Welcome to National Library Week, April 6-12 in the U.S. I hope you’ve taken a few moments this week to appreciate the wonderful, wonderful...
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Ten Tenacious Women’s History Educator Resources
As I hope you know, March is Women’s History Month. I was all set to compile the most incredible link list of women's history primary sources...
BIG LOVE: Historical Fiction Romantic Subplots Rule!
If you’ve been following my PLW blogging over the years, you’ll know that I love to read historical mysteries, with historical romances coming in...
Ana’s a Historical Novel Society Anthology Finalist!
We're excited to share that Ana Brazil's short story Millie and Loretta at the Desert Oasis is one of twelve short stories accepted for the...
Congrats to Alina!
Alina's A Girl with a Knife and Abigail's Song have just been named finalists for the Goethe Award! Woohoo and Best of Luck, Alina!
25+ Historical Fiction Newsletters & Substacks
Happy New Year, oh List Link Lovers! I hope your holidays were the best and that you're as eager as I am for an incredible year of historical...
10 Most Popular Paper Lantern Writers Blogs of 2024
2024 is almost history, but we've still got a few hours to celebrate our most popular blog posts of the year. Let's get started with the New Years'...
BAMM has been Short-Listed!
We are delighted to announce that our second Paper Lantern Writers anthology, Beneath a Midwinter Moon, has made the short list in its category for...
Happy Holiday Postcards
HERE's a Happy Holidays Blast From the PLW Blogging Past, circa 2021! I’m always thrilled to learn that I’m not the only one in the world who loves...
Congrats to our CIBA Loooooong Listers!
Whoo-hoo! The PLW second anthology Beneath A MidWinter Moon has been long listed for the 2025 Chanticleer Awards! But that's not all, folks! Linda...
Ana’s Historical Fiction Short Story Picks
Since Rebecca D’Harlingue has show you hers and C.V. Lee has shown you hers, it's now my turn to share my historical fiction short story picks....
Historical Fiction Short Story Anthologies
One of my favorite ways of spending a weekend is getting comfortable on my couch and reading for hours, usually historical fiction. When I don’t...
Celebrity-Written Novels: A Historical Fiction+ List Link
Hey, have you heard? Or have you read that Keanu Reeves (yes, Neo, John Wick, and Ted himself) has co-authored a novel? Written with best-selling...
I Happen To Like New York: A Historical Fiction List Link
Just like that most elegant swellegant Broadway bon vivant Cole Porter wrote back in 1930, I Happen to Like New York. And since I like New York and...
July Historical Fiction Giveaway!
Mosey on over to Bookfunnel for Paper Lantern Writers’ monthly historical fiction giveaway…this month featuring 26 novels and short stories!
It was Five Years Ago Today…
Five years ago TODAY, Linda Ulleseit, Kathryn Pritchett, and I attended the HISTORICAL AUTHORS UNITE! ALL ABOUT AUTHOR MARKETING COLLECTIVES session...
70+ Free Historical Fiction ePubs
For almost a year, Paper Lantern Writers (and specifically our Tudor-era author Jonathan Posner) has been hosting a monthly historical fiction...
Rebecca’s The Map Colorist wins the 2024 Eric Hoffer Award for Historical Fiction!
Congrats, Rebecca! "The author creates a compelling story of art, ambition, and family drama, with 1660s Amsterdam and its fame for map-making as a...
Twenty+ Great Historical Fiction Author Interviews
I purchase a lot of books and download a lot of freebees by new-to-me historical fiction authors. If I enjoy reading one of those books, I do three...
A Historical Fiction Interview with Paper Lantern Writer Kathryn Pritchett
Welcome to May and to an interview with our Lantern of the Month, Kathryn Pritchett. Kathryn lives a few miles away from me in the Oakland Hills,...
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