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Gripping Historical Novel Captures Pre-Civil War Complexities

Author Stephen A. Carter presents a gripping story of historical fiction that captures the complexity of the years preceding the US Civil War. He illustrates the greed, bloodlust and political manipulations of both the North and South that pushed America towards the abyss. Battlegrounds (Outer Banks Publishing Group), the first in…

Michael FerryJanuary 17, 2023

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New Queen Takes the Throne in Epic Historical Fantasy

In Michelle Simpson's A Time of Reckoning: Betrayals, the first novel in her new series, we are introduced to protagonist Devin, the daughter of a great king of Ireland, as she is thrown into a position of leadership after an unexpected tragedy. Full of action, adventure, romance and religion, Simpson…

Abigail WhiteJanuary 13, 2023

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What It Means to “Have It All” in Historical Feminist Novel

Meet Liz Castillo, a professional woman in New York City in the 1980s. She has a master’s degree in business, a high-pressure job with a global ad agency, and a 22nd-floor apartment overlooking the Hudson River. She has dreams of a promotion, but everything is interrupted when she discovers a…

Joanna PoncavageJanuary 11, 2023

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Nine Novels that Examine Race Through Multiple Points of View

I’m sure you’ve heard the old saying: try walking a mile in another person’s shoes. It’s meant to warn you against judging someone without first trying to see things from their perspective, a concept that’s been especially important in race relations. Members of marginalized groups — those based on race,…

BookTribJanuary 9, 2023

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Spring 2023 Novels Centering Brave Women, Veiled Pasts and the Periphery of History

Many readers asked me why I chose to write historical fiction at the events I attended last year. I didn’t have enough time to elaborate, but if I could, I would trace back to my childhood in China, where I first encountered the genre. Growing up there, I perceived the…

Weina Dai RandelJanuary 5, 2023

The Seamstress of Sardinia Bianca Pitzorno

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Touching Historical Novel Follows Seamstress in Quaint Italian Town

The Seamstress of Sardinia (Harper Perennial) is a lovely dream of a book, soothing, pleasant and welcome in a complicated world often filled with obligations and stress. It is not an inconsequential novel. It chronicles the emancipation and independence of a modest peasant girl into a resilient, self-educated young woman…

Linda HitchcockDecember 22, 2022

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Riveting Prohibition-Era Noir Novels Reprinted in Classic Crime Editions

John Florio’s stunning novel Sugar Pop Moon (Open Road Media) was a welcome addition to the noir canon of literature when it debuted in 2013. The following year, Blind Moon Alley, the second in what were called “The Jersey Leo mysteries” was published but didn’t receive quite the notice they…

Linda HitchcockDecember 16, 2022

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Novella Imagines Mussolini’s Role in Libyan Family’s Life

On the cusp of the Second World War, Mussolini held Libya in the grips of his fascist rule. His dictatorship aimed to colonize the country which sustained anti-capitalist and anti-fascist sentiments. Salah El Moncef’s Benghazi (Penelope Books) is a fictionalized version of this historical event, told from the perspective of…

Megan BeauregardDecember 13, 2022

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AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Seaside Romance and a Bio-Hacker Thriller

Sorry, this promotion is over. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! The Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen (Bethany House) Dear Readers, I am eager for you to meet the Summers sisters in The Sisters of Sea View, book one in my new series following their struggles,…

AuthorBuzzDecember 5, 2022

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It’s About the Journey… “Westbound” Uncovers Ancestors’ Pioneering and Civil War History

A genealogy project documenting the life of his great-grandparent’s westward experiences during the 19th century holds unexpected surprises for retired newspaper editor Elliott Madison in K. Patrick Conner’s charming novel, Westbound (Nacl Press). History Revealed Through Letters and Journal Entries Living in San Francisco’s upscale Russian Hill district, Elliott uses…

Peggy KurkowskiDecember 2, 2022

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Award-Winning Coming-Of-Age Story Set Amidst China’s Cultural Revolution

George Lee’s debut novel Dancing in the River (Guernica Editions) offers a rare and intimate view into the coming of age of a young boy in a sleepy mountain village along the Yangtze River, during and after China’s Cultural Revolution. From grammar school through college, Little Bright maneuvers a turbulent…

Anne Eliot FeldmanNovember 18, 2022

Katherine Nouri Hughes

Iraqi-Irish by birth, KATHERINE NOURI HUGHES attended Princeton University, where she earned a Master’s Degree in Near Eastern Studies and where she served on that department’s advisory council for 25 years. After living in Cairo and traveling extensively in the region, she returned to the United States and was a…

Terry McKytonNovember 12, 2022

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An Epic Clash for Power Shakes the Foundations of 13th Century Sicily

On the evening of Easter Monday in 1282, worshippers hold vigil at the Church of the Holy Spirit outside Palermo. Yet despite the holy occasion, the Sicilian people are feeling far from peaceful. They are about to erupt like Mount Etna in what will take shape into a broader Mediterranean…

Peggy KurkowskiAugust 17, 2022

Gripping Historical Novel Captures Pre-Civil War Complexities

New Queen Takes the Throne in Epic Historical Fantasy

What It Means to “Have It All” in Historical Feminist Novel

Nine Novels that Examine Race Through Multiple Points of View

Spring 2023 Novels Centering Brave Women, Veiled Pasts and the Periphery of History

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Seaside Romance and a Bio-Hacker Thriller

It’s About the Journey… “Westbound” Uncovers Ancestors’ Pioneering and Civil War History

Award-Winning Coming-Of-Age Story Set Amidst China’s Cultural Revolution

Katherine Nouri Hughes

An Epic Clash for Power Shakes the Foundations of 13th Century Sicily

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