Happy Birthday, Jane Austen! On the very happy occasion of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth on December 16, 1775, PLW is pleased to...
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Although I have yet to read Percival Everett’s James, I’m totally intrigued by the premise. Set in the antebellum America South, James is a...
Writers on Writing: From the Profound to the Hilarious
While the Paper Lantern Writers are on holiday this August, here's an August 2021 Blast from the Past by Emerita Member Rebecca D'Harlingue. Enjoy...
Eighty Excellent Online Historical Collections
I'm taking a break during this long, hot summer month and hope you enjoy this Eighty Excellent Online Historical Collections list link,first...
A VERY Fashionable Historical Fiction List Link
I just finished a first draft of a new short story and because I wanted to explore the intersection between two different institutions—haute couture...
Must-Read Historical Romance Authors
Happy Valentine’s Day! The Paper Lantern Writers collectively believe in the power of romance to change lives--healing the broken, feeding the soul,...
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...
Historical Novels inspired by Mark Twain’s Works
Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist, often praised as the United States' greatest humorist. William Faulkner called him "the...
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...
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...
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...
5 Stories about Jewish Life and Music in Abigail’s Song
Many years ago, when I was eight, my grandmother Rina Fridman gave me a dry cracker to try. It was bland, but I ate it anyway. “It’s called matzah....
Friday Links: “…help Mrs. Thomas Catt with her ‘Rats’”
On Tuesday August 18, 2020 American women celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. With...
10 Movies That Portray Everyday Life During WWII
I've always loved history relating to everyday life. That's probably why life on the WWII homefront fascinates me. My WWII romance trilogy,...
Thirty-Eight Illuminating PLW Historical Fiction Link Lists
In honor of PLW's four years of blogging, I've created a list of all thirty-eight of our Link Lists. There be gems below, fellow historical fiction...
That’s Entertainment! Historical Fiction Edition, That Is!
I’ve got a new historical mystery (The Red-Hot Blues Chanteuse) coming out next week! And usually, once I’ve told people that the mystery takes...
Top 5 PLW Blogs about Writing
Early in 2021, I woke up with a tingling sensation under my skin. The series of scenes that I kept seeing in my head over the last few months came...
8 Links to Food and Eating in Literature
Food and adequate nutrition are not only essential to all life, but make for excellent world building in historical fiction, and lots of tension....
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