historical fiction illuminates the issues of today

Religious Freedom was a Long Time Coming

I love hearing from readers who are also authors – and Patricia Bernstein is one such person. Her new novel A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower released on

March 15, 2023

The Virgins of Venice: Girls Growing Up

Author Gina Buonaguro and I had a great time talking about Women in History at The History Quill conference in February 2022 (see here and here for details). Gina’s work

December 13, 2022

Illuminating Today’s Issues through Historical Fiction

Back in July, I posted 9 topics to pursue over the coming months. One of them is to consider how historical fiction illuminates the issues of today. As it turns

November 29, 2022

Shining a light on today

How does historical fiction illuminate the issues of today? I’ve just chosen four novels from my book shelves: Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks, Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig, The

August 18, 2022

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