Author Q&A: Heather Blanton

Posted on 04/26/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we’re interviewing Heather Blanton. Blanton is the independent bestselling author of several Christian westerns, including the "Romance in the...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Historical fiction, Romance

Author Q&A: Jolie Tunnell

Posted on 04/22/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing Jolie Tunnell, who writes historical cozy mysteries. Tunnell is an award-winning author, freelance writer, and blogger with...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Historical fiction, Mystery

Bookish birthdays for the week of April 4, 2021

Posted on 04/04/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of April 4, 2021. Marguerite Duras (April 4, 1914): Duras...

Tagged As: Historical fiction, Just for fun

A sequel to John Lewis's memoir trilogy is coming out in August

Posted on 03/31/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Civil rights leader and longtime representative John Lewis may have passed away, but his words aren’t going anywhere. A graphic...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Graphic novel, Historical fiction, Politics

Meet the man whose story inspired "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Posted on 03/20/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Uncle Tom’s Cabin first appeared in print on this day in 1852 and made an immediate splash, selling out in...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, History

Filming begins on the TV adaptation of "The Essex Serpent"

Posted on 03/17/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

March 15 was, in fact, an ominous day for some folks (despite being long after Julius Caesar’s time). That was...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, TV adaptation

Joanna Penn interviews the "warrior of the blank page"

Posted on 03/11/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Steven Pressfield, like many of the guests on Joanna Penn’s podcast, had plenty to say about the non-writing part...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Joanna Penn, Marketing, Motivational

Save the date for the TV premiere of "The Underground Railroad"

Posted on 02/26/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There is finally a premiere date for the limited-series adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad. Literary Hub reports that...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Literary Hub, TV adaptation

Olga Tokarczuk’s "magnum opus" has been translated into English

Posted on 02/26/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After seven years in translation, Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk’s greatest work will appear in English. The Books of Jacob, described...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Literature in translation, The Guardian

How to write historical fiction for teen readers

Posted on 02/21/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The amount of research that goes into a historical fiction novel can seem daunting. And author Phyllis Still won’t claim...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Historical fiction, Young adult literature