This morning, Publishers Marketplace reported that two-time Booker Prize winner and historical fiction supremo Hilary Mantel has a new short story collection on the horizon. Learning to Talk, which will be released by Holt at some point next year, is billed as “a collection of loosely... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-18 18:07:12 UTC ]
Author Shirley Jackson often responded to readers’ letters; this one, written in 1962 after republication of her historical fiction for juveniles, The Witchcraft of Salem Village, seems uncannily prescient for our times. –Laurence Jackson Hyman, editor of the forthcoming The Collected Letters of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-10-30 08:49:48 UTC ]
Bi and lesbian books from the last two decades for fans of literary fiction, from haunting collections to atmospheric historical fiction like Miss Timmins’ School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-10-02 10:38:36 UTC ]
How historical fiction gave one reader deeper and more vivid insights into history and guided her career in teaching and librarianship. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-09-28 10:35:00 UTC ]
Viking has acquired a historical debut by Annie Garthwaite, reimagining the story of Cecily Neville, the Duchess of York and mother to two kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 20:07:38 UTC ]
From contemporary and historical fiction to science fiction and fantasy, including Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao, these 21 books are must-reads for 12th graders. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-09-03 10:33:00 UTC ]
Gollancz has landed a sci-fi debut by fantasy novelist Miles Cameron, who also writes historical fiction as Christian Cameron. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-26 17:11:19 UTC ]
An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-08-23 10:30:00 UTC ]
A new collection of short historical fiction stories is characterized by its beautiful prose and its author’s gentle curiosity and sense of wonder. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-08-11 21:24:15 UTC ]
A new collection of short historical fiction stories is characterized by its beautiful prose and its author’s gentle curiosity and sense of wonder. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-08-11 21:24:15 UTC ]
A new collection of short historical fiction stories is characterized by its beautiful prose and its author’s gentle curiosity and sense of wonder. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-08-11 21:24:15 UTC ]
I'm fairly new to the genre and historical fiction audiobooks have been an excellent way to introduce these stories into my repertoire. Treat your ears. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-03 10:38:40 UTC ]
Here's why this reader thinks you should read historical fiction and some favorite books that aren't about WWII to get you into the genre. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-27 10:39:09 UTC ]
Staying indoors will feel like an adventure with this roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-04-17 23:30:56 UTC ]
Staying indoors will feel like an adventure with this roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-04-17 23:30:56 UTC ]
Staying indoors will feel like an adventure with this roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-04-17 23:30:56 UTC ]
From this year's shortlist–which included authors from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria–an Algerian work of historical fiction claims the 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. The post Abdelouahab Aissaoui Wins 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-14 12:33:18 UTC ]
For many, staying indoors is an unsettling experience. It’s been heartening to see the imaginative leaps being taken by many organisations and artists to help us through – sitting-room gigs, free theatre streams, virtual tours of museums and archives and galleries – but given the limitless... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-04-06 11:36:00 UTC ]
History books are great for sharing a macro-level view of the past, but historical fiction reveals truths about the way people lived in history. The post Historical Fiction: Discover New Truths in the Past by Eliot Pattison appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2020-04-04 12:00:35 UTC ]
The moment they hit the press, the reviews for The Mirror And The Light were glowing. A “shoo-in for the Booker Prize” said the Guardian. “A masterpiece of historical fiction” according to the Independent. “Does it merit another Booker?” asks the Evening Standard, before concluding “yes it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 10:51:38 UTC ]