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Category Archives: Historical Fiction
Fiction new book roundup – June 2017
Whether you’re on the bus or on the beach, here are some new fiction titles to get your summer reading under way. 6/13: The Changeling by Victor LaValle – Antiquarian book dealer Apollo Kagwa has built a happy family life … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery and Crime, Science Fiction
Tagged Andrea G., Forthcoming books, forthcoming titles
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Bringing Women’s Stories to Life
For Women’s History Month this year, I’d like to highlight the way fiction can take a real person’s life and help fill in the gaps about what we historically know, using imagination in order to bring that person’s story back. … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Fiction, Historical Fiction
Tagged Andrea G., fiction, historical fiction, women's fiction, women's history, Women's History Month
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Epistolary Novels in the 21st Century
If you ever took an English class that covered the history of literature, you very likely spent at least a few minutes on epistolary novels, or novels written as a series of documents, traditionally letters. The examples that spring to … Continue reading
Bus Reads for October
The Well by Catherine Chanter has an edge of magical realism, but for the most part it is the struggle for life, marriage, family, and self under pressure; I loved it. Mark and Ruth Ardingly seek a new start. They leave … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged bus reading, Bus Reads, Catherine Chanter, Danielle Dutton, Kara F., Mira Grant
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History, only better!
Don’t get me wrong, I love history, but sometimes I need a more satisfying narrative. Here are a few titles that will transport you to another time and place and you may learn a little history at the same time: … Continue reading
Binge-worthy TV and book pairings
There is great fun to be had in chasing a topic or setting across formats: getting into a TV show and then delving more into that world with a novel that explores a similar storyline, or vice versa. From hackers to … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, FILM & TV, Historical Fiction, Mystery and Crime, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Shared on Facebook
Tagged Andrea G.
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Fantasy Checklist Challenge: Gaslamp Fantasy
What exactly is Gaslamp? Think of it as Regency-era steampunk, flavored more by magic than machine oil. It’s a genre that invites readers to take a stroll with lady detectives, or sip tea in the receiving rooms of alternate universes. … Continue reading
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