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Sarah Johnson
Collection management librarian, readers' advisor, avid historical fiction reader, NBCC member. Book review editor for the Historical Novels Review and Booklist reviewer. Recipient of ALA's Louis Shores Award for book reviewing (2012). Blogging since 2006.
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Thursday, June 01, 2023

Interview with Stephanie Cowell about her new historical novel The Boy in the Rain (and giveaway)

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Please help me welcome novelist Stephanie Cowell to the blog. Her newest novel, The Boy in the Rain , focuses on the enduring love affair be...
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Sunday, May 28, 2023

Gail Tsukiyama's The Brightest Star shines a spotlight on American actress Anna May Wong

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With the recent, long overdue focus on Asian representation in Hollywood, the time is ripe to look back on an industry trailblazer. Followin...
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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Code Name Sapphire tells a story of family, love, and a daring Holocaust rescue

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Pam Jenoff’s newest WWII novel takes its inspiration from an astonishing attempt by Belgian resistance fighters to stop a train heading to A...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea reveals the heroism of WWII's "Donut Dollies"

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With cinematic authenticity and deep emotional understanding, Urrea opens readers’ eyes to the female Red Cross volunteers who served overse...
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Saturday, May 13, 2023

Daughters of Nantucket follows three women during the island's Great Fire of 1846 and its aftermath

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Nantucket’s Great Fire of 1846, a turning point in the life of the island and its residents, was a historical catastrophe that’s relatively ...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Historical fiction award news: Pulitzer, Langum Prize, the Anthonys, and Walter Scott Prizes

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There's quite a bit of news to report about historical novels which recently won or are finalists for literary prizes. Most prominently:...
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Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Ballrooms and Butlers: The Grand Estates of the San Francisco Peninsula, an essay by Ginny Kubitz Moyer

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Ginny Kubitz Moyer is here with a post about historic country estates and their gardens, the setting for her new release The Seeing Garden ,...
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