tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post4868043169234143138..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Twelve upcoming historical novels for 2021 that aren't set during WWIISarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-18403894925404853612020-12-20T12:50:39.539-06:002020-12-20T12:50:39.539-06:00I understand! Sorry for taking so long to approve...I understand! Sorry for taking so long to approve your comment - I didn't get any notifications about it and just saw it in the pending queue. Glad you liked the post.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-48317895764529948102020-12-12T08:22:20.249-06:002020-12-12T08:22:20.249-06:00I am chuckling over your post because I do not lik...I am chuckling over your post because I do not like books about WWII. It's not historical for me as I was born ten years after it ended. I am finding it hard to find historical fiction that is not set during the war so thanks for the list.Laura https://www.blogger.com/profile/11720520679347434653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-74623959123945717172020-12-10T17:54:09.260-06:002020-12-10T17:54:09.260-06:00Thanks so much for commenting! The novel sounds g...Thanks so much for commenting! The novel sounds great, and I'm looking forward to it.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-80451126494354302212020-12-10T16:04:01.226-06:002020-12-10T16:04:01.226-06:00Sarah, thank you so much for including my book on ...Sarah, thank you so much for including my book on your list. These are some amazing titles, and I am happy to be mentioned in the same breath as them. It is always an honor when readers and reviewers like yourself pay attention to the work we are doing. Please, let me know if you would like to receive an ARC, if you haven't already. My publisher would be happy to get one in the mail to you. My email is: angelabrownky@hotmail.com. Take care and happy reading!Angela Jackson-Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904016348904799126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-67745397208375680872020-12-08T13:01:42.497-06:002020-12-08T13:01:42.497-06:00The London Plague series is coming from the Histor...The London Plague series is coming from the History Channel, via the same team that brought us, first, The Tudors on -- was it Showtime? or Starz? -- and then The Vikings, which turned to trash, but not in a good way. The first two seasons were very good. So what happened with Hirst and Co. after that? Anyway, don't have a lot of hopes for the History Channel's London Plague miniseries.<br /><br />The Dalrymple series are international in finance and production, but helmed, if I understood the news pieces correctly, from one of India's premiere television networks.<br />Foxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-10976513758470794122020-12-05T18:11:07.450-06:002020-12-05T18:11:07.450-06:00I'd like to see HF in India trending. I'v...I'd like to see HF in India trending. I've read many of these novels, and the period hasn't been overdone. Thanks for sharing the news about The Anarchy and Kohinoor, which I hadn't heard before.<br /><br />I saw Beecham House, which I wasn't impressed by. It was clear from the ending that they were planning more episodes, but not a big loss.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-83612948499521020762020-12-05T17:44:14.438-06:002020-12-05T17:44:14.438-06:00Imma gonna guess one of the next ubiquitous period...Imma gonna guess one of the next ubiquitous periods for historical fiction will be the John Company in India. <br /><br />ITV's dreadful series, Beecham House, flopped. But a lux production of William Dalrymple's The Anarchy tracing the the rise of the East India company, will be turned into a TV series, internationally produced. So will his Kohinoor: The History Of World's Most Infamous Diamond, written together with Anita Anand, get a series adaptation too by 185 Carat Films From Mumbai.<br /><br />Also the last visit of the Black Death to England, in Samuel Pepys London, 1667, as well as Daniel Defoe's novel about it (he wasn't there). A television series of this is coming too.Foxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-85147282847143547512020-12-04T10:33:09.381-06:002020-12-04T10:33:09.381-06:00That's not a bad idea. I've read three WWI...That's not a bad idea. I've read three WWII novels in succession recently and, while the books are good and they're set in different places around the world, I generally go for more variety in my reading.