2012 Top Authors – Replaced by Updated Post
PLEASE NOTE: this post has been replaced with a corrected list at 2012 Favourite Historical Fiction Authors.
April 26, 2012
PLEASE NOTE: this post has been replaced with a corrected list at 2012 Favourite Historical Fiction Authors.
Note: This post originally appeared on the Historical Novel Society Features page. In the 2012 historical fiction survey, 562 people listed favourite reading oriented websites, blogs and social media sites.
When I visited the war museum in Peronne, France, I was struck by its compelling simplicity, the displays laid out in simple frames on the floor, cream walls unadorned except
Highlights: Readers provided their favourite digital and non-digital sources for book recommendations. I am very pleased that the Historical Novel Society will soon publish information and analysis about digital sources;
I’m a great follower of the Sunday New York Times book section – not only the reviews but the best seller lists and other regular columns. I look for ideas
588 readers responded with enthusiasm to the question “what detracts from your enjoyment of historical fiction”. 44% Inaccuracies – includes seeing modern sensibilities in a historic setting, anachronisms, dialogue that
The survey asked those who rarely or never read historical fiction to comment on their reasons. Only 62 responded – a small sample from which to draw significant conclusions. 34%
Wednesday’s post included the first report of results from a recent historical fiction survey. Many have expressed interest in further analysis, here’s a list of topics I have planned: She
From March 14th to April 3, 2012, I conducted a survey of historical fiction readers. In total, 805 individuals responded. The data sheds light on preferences and habits of historical
The fine folks over at the Historical Novel Society published a list of 399 novels to be released from January to August of 2012. Because I write about the early
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
