Book Review: Daughter of the Reich, by Louise Fein
If you were raised to believe that hating "the other" is the right thing to do, what would it take for you to question that and rebel?
Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
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2026 Advice from Leading Historical Fiction Authors, Agents & Publishers
Notes from the Historical Novel Society’s 2026 Conference in Maynooth, Ireland For those of us who love reading and writing, attending writers’ conferences is always a treat. Some, however, consistently shine. I’d say the Historical Novel Society’s conferences are among…
Book Review: Mayhem in the Mountains by Jane Loeb Rubin
We think of the KKK as being a southern phenonemon, but it turns out that in prohibitiona era US they were in New York State as well. This novel tells of a family caught between bootleggers, mobsters and the KKK.
Book Review: Through All Our Heavens, by Olivia Hawker
A startlingly positive take on our future as AI-directed drones.
Book Review: The Intrigue, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Can a village girl out-grift a grifter? An interesting tale of a 1940s romance scam in small-town Mexico.
Book Review: Queen of Shadows, by Anna Belfrage
A detailed look at the tumultous times of King Alfonso of Castile in the 1330s, told from the viewpoint of key royal women.
Book Review: John of John, by Douglas Stuart
Focused on a Calvanist preacher in the Scottish Hebrides and his closeted gay son, this moving novel brings you into the troubled lives in the community. So many layers and secrets!
Book Review: Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke
What happens when a social media Christian tradwife influencer finds herself living in an actual 1850s homestead?
Book Review: London Falling
The intriguing real-world story of the short life & mysterious death of Zac Brettler, who pretended to be a Russian oligarch's son.
Book Review: State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett
A researcher reluctantly goes into the Amazon jungle to find a missing colleague and faces difficult moral decisions.
Book Review: The Wedding People
What happens when a woman about to end her life meets a bridezilla determined that no calamity will tarnish her big event.
Book Review: The Eighth Life, by Nino Haratischwili
Get immersed in a six-generation saga set against the backdrop of Georgia's tumultuous history, before, during, and post-Soviet Union.