Historical Mysteries … a follow up
A few days ago, David Cairns, author of The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice, posted some great advice on the topic of historical mysteries. Here’s a round up of other
January 29, 2026
A few days ago, David Cairns, author of The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice, posted some great advice on the topic of historical mysteries. Here’s a round up of other
Author David Cairns celebrates the fourth instalment of his Findo Gask and Erroll Rait Mystery series: The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice. His stories are “meticulously researched and mixed with thrilling fiction
Susan Storer Clark, author of An Uncharted World, reflects on the research and writing challenges she faced when writing about the 16th century slave trade and a Yoruba woman named
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
In October 2024, I was in a quandary and produced this blog post: At various times this past year I’ve asked myself the question ‘what’s next?‘ I confess to being
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
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
L.E. Denton .. also known as Laura .. has written Of Their Own Free Will, a novel exploring the early triumphs of Andrew Jackson through the lens of two men
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
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
