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HNR Issue 86 (November 2018)

November 1, 2018 1:00 am

This issue contains:

Cover Story, Pitch Perfect: William Boyd’s ode to the rollercoaster of life and love, Love Is Blind | by Lucinda Byatt
Historical Fiction Market News, a column with the latest book deals and publications in historical fiction, including new books by HNS members | by Sarah Johnson
New Voices, a column focusing on debut novelists Louise Allan, Carrie Callaghan, Ruqaya Izzidien, and Glenn Skwerer | by Myfanwy Cook
History & Film, A Still & Quiet Horror: Lady Macbeth | by Bethany Latham
Interviews with Simone van der Vlugt and Nancy Bilyeau (by Bethany Latham), Ambrose Parry (by Marilyn Pemberton), Heather Morris (by Hilary Daninhirsch), and Sarah Maine (by Sally Zigmond)
Feature on young adult war fiction (by Arleigh Ordoyne)
Reviews of more than 300 of the latest and greatest books in historical fiction and nonfiction, including Editors’ Choice titles

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