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Tag Archives: historical fiction
Fall fiction: Jamie Ford
Since its publication in 2009, Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Ballantine) has sold 1.3 million copies. That’s some debut! Well, Ford is finally following up on his success: Songs of Willow Frost will be published … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Orphan Train’
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Morrow • $14.99 • ISBN 9780061950728 published April 2013 Was anyone else obsessed with Joan Lowery Nixon’s Orphan Train series as a child? It surprises me that there have been so few novels published about … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Z’ by Therese Anne Fowler
Z by Therese Anne Fowler St. Martin’s • $25.99 • ISBN 9781250028655 Published March 26, 2013 Why are we so obsessed with the writers of the ’20s and ’30s? Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, Paula McLain’s The Paris Wife, Woody … Continue reading
Outlander series continues in 2013—and expands to TV
Well, it looks like our 2010 “Three years to Gabaldon” post was just about on target. Delacorte will release the eighth book in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander saga, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, on December 10, 2013. Gabaldon will be … Continue reading
What to read after ‘The Light Between Oceans’
Our readers chose M.L. Stedman’s August debut, The Light Between Oceans, as their #2
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Falling to Earth’ by Kate Southwood
Falling to Earth by Kate Southwood Europa Editions • $16 • ISBN 9781609450915 on sale March 2013 The debut novel from Kate Southwood is set in the 1920s Midwest, and opens just as a devastating tornado strikes a small town. … Continue reading
A family’s story inspires poignant WWII novel
I am so excited to share news of The Plum Tree with readers of The Book Case. This is a historical novel by debut author Ellen Marie Wiseman, a first-generation German American who was inspired by her mother’s experiences in … Continue reading
Book fortune: Engrossed in history
Click here for information about this feature. Reader name: Larry Hometown: Acton, MA Favorite genres: historical fiction, history Favorite books: Caleb’s Crossing (Geraldine Brooks); Sarah’s Key (Tatiana de Rosnay); Those Who Save Us (Jenna Blum); Truman (David McCullough); Mayflower (Nathaniel … Continue reading
Best Books of 2012: #5, ‘The Lifeboat’
As part of our Best Books of 2012 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. Part 12 Angry Men, part Lord of the Flies, Charlotte Rogan’s unforgettable debut is a haunting tale of survival. It’s … Continue reading
Best Books of 2012: #9, ‘Bring Up the Bodies’
As part of our Best Books of 2012 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. Hilary Mantel is a genius, full stop. Sequels often disappoint, but Bring Up the Bodies, which follows charismatic Thomas Cromwell … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Stockholm Octavo’ by Karen Engelmann
The Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann Ecco • $25.99 • ISBN 9780061995347 Published October 23, 2012 If you love historical fiction with settings that are out of the common way, read on. Karen Engelmann’s entertaining debut is set in 18th-century … Continue reading
Kelly O’Connor McNees on mail-order brides
In her debut novel, Kelly O’Connor McNees imagined the life of Louisa May Alcott. It was “a compelling, heart-wrenching story about the difficult choices women face,” wrote reviewer Susan Schwartzman back in April 2010, and a “bittersweet, stirring debut.” More … Continue reading
Today’s fiction is yesterday’s news
As the general fiction editor here at BookPage, most every novel published eventually makes its way across my desk (or at least spends time piled on it). So it’s easy to spot trends. Some are extremely transitory (cover trends, Amish … Continue reading
‘Downton’ meets ‘Out of Africa’ . . . yes, please!
The plot description had me at “bringing an Out of Africa feel to a Downton Abbey cast of unforgettable characters.” Does that make you squeal a little bit? (Admit it: You’re imagining Karen Blixen and Denys Finch Hatton having tea … Continue reading
