WEB FEATURES
The Historical Novel Society publishes original articles and interviews in its members-only print magazine, the Historical Novels Review. The Society also publishes original web features -- articles, interviews, guides, and more commissioned specifically for this website.
In general, features are commissioned by HNS editors and authored by members on their features teams, who are unpaid volunteers. If you are a member interested in joining the features team, print or web, please Contact Us.
At home with the Boleyns: The House of Boleyn by Tracy Borman
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BY KATE BRAITHWAITE When we think of the ‘House’ of a great family, what comes to mind? Lineage, dynasty, coats of arms, family trees, vast wealth? Take away the capitalization, however, and the house in question becomes a family home:... Read More
Strong Forces in Difficult Times: The Paris Thief by Lisa Rochon
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20th CenturyInterviewWorld War 2
BY TERRI BAKER The scandalous theft of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa in 1911, the Paris avant-garde art scene in the decade before World War I, and the well-planned but often frantic strategies to save the Louvre’s art from the grasping... Read More
Forthcoming Historical Novels for 2027
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 2027
The Historical Novel Society lists mainstream and small press narrative and picture book 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... Read More
Choices and Secrets: Summer of Love by Kerri Maher
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BY LEE ANN ECKHARDT SMITH California history, addiction and recovery, winemaking and the hippie culture of the 1960s are all part of Kerri Maher’s latest, complex novel, Summer of Love (Berkley, July 2026). For the author, this meant a combination... Read More
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