Fremantle’s The Girl in the Glass Tower Explores the Invisibility of Women in History
In Elizabeth Fremantle’s fourth novel, The Girl in the Glass Tower, she departs the world of the Tudors to illuminate…
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