SUBJECT GUIDES
The Historical Novel Society offers guides to assist those interested in historical fiction. You'll find here information on a variety of subjects useful for historical research, as well as information on the writing and publishing process.
Researching the Regency period?
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BY B.J. SEDLOCK Regency novels are popular enough that if you search for “regency” in the HNS website, you’ll retrieve 800-plus hits. There are likely fans of the period who want to try writing a Regency themselves and could use... Read More
18th and 19th century foodways in the UK, Australia and New Zealand
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BY B.J. SEDLOCK I did a related article on 18th-19th century foodways in the U.S. and Canada in the past and am fulfilling my promise, made then, to cover foodways in the U.K. and Australia/New Zealand for the same... Read More
Forthcoming Historical Novels for 2026
The Historical Novel Society lists a comprehensive range of titles from mainstream and small press publishers for novels set from ancient times to the mid-1970s. Titles are listed alphabetically by author last name within their expected publishing month (see links... Read More
Forthcoming Children’s and YA Historical Novels for 2026
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The Historical Novel Society lists mainstream and small press titles for readers aged 4 – 18, with settings from ancient times to the mid 1970s. Details are pulled from publisher catalogues and websites; Amazon; NetGalley; Publishers Weekly forecasts; Edelweiss US... Read More
Story ideas from U.S. university digital collections sites
BY B.J. SEDLOCK Are you an author stuck for a story idea? You can find some interesting ones by browsing U.S. universities’ digital collections websites for primary source documents, such as these examples below. To explore beyond this list, use... Read More
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