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Tag Archives: historical fiction
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘You Are the Love of My Life’ by Susan Richards Shreve
You Are the Love of my Life by Susan Richards Shreve Norton • $25.95 • ISBN 9780393082807 published August 20, 2012 Days after finishing this novel, I cannot get Susan Richards Shreve’s characters out of my head. Lucy and her … Continue reading
Monday contest: Edith Wharton’s midlife awakening
This week, we’re giving away a brand-new book that gives you a peek into the private life of Edwardian novelist Edith Wharton. The Age of Desire, by Nashville author Jennie Fields, exposes the midlife love affair that almost ruined Wharton’s … Continue reading
Fall fiction: Ken Follett
Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants was one of the biggest books of 2010—in fact, our readers voted it as #5 on their Best Books of 2010 list. Book one in a hugely ambitious trilogy of historical novels about the 20th … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Lifeboat’ by Charlotte Rogan
The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan Regan Arthur • $24.99 • ISBN 9780316185905 publishing April 17, 2012 Historical fiction This first novel is high on our list of most anticipated debuts, and it definitely lives up to the hype. An existential story of … Continue reading
Robert Goolrick: A reliable author?
Robert Goolrick‘s debut, A Reliable Wife, became a word-of-mouth hit when it was published in 2009. The story of a woman who arrives in Wisconsin in the winter of 1909 to marry a man she’s never met—and turns out to … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘The Last Nude’
The Last Nude by Ellis Avery Riverhead • $25.95 • ISBN 9781594488139 Published January 5, 2012 I was drawn to Ellis Avery’s The Last Nude because a) how could you not be drawn to that bold jacket? b) I had … Continue reading
‘Wolf Hall’ sequel has a pub date
Amidst all our “Best of 2011” coverage, we’re still keeping an ear to the ground to find out about the most anticipated releases of 2012. Today Henry Holt president and publisher Stephen Rubin announced that the sequel to Hilary Mantel’s … Continue reading
Kathleen Kent leaps centuries ahead in next book
Kathleen Kent‘s two historical novels, set in 17th-century New England, have been big hits with BookPage readers. Both were based on the lives of her ancestors—she told us a little more about one of them in a Behind the Book … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Hangman’s Daughter’ by Oliver Pötzsch
Duels! Witchcraft! Missing treasure! Murder! Mass hysteria! Fans of fast-paced historical fiction will love The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch. Set in 1689, it is the story of the author’s own ancestors, a famous Bavarian executioner clan. It’s pure literary … Continue reading
Anne Fortier’s new novel = Oxford + Ancient Europe
A year ago I told you about Anne Fortier’s Juliet—the story of a woman who goes to Siena in search of her inheritance, discovers she might be a descendant of the woman who inspired Shakespeare’s Juliet then embarks on a … Continue reading
Book fortune: From the sorrowful to the sinister
Click here for more info on this feature. Reader name: Lydia Hometown: Beloit, WI Favorite genres: historical fiction, horror Favorite author: Nikki Giovanni,Toni Morrison, Stephen King Favorite books: The Heretic’s Daughter, Little Bee, Wicked, The Color Purple, Kindred Here are … Continue reading
Putting a legend to rest
Here’s a forensic news tidbit with a literary angle: The bones of Australian outlaw, Ned Kelly, have been identified. Kelly was hanged and buried in a mass grave with more than 30 other criminals; his remains were identified thanks to … Continue reading
Jennifer Egan goes historical
The Guardian’s coverage of the Edinburg International Book Festival has turned up a lot of fascinating tidbits, but one of the most exciting was a hint at the subject of Jennifer Egan’s next full-length work-in-progress. “I’ve edged toward beginning a … Continue reading
Ann Beattie takes on a 1970s icon: Pat Nixon
Laura Bush, Jackie Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt and Lady Bird Johnson have all been the subject of books in recent years. Now, the spotlight is on Pat Nixon, and it comes from a somewhat unlikely source: Ann Beattie. Beattie was a … Continue reading
Debut author explores the power of the imagination
We readers know the power a story can hold—the way that someone’s imagination can transform our lives, if only for a little while. One of 2012′s most anticipated debut novels, No One Is Here Except All of Us by Ramona … Continue reading
