Category: Historical Novel
Sandra Freels Discusses Her Debut Novel Anneke Jans in the New World
Published just as New York celebrates its 400th birthday, Anneke Jans in the New World by Sandra Freels takes us on a sweeping journey among the first Dutch colonists through the eyes of a spirited young mother, who faces the unknowns…
Debut Author Janis M. Falk Discusses her Gritty Historical Novel Not Yet Lost
Set in depths of the Depression, Janis M. Falk’s meticulously researched novel Not Yet Lost (She Writes Press, September 2025) tells a little-known Detroit labor rights story of women organizing at oppressive factories where they hand-roll cigars. During a time…
Interview with EB Moore about her New Novel, Silent Cauldron
EB Moore (Liz to her friends) has found artistic expression through sculpture, poetry, and as a novelist. Her first two novels, An Unseemly Wife and Stones in the Road are based on family history. Her third novel, Loose in the…
Historical Fiction Author Janet Rich Edwards on her Debut Novel Canticle, Mystics, and ‘Champing’ (Church Camping!)
What is a miracle? And who gets to decide? In 13th century Belgium, young Aleys attempts to forge a sacred life, but her journey from the common to the divine is plagued by political intrigue, scandal, and a power-hungry Church…
Alison Langley Discusses her Début Novel, Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets a Phone
Budapest, 1991. Shortly after the fall of communism, Ilona received the telephone she’d been denied due to her husband’s involvement in the 1956 uprising. Later, her photographer son, Emil, who had escaped to America, returns with his wife and daughter….