Historical Fiction as a tool for Empathy
Put yourself in the shoes of Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall or Alice Dubois in The Alice Network, or Tom Bilder in The Pillars of the Earth. Through historical fiction,
January 13, 2026
Put yourself in the shoes of Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall or Alice Dubois in The Alice Network, or Tom Bilder in The Pillars of the Earth. Through historical fiction,
Steven Leibo, author of the Sino-American Tales spent much of his adult life studying, teaching and writing about Asian Western relations. A few years ago, he began writing a series
2025 was a challenging year for A Writer of History. I stumbled around searching for topics as well as the energy to be creative … other authors made great contributions
Dear Readers … 2025 has been a year of uncertainty for many of us with unexpected changes and growing concern. For me, that uncertainty has spread into my private life
The 2025 winner of the Walter Scott prize for historical fiction is The Land In Winter by Andrew Miller. I was curious to look at the finalists for this prize
Erin Davies is a passionate reader. We’ve been connected through social media for quite a long time and I admire Erin’s passion for reading and for sharing her thoughts about
Author Mark Ellis has been on the blog before with articles featuring the world of police investigations during 1940s wartime England and the complications involved with American troops stationed in
Author Maryka Biaggio is known for writing historical fiction inspired by real people whose lives illuminate the complexities of their time. She is the author of five novels. Her latest
Another novel from the TBR list I created in July. This one is The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley – and I have to tell you straight away that I
A second novel from the TBR list I posted about in late July is The English Problem by Beena Kamlani. Here’s the blurb: Book description: Shiv Advani is an eighteen-year-old
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
