It’s been a day since the publication of The Mirror and the Light—the final installment of Hilary Mantel’s celebrated trilogy about Tudor England, starring the enigmatic Thomas Cromwell—so you’ve already blazed through it, right? Well, whether you have already or you’re about to, once you’ve... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-11 08:55:24 UTC ]
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has unveiled this year’s longlist after "lively debates" among the judges. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 10:22:42 UTC ]
The debut middle-grade author answers questions about writing and publishing her folklore-inspired historical fiction set in Communist Romania. The post Breaking In: An Interview with Debut Middle-Grade Author J. Kaspar Kramer by Cassandra Lipp appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2020-03-06 16:37:35 UTC ]
James Wood writes about the novelist Daniel Kehlmann, who evokes an era of doctrinal fervor—and brings to life a mythical trickster. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2020-02-10 11:00:00 UTC ]
This week, Kevin Wilson reviews Stephen Wright’s new novel, “Processed Cheese.” In 2006, Laura Miller wrote for the Book Review about “The Amalgamation Polka,” Wright’s novel about the descendant of both ardent abolitionists and unwavering slaveholders. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-01-31 10:00:10 UTC ]
A BookLife Prize finalist discusses her newly published historical fiction novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
An author and teacher says reading historical fiction is one way for adolescents to see beyond the present. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]