Tag Archives: historical fiction

New novel set in 1890s Michigan, 'A Dream of Steam' by James W. Barry, is a historical fiction lover’s dream

New releases this fall include many historical fictions titles with page-turning plots and fascinating characters.

Ultimately, 'Rumors of Peace' by Ella Leffland is a manifesto to hope – hope that someday we might overturn the dark pages of our recorded past and find our way at last.

More than just a coming of age story, 'Rumors of Peace' by Ella Leffland, sees WWll through the perspective of its protagonist and her burgeoning world view.

An interview with Diana Forbes, author of 'Mistress Suffragette.' This delightful and spirited historical novel of the gilded age focuses on one woman's quest for independence, and is right with historical and period detail.

'Mistress Suffragette' by Diana Forbes is a historical novel set in the Gilded Age. A chronicle of a woman ahead of her time, struggling for her own independence, it's a rich and delightful read.

Novel, ' Girl Like You' by Michelle Cox, about a young woman who goes undercover for the police in 1930s Chicago wins Historical Fiction Award.

'The Wicked City' by Beatriz Williams is a classic example of historical fiction. Her narrative so on point with the time period that she makes us believe that we are smack in the middle of the Jazz Age, sipping bathtub gin in a clandestine Juice Joint.

While not asking for a neatly tied-with-a-bow, mea-culpa ridden ending from the characters or the author, in 'Leopard at the Door' Jennifer McVeigh could have given her readers a sense of character redemption and evolution, which sadly never happens.

Grounding speculative fiction in history, fact, setting, dialogue gives writing an air of authenticity that pulls in the reader.