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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Forthcoming historical novels for 2011
I've just completed the first round of updates to the Historical Novel Society's list of forthcoming titles, with info on historical fiction set to be published in the US through next August. Head on over there and take a look! There are many titles I'm especially eager to read (of course), and I'll be highlighting some of them in an upcoming post.
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Hmm. well I hope there is more coming out this year than that or else its going to be a dull year for me. Hardly any Victorian stories, a ton of mysteries(which I dislike) and stuff that just doesnt interest me.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few I'll read but not the usual number.
Drooling commences. Thanks for pulling this list together.
ReplyDeleteOh, how exciting, thank you! Subjects and locations that drew my attention and put the novels on my immediate Jan/Feb list: the Dreyfus Affair (seminal event in European history), 9th century Baghdad ("1001 Nights meets Sherlock Holmes"), the Pyrenees (too often overlooked except by mediaevalists interested in the Cathars)...
ReplyDeleteI am grateful for HNS's addition of descriptions to the listing of titles and authors. It serves both as a time-saver and an inspiration.
Thanks for the list, I'm off to go look!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I appreciate all the comments, esp. as the list took a few days to pull together (way too many publishers' catalogs to sift through!).
ReplyDeleteFunny you should mention the ones you did, Danielle, as the Dreyfus Affair and Pyrenees novels were ones I'd planned on highlighting!
That is a funny - and fun - coincidence, Sarah!
ReplyDeleteThanks for assembling this list. Boy, people sure like to write about Tudor England, don't they?
ReplyDeleteThe one I'm waiting for is "The Raven's Bride." From what I've heard of it, it actually might be good--which would certainly be a rarity for a novel about Poe.
I see that Sourcebooks is continuing its reprints - MARY OF CARISBROOKE is the latest by Margaret Campbell Barnes to be reprinted. I won't look for an older copy!
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Thanks - I always keep an eye on these lists - much appreciated.
ReplyDeletePublishers like to publish novels about Tudor England as much (if not more so) as authors like to write about it. I just found your Poe blog, Undine - it's a great site. Good to hear about the Hart novel. A long time ago I read a novel about Poe's wife by Anne Edwards, Child of Night, which I recall being pretty dreadful.
ReplyDeleteI like how Sourcebooks typesets older novels anew before they do their reprints, rather than using the old plates. It gives the books a fresh look on the interior as well. Not all places do that.
Cat, glad to hear you enjoy the list!
I too, am excited about that Poe's wife book. Thanks for bringing that to our attention. I immediately pre ordered it.
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks for putting the list together. There are a number of books on it that I'll be adding to my wish list.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, happy you find the list useful! Still working on a visual preview of selected titles and hope to have that up within the next week.
ReplyDelete@Sarah -- Oh, this list was appealing already but I'm never going to be able to resist all those gorgeous covers!
ReplyDeleteI know, the covers are always a big enticement for me to buy!
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