Author: Linda Ulleseit
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The Rhino Keeper

Recently I attended the History Through Fiction conference in Beverly, Massachusetts. On the plane, I read The Rhino Keeper by Jillian Forsberg. I’d alread read and reviewed the author’s more recent book, The Porcelain Menagerie, and I’d enjoyed it. Besides, what better way to travel to a conference than to read the book of an…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks April 2026

April is a busy month for my family. We have Easter and three birthdays to celebrate (and two more at the beginning of May). Easter means chocolate bunnies for the grandkids, a long-standing tradition that my grandmother did for me and I did for my sons. April’s birthdays are all adults, one on Easter Sunday.…
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Women’s History Novels

This is my category, so this is my month! I am not, however, the only person to write exceptional historical novels about women. In fact, there are so many great possibilities I can only list a few. The Ladies Alpine Society, by Edie Cay, is a four-book series about female mountain climbers. The series, starting…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks March 2026

Welcome, Spring! I know many of you live where there is still a lot of winter rain and snow, but at my home in California trees are blossoming and leafing out. The weather was almost 80 degrees on the last day of February. Of course, as the saying goes, “If March comes in like a…
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10 Mana Wāhine o Hawai‘i – Powerful Women of Hawai‘i

This is a repost of an article I wrote in 2022. It’s perfect to start Women’s History Month, so enjoy!
