NEW VOICES
The New Voices column, overseen by editorial team member Myfanwy Cook, is published each quarter in the Historical Novels Review. The column features four "new voices" – authors who are making their debut in the genre – who discuss the writing and research that resulted in their first historical novels.
New Voices: Linda Hamilton, Kayla Hardy, Rebecca Lehmann, and Fiza Saeed McLynn
Subjects:
16th Century19th Century20th CenturyBiographical FictionEdwardianGilded AgeHistorical Novels ReviewInterviewJazz AgeTudor
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 heartache; 1900 Paris; Jazz Age Chicago; and an enchanting carousel linked to a series of mysterious disappearances.”... Read More
New Voices: Vanessa Croft, Janet Rich Edwards, Anna Fitzgerald Healy & Angela Shupe
Subjects:
13th Century20th CenturyEarly Medieval (through 1337)EdwardianHistorical Novels ReviewInterviewMystery & CrimeWorld War 2
BY MYFANWY COOK Vanessa Croft, Janet Rich Edwards, Anna Fitzgerald Healy & Angela Shupe draw readers’ attention to the details of their characters’ lives, which are concealed in the shadows of past events. The idea for In the Light of... Read More
New Voices: Brigitte Dale, Martha Jean Johnson, Sarah Landenwich & Emma Pei Yin
Subjects:
16th Century19th Century20th CenturyEdwardianHistorical Novels ReviewInterviewTudorWorld War 2
WRITTEN BY MYFANWY COOK Debut novelists Brigitte Dale, Martha Jean Johnson, Sarah Landenwich, and Emma Pei Yin introduce readers to mysterious and intriguing characters and moments in history. Brigitte Dale, author of The Good Daughters (Pegasus, 2025), first saw suffragette... Read More
New Voices: Tod Lending, Kirsten Menger-Anderson, Morgan Ryan & Elizabeth A. Tucker
Subjects:
20th CenturyAlternate HistoryBiographical FictionHistorical FantasyHistorical Novels ReviewSagaThrillerTimeslipWorld War 2
WRITTEN BY MYFANWY COOK Debut novelists Tod Lending, Kirsten Menger-Anderson, Morgan Ryan and Elizabeth A. Tucker explore intimate lives from the archives of history. Tod Lending’s debut novel The Umbrella Maker’s Son (Harper Paperbacks. 2025) started to take shape in... Read More
New Voices: Elyse Durham, Joanna Miller, Tiffany L. Warren & Jane Yang
Subjects:
19th Century20th CenturyBiographical FictionEarly United StatesHistorical Novels ReviewJazz AgeLiteraryVictorianWorld War 2
WRITTEN BY MYFANWY COOK Debut novelists Elyse Durham, Joanna Miller, Tiffany L. Warren & Jane Yang explore captivating characters from hidden gems of history. Joanna Miller shares the moment that sparked her debut, The Eights (Fig Tree/Putnam, 2025): “In October... Read More
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