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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 ,...