Historical Novel Society
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For historical fiction readers and writers everywhere. Sharing Editor's Choice book reviews, historical finds, writing tips and more. USA conference June 2025.
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Joined February 2012
📗📖📘 A warm welcome to our feed to historical fiction readers, writers and publishers across the world. Member benefits: 4 Historical Novels Review magazines a year, event discounts and access to member-only Facebook groups:
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'Follows an 1848 Arctic expedition to find the lost ship of John Franklin. Captures both the beauty and the terror of this mutating land of ice and snow.' #EditorsChoice: Heroes: Bitter Passage by Colin Mills, review by Fiona Alison
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Language Slip: How Languages and Environment Affect Character and the Writing Process:
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5 achievable steps to finding a literary agent who can sell your work, win you commissions, and look after your author journey: #amquerying
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♥ social media? This isn't the only platform for the Historical Novel Society! Come join us on Facebook and also our fledgling account on Bluesky :
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Congratulations to our members on their new historical releases! Immerse yourself in ancient Egypt, Napoleonic-era Mediterranean, and more: #HistoricalFiction
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Reclaiming the hidden story of Jessie Redmon Fauset in the years before what became known as the Harlem Renaissance:
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'AD 60/61. Iceni chief Prasutagus is dead, his 33-year-old wife the accepted queen of Tribe Iceni. Graphic but exemplary.' #EditorsChoice: Boudicca by P.C. Cast, review by Fiona Alison
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Three overlooked historical women given centre stage in Costanza, The Instrumentalist, and The Maiden of Florence:
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India in Children’s historical fiction including a trend in historical fantasy novels set in a 19th century “alternate colonial India”. Ann Lazim investigates:
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Do you have a book release coming up? Or a recent release? The HNS Author Interview Team is booking interviews for 2025 and beyond. Interviews can be requested for works of HISTORICAL FICTION, HF SUBGENRES, and now selected NON-FICTION WORKS. Go to
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'The consequences of the Monmouth Rebellion in 17th century England. Well-crafted, intelligent and thoroughly engaging.' #EditorsChoice: The Players by Minette Walters, review by Adele Wills
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Glamor and Darkness: author Rosalie M. Lin tells us about her inspiration behind her debut novel Daughter of Calamity, following Jingwen, a showgirl in Shanghai: #historicalfiction
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Language Slip: How Languages and Environment Affect Character and the Writing Process:
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“The destiny of two noble families hangs in the balance in 1930s Tunisia. Stirring and extraordinary.' #EditorsChoice: A Calamity of Noble Houses by Amira Ghenim, translated by Karen McNeil and Miled Faiza, review by Elisabeth Lenckos
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Our US conference is in Las Vegas June 26-28, 2025. Follow @HNS_NA for all the latest info! #HNS2025 #historicalfiction #writingconferences
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Need to name your novel's characters? Check out these website links for Viking, Medieval and historical names for specific countries:
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Dame Alice Kyteler was the first woman accused of witchcraft in the British Isles. Author Molly Aitken discusses the many directions a story can take: #historicalfiction
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