Carolyn Morgan

This sweeping epic connects ancient Nineveh, a Victorian Gilgamesh scholar, a Yazidi girl & a melancholy scientist through the Rivers Thames & Tigris....

Historical novelists usually start with a love of history, maybe a specific period or a fascinating individual. But this can also be our downfall. It ...

What if British colonialism was supercharged with magic?

Babel is the translation centre in 1830s Oxford, where young linguists are plucked from India...

What are the most effective marketing activities for authors, whether traditionally published or self-published? How can authors promote their books without...

How to plan an overseas research trip

We all know that historical fiction writers secretly love the research stage. But what do you do when your novel...

The Women by Kristin Hannah

California 1966. When Frankie’s beloved brother joins the Navy to serve in Vietnam, she enlists as an army nurse. An innocent...

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Houston Space centre in 1980 is an intimidating environment for women. Astrophysics professor Joan and aeronautical ...

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

Syracuse 412BC. Two potters, cynical Lampo and idealist Gelon, cook up an insane scheme to stage a Euripides play with...

Pelican Girls by Julia Malye

In 1720 France shipped 88 “difficult” women from La Salpêtrière across the Atlantic to La Louisiane to become wives to settlers...

What makes a great historical novel? One that I sneak into my bag to read at stations, on trains or in waiting rooms. That allows me to drop through a...

The Blackbirds of St Giles by Lila Cain

1782. After fleeing enslavement in Jamaica, pugnacious Daniel fights for the British Crown in America. Promised...

Dance of The Earth by Anna M Holmes

In 1900s London and Europe, talented theatrical twins Nina and Walter seek paths to creativity and love, through ballet...