Best Historical Fiction

Katherine had been married to Henry for 20 years but was pushed out by Anne Boleyn. “Thomas Cromwell was the son of a blacksmith with no royal blood, and his father sent him to a priest to learn how to read. His father abused him, so he went to Italy.  

As America and the world experience an explosion of mainstream contemporary and imaginary fiction, historical fiction is still alive and well. Do a little digging to find some great, if lesser known, classics by both recent and older authors.Contributor: Douglas SchrockPublished: May 22, 2012  

(MANASSAS, Va.) – Author B.N. Peacock has just released the first book of the next must-read historical fiction, adventure series -- A Tainted Dawn: The Great War (1792-1815) Book I. It’s August 1789. The dawn of a new age. The Rights of Man.  

Discover three historical fiction authors that deserve more attention and respect.Contributor: Jessica F.Published: May 21, 2012  

Historical fiction is a great way to learn while being entertained. Lauren Willig, Susan Carroll, and Anne Easter Smith are three authors I would highly recommend to those interested in this type of fiction.Contributor: Kacey MulgrewPublished: May 17, 2012  

The Sense of an Ending -- A Novel by Julian Barnes, Knopf '11, $23.95, 163 pages, ASIN # He has been compared to Henry James. Contemporary readers, particularly of things British, may find a truer comparison in the work of Ian McEwan. Whichever, few serious readers of British fiction would...  

Afterwards Andrew and I went over to Ireland ... Barbara Tuchman, and, of course, Alison Weir; Alison, in particular, makes the details of past lives so accessible. And, as to the rest of authors by whom I've been inspired - where do I begin???  

The Utah Heritage Foundation is sponsoring a writing workshop ion May 21 with author Steve Berry on writing historical fiction. Steve Berry will teach the craft of writing, including the Four "C's" of story structure, effective dialogue ...  

It's also the new home of Dr. John Henry Holliday, better known as Doc Holliday. In 1878 Holliday was a skinny, sickly 26-year-old dentist who wanted nothing more than the chance to practice his profession. The infamous gunfight at the O.K ...  

Bernard Cornwell's solder Richard Sharpe returns from duty ... Incidents in Dreams often seem framed to make Obama seem special, even heroic to the target reader, a subset of urban elite opinion-makers obsessed with race. Obama, the multiracial ...  

Already well established as a writer of free, online fiction, Letitia Coyne is one of a growing number of authors making the successful transition to print and commercial ebooks. “Letitia’s historical romance novel ‘Petra’ received great feedback ...  

Central to this tale are Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley and Robert Hooke, whose professional rivalries come perilously close to undoing so much good work. Has Newton actually been stealing Hooke’s research? Stuart Clark has once again invoked the great ...  

The shortlist for the third Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction has been announced in the Scottish Borders. Sebastian Barry, Patrick de Witt, Esi Edugyan, Alan Hollinghurst, Andrew Miller and Barry Unsworth are this year's contenders for the award.  

In an effort to help listeners step back in time to first century Jerusalem during the week of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth; Scripture on Stage of Livonia, Michigan (http://www.scriptureonstage.com) has just completed ...  

The Civil War provides a smoky background for this debut novel that delves into the uncomfortable friction that exists between the waning power of the Southern plantation ... Clif served as the Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts where he established ...