It can seem like every historical fiction read focuses on one event, but we've got historical fiction novels not set in WWII for the Read Harder challenge. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-12 11:32:03 UTC ]
Next time you or the kids are looking for an informative nonfiction or historical fiction read, pick up one of these comics about history and culture. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-10 11:42:18 UTC ]
Quercus imprint riverrun has acquired a new historical fiction novel by German-Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann,Tyll, in a translation by Ross Benjamin. The book, which has already sold 600,000 copies in Germany according to Quercus, will be published in hardback 6th Feburary 2020. UK and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-09 22:15:28 UTC ]
Quercus has acquired The Deception of Harriet Fleet, a historical fiction debut set in the landscape of County Durham, described as a "recasting of Jane Eyre" that is "chilling, dark and brimming with suspense". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 07:05:41 UTC ]
Look forward to a trip around the world, and back in time, while learning the history of far flung places with these 2020 global historical fiction reads. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-14 11:32:10 UTC ]
Get to know the facts and the legend surrounding Sisi, Empress of Austria, through these historical fiction and nonfiction books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-12 11:40:14 UTC ]
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a poll to find the nation’s favourite historical novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-08 03:53:44 UTC ]
Looking for your next favorite book? Check out these new historical fiction books, full of beautiful prose, dynamic characters, and captivating settings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-10-25 10:39:52 UTC ]
Historical fiction writer Ben Kane has signed a three-book deal with Orion Fiction for a new series of novels exploring Richard the Lionheart. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 16:48:55 UTC ]
Learn about times and places of yore and get captivated by its imagined characters with these compelling YA historical fiction stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-10-10 10:32:41 UTC ]
Though she made her mark writing contemporary romance, Moyes proves just as adept at historical fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-10-03 15:31:45 UTC ]
Interviews Renee H. Shea Monique Truong / Photo © Haruka Sakaguchi Monique Truong, who came to the United States in 1975 as a refugee from Vietnam, began exploring untold and ignored histories in her first novel, The Book of Salt (2003), told through... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2019-09-17 13:54:26 UTC ]
Think you don't like historical fiction? Try these books out and prove yourself wrong. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-09-14 10:33:10 UTC ]
Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find historical fiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. List will be updated regularly. The post Historical Fiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-09-11 12:59:53 UTC ]
“The phrase ‘common-or-garden dick’ in a medieval poem? Yes, please.” On the gleefully indecent lines of the Medieval Welsh feminist poet Gwerful Mechain. | Lit Hub For the anxious historical fiction writer, Caitlin Horrocks offers some permissions for writing into the past. | Lit Hub “As a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-09 10:30:36 UTC ]
The Amazon review for my debut novel was glowing, including words like “compelling” and “fun.” And then there was this: “If you love historical fiction, you’ll love The Last Book Party.” Say what? How could my novel, which is set during the 1980s—a decade of my own youth—be historical fiction?... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-08-01 11:00:53 UTC ]
The Spanish philosopher and poet George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As a genre, historical fiction allows us to shuttle back in time to stand in the shoes, clogs, chopines, and go-go boots of people—real and imagined—to consider the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-07-15 11:00:13 UTC ]
Historical fiction authors bring textbook events to life. By creating backstories and intricate narratives, authors can turn a few lines ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-06-28 10:36:47 UTC ]
Robin Robertson has become the first Scot to win the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction with his book The Long Take (Picador). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 13:23:17 UTC ]
A “dazzling” six-book shortlist has been announced for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]