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-65811749001594567562020-12-04T10:13:18.266-06:002020-12-04T10:13:18.266-06:00Thank goodness there will be other options outside...Thank goodness there will be other options outside of WWII. I wish publishers/writers could space these out a bit more so you get a year of WWII and then a year of something else. While I've enjoyed several WWII books, there is only so much you can take of one time period with similar themes before you get bored (and that is not the authors fault!). brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06887256654617696303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-22455234145216522342020-11-29T11:20:37.440-06:002020-11-29T11:20:37.440-06:00Hope you enjoy it! I just got an ARC also - hopin...Hope you enjoy it! I just got an ARC also - hoping to read it over the end-of-year break.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-88162739779631902092020-11-29T11:12:14.773-06:002020-11-29T11:12:14.773-06:00I've got the ARC for the Melanie Benjamin book...I've got the ARC for the Melanie Benjamin book and I'm really looking forward to reading it.!Davida Chazan (The Chocolate Lady)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13862954387314281089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-61420802327401322942020-11-28T11:18:44.129-06:002020-11-28T11:18:44.129-06:00It seems very possible. There were quite a few Sp...It seems very possible. There were quite a few Spanish Flu novels appearing in 2018 for the centennial remembrance, and Emma Donoghue's new novel is also about it - written back before anyone knew about COVID-19. But actually living during a pandemic provides a deeper perspective... so more novelists may be inspired by it.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-61065711596137035812020-11-28T11:04:22.881-06:002020-11-28T11:04:22.881-06:00Thank you! I wonder if there will be an uptick in ...Thank you! I wonder if there will be an uptick in revisiting the period I'm writing about with a focus on 1918 and the Spanish flu - in case any writers are impacted by today's crisis to look back. I have 2 chapters on that pandemic in my novel. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485392497593262253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-21754991571494299152020-11-27T11:41:12.813-06:002020-11-27T11:41:12.813-06:00Best of luck with your novel - it's a fascinat...Best of luck with your novel - it's a fascinating period. WWII is these days what Tudor was ten years ago. Interesting how things go in cycles. Wonder what will be the next big thing?Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-10645271803496202712020-11-27T11:01:47.680-06:002020-11-27T11:01:47.680-06:00Thanks for the recs. The interest and publication ...Thanks for the recs. The interest and publication of WWII continues to amaze me. Hope my novel will hit this list next year - writing about early 1900s US. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485392497593262253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-7454843784037258722020-11-26T08:41:17.811-06:002020-11-26T08:41:17.811-06:00Thanks for the recommendations. I can't wait t...Thanks for the recommendations. I can't wait to read both of them.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-45764917919545525902020-11-26T01:29:22.309-06:002020-11-26T01:29:22.309-06:00Loved Ben Hopkins' "Cathedral" - def...Loved Ben Hopkins' "Cathedral" - definitely read this if you love Follett's "Pillars of the Earth" or Falcones' "Cathedral of the Sea". Mary Sharratt is also excellent.Melisendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337295187948663310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-26981484306099591062020-11-25T08:13:00.749-06:002020-11-25T08:13:00.749-06:00I know what you mean about wanting to stay away fr...I know what you mean about wanting to stay away from darker subjects these days. Happy Thanksgiving!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-863175923940766242020-11-25T08:07:40.060-06:002020-11-25T08:07:40.060-06:00Thanks for your comments on the list. I know what ...Thanks for your comments on the list. I know what you mean - the wish list option is often there because the book's not available in the region, and publishers rarely change their minds. Glad to hear that two were available for you to request.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-23750449395904374982020-11-25T05:18:50.026-06:002020-11-25T05:18:50.026-06:00They all sound great - thanks for the list. I find...They all sound great - thanks for the list. I find myself shying away from tragedy and conflict these days, but that still leaves me with plenty of good material. Happy Thanksgiving!Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-12842239939227628442020-11-25T00:28:21.856-06:002020-11-25T00:28:21.856-06:00I loved your list. I have requested just two only ...I loved your list. I have requested just two only because the others are all on the wish list for Netgalley. I've stopped requesting on that as it never materializes!! but if I get the two I requested I will be happy. Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com