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HNR Issue 98 (November 2021)

November 1, 2021 1:00 am

This issue contains:

Cover Story, A Giant of the Genre: A Celebration of the Life & Work of Sharon Kay Penman | by Jenny Quinlan
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 novelists Addison Armstrong, Jai Chakrabarti, M
Shelly Conner, and Courtney Ellis | by Myfanwy Cook
History & Film, Poem to Film: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | by Bethany Latham
Interviews with Sebatian Faulks (by Lucinda Byatt), Isabelle Grey (by Douglas Kemp), and Gill Paul (by Bethany Latham)
Features on using personal accounts (by M.K. Tod) and Robert Olen Butler’s historical fiction (by Trish MacEnulty)
Reviews of more than 300 of the latest and greatest books in historical fiction and nonfiction, including Editors’ Choice titles