Tag: women’s fiction
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Ten Historical Novels Set in Libraries
February is National Library Lover’s Month. I’m a loyal Friend of the Library at my local branch, and I love libraries! It seems fitting, then, to share books that are set in libraries. There are a lot of them, though, so I’ve narrowed it down to ten historical novels set in libraries. Check out these…
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Finding Women’s Voices in Historical Fiction
“Since I was a very small child, I’ve had a kind of reverence for the past, and I felt a very intimate connection with it.” Hilary Mantel I’ve been channeling this sentiment of Hilary Mantel’s since I was a child, when my grandmother told me stories of our female ancestors, women she revered for their…
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Christmas in Hawai’i
*This is a post from December 2019, before the release of my novel The Aloha Spirit. With my novel, The Aloha Spirit, coming out next August, my thoughts are in Hawai’i this holiday season. Before Christianity came to the Hawai’ian islands in the 1700s, the Hawai’ians celebrated a four-month tradition called Makahiki, a time when…
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Glassblower Trilogy
As you may know, I am a sucker for gorgeous covers. That’s why I initially picked up The Glassblower by Petra Durst-Benning. To date, I have read all ten of her books. I just finished rereading this trilogy and enjoyed it just as much the second time. The Glassblower Trilogy follows a family in the…
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Top 5 Picks New Hist Fic
This post first appeared on paperlanternwriters.com My favorite valentine this February may very well be a book! Whether you’re in an unseasonably cold area or an unseasonable warm area, it’s a good time to snuggle up with a new book. Here are some historical novels being released in February. BIOGRAPHICAL The Prophet’s Wifeby Libbie Grant…