Historical Fiction

Tired of Today’s Tech: Writing Historical Fiction in a Technocratic American Present

John Brandon on Coming to Terms with Contemporary Settings, How Technology Shapes Plots, and America’s Current Malaise

 
By John Brandon  November 11, 2024
Historical Fiction

“I Refused to Be a War Bride.” Or, Why I Set My Novels in Nova Scotia

By Howard Norman  July 12, 2024
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In the Beginning… Why Every Novel Needs an Origin Story

By Patrick Nathan  June 17, 2024
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Claire Messud on Writing the Past That Lives Within Us

By Jane Ciabattari  May 14, 2024
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“But the Ancient Greeks Didn’t *Sound* Irish…” On Capturing Voice in Historical Fiction

By Ferdia Lennon  March 26, 2024
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Writing Into Negative Space: Shining A Spotlight on History’s Sidelined Women

By Kirsten Bakis  February 21, 2024
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The Past Is Messy and Repeats Itself: The Trap of Fairytale Victory Endings in Historical Fiction

By Allison Epstein  October 17, 2023
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Raising the Dead from Paper: Katharine Quarmby on Fiction’s Friendly Ghosts

By Katharine Quarmby  October 16, 2023
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Inspired By the Genius Loci: On Unlocking the Spirit of Settings

By Martin Goodman  October 12, 2023
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“Whatever!”: In Defense of Anachronism in Ancient Rome

By James Hynes  August 9, 2023
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The Rest is History: Andrew Ridker on Writing About the Recent Past

By Andrew Ridker  July 12, 2023
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Reading Beyond London’s WWII “Blitz Spirit”

By Jo Baker  May 10, 2023
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Is the Past a Literary Genre Unto Itself?

By Sophie MacKintosh  April 13, 2023
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Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

By Natalie Jenner and Jennifer Rosner  March 16, 2023
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25 Historical Crime, Mystery, and Horror Novels to Look Forward To In 2023

By Molly Odintz  January 30, 2023
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On Transforming Oral History Into Historical Fiction

By Aanchal Malhotra  January 4, 2023
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On the Historical Fiction That Lives in the Space Between History and Myth

By Phong Nguyen  September 1, 2022
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The Challenges of Writing Fiction About the “Darkest Corner of the Dark Ages”

By Rebecca Stott  July 20, 2022
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Great Women Through the Ages: A Historical Fiction Reading List

By Katherine J. Chen  July 6, 2022
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We Are in a Golden Age of Historical Fiction for People of Color

By Jasmin Darznik  April 29, 2022
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Karen Joy Fowler on Decentering John Wilkes Booth in a Novel About His Family

By Jane Ciabattari  March 22, 2022
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Amor Towles on Bringing a Historical Setting to Life

By Amor Towles  February 4, 2022
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Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

By Juhea Kim  December 20, 2021
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Meg Waite Clayton on Finding New Ways to Tell Old Stories

By Jane Ciabattari  December 1, 2021
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Lauren Groff on Blending Research and Imagination in Historical Fiction

By Jane Ciabattari  September 22, 2021
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