About
- Established in 1997, the Historical Novel Society is an international literary society devoted to promotion and advocacy for the genre of historical fiction.
Membership
- Historical Novel Society members include authors, readers, librarians, editors and industry professionals – membership is entirely open, and anyone enthusiastic about the genre is welcome.
Events
- Our worldwide membership loves to meet. Many travel thousands of miles to attend our conferences in person; many more enjoy our virtual options from home. Others form member connections in their area through regular Local Chapter meet-ups. Discover what’s on with conferences, Local and Virtual Chapters, and more.
Book Reviews
- Our exclusive, members-only print magazine, the Historical Novels Review, publishes reviews of hundreds of historical fiction books each quarter, in addition to features and columns. Become a member to receive the magazine and enjoy all our other benefits.
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- We publish articles in our members-only print magazine, Historical Novels Review, as well as web features exclusive to this site. All are original pieces, commissioned by our Features Editors based on topics of interest to members – interviews with historical fiction authors, publishers, and agents; explorations of novels and subgenres; guides, and regular columns on historical fiction market news, debut authors, and more. Articles are written by vetted contributors, most of whom are Society members. If you’re a member interested in joining the team, Contact Us.
Awards
- HNS Awards have helped discover authors and launch their careers (e.g., Michel Faber, Ruth Downie, Nikki Marmery, Hilary Green, Elizabeth Macneal, and many more) and provided vital support for others. Our ARA Award is one of the most generous of all literary prizes. If you’d like to partner to sponsor an award, Contact Us.
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Bethany House Publishers

The Manhattan Confessions

By Jocelyn Green - Published 2026

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1920s Manhattan. Ivy Malone, a librarian for the New York Historical Society, has been taking histories of local senior citizens to put in ...Read Review

Don’t Upstage the Body

By Naomi Stephens - Published 2026

Genres:

Inspirational Romance

Meet the Halfpenny siblings: Hippolyta, Cordelia, Horatio, and Tybalt, a thespian family (wouldn’t ya know!) now performing rather different roles than their ...Read Review

At Morning’s Light (Home to Green Creek)

By Kiersti Giron - By Lauraine Snelling - Published 2025

Genres:

Inspirational Romance

In the 1840s, a steady stream of Norwegians emigrated to Iowa in search of cheap arable land, establishing a cultural center in Decorah, ...Read Review

Faithful of Heart (A Minnesota Legacy)

By Tracie Peterson - Published 2026

Genres:

Inspirational Romance

Late 19th century. Judith Stanford has lost her entire family, including her husband, but continues her work as a philanthropist in Philadelphia until ...Read Review

Taming Lady Temperance: A Christian Opposites Attract Frontier Western Historical Romance with Cowboys (The Secret Society of Spinsters)

By Karen Witemeyer - Published 2026

Genres:

Inspirational Romance Western

Twenty-seven-year-old Noreen O’Sullivan has come from hard circumstances. Her alcoholic father often beat her and her mother and ruined the family farm ...Read Review

On Living Stone

By Heather Kaufman - Published 2026

Genres:

Inspirational Romance

When readers first meet a 12-year-old Salome in 2 BC, she’s a girl who’s lost her mother and lives with her crippled ...Read Review

The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins

By Melanie Dickerson - Published 2026

Genres:

Inspirational Romance

England, 1814. Orphaned Charlotte Robbins is governess to the young siblings of William, Lord Brookhaven. Principled, intelligent, and pretty, Charlotte longs for love and ...Read Review

Beyond the Clouds (The Women of Midtown)

By Elizabeth Camden - Published 2026

Genres:

Inspirational Romance

Beyond the Clouds, third in The Women of Midtown Series, combines well-researched history of pre-World War I America and 1917 occupied Belgium with a ...Read Review

Whispers at Painswick Court

By Julie Klassen - Published 2025

Genres:

Inspirational Romance Mystery/Crime

1821 Gloucestershire. While visiting a friend, Anne Loveday, daughter of a surgeon-apothecary, is asked to care for the ailing Lady Celia of Painswick Court ...Read Review