I’m so thankful this month for the publication of Paper Lantern Writers’ third anthology of short historical fiction, Destiny Comes Due. This year,...
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Top Picks Historical Fiction October 2024
This October, after you have carved pumpkins and hung ghosts from your porch, curl up with a pumpkin spice latte and read Alina Rubin’s newest book,...
Top Picks Historical Fiction September 2024
September has always meant back to school and the hint of cooler days. This year, though, it brings the release of my seventh novel! Innocents at...
Top Historical Fiction Picks for August 2024
It’s August, so it’s probably hot where you are. Where I live in California, we just had a two-week spell of 100 degree days, and more days...
Top Pick Historical Fiction July 2024
I turn 67 years old this July, and I will celebrate with a family barbecue around our pool. Family time has become more precious than presents to...
5 Historical Novels Set at Sea
Imagine you are on a wooden ship in the middle of the storm. The waves are spilling onto the deck. The wind is threatening to break the mast. The...
Top Historical Fiction Picks for June 2024
Summer is my favorite season because I love pools, rivers, lakes, and beaches. They are such wonderful places to read books! This year, between the...
Top Picks Historical Fiction May 2024
May brings sunshine, springtime, flowers, and time to read in the sun. I love gardening, and my yard is full of green sprouts and flower buds. In...
Top Historical Fiction Picks April 2024
They say April showers bring May flowers. Is it raining where you live? In California we’ve had a lot of rain this season, for a change. My...
Top Historical Fiction Picks March 2024
March brings springtime and new beginnings. It’s a perfect time to try a new author or new sub-genre of historical fiction. You might even try one...
Top Historical Fiction Picks February 2024
February is a month known for romance, and Paper Lantern Writers has a brand-new historical romance for you! The Seamstress on Cider Lane,...
Top Picks in Historical Fiction January 2024
The Paper Lantern Writers are starting 2024 off with a bang! Two of our members have new books out this month. Make a resolution to read them both,...
Top Hist Fic Picks December 2023
I hope you are finishing 2023 with memories of a good year. This month’s picks will make great last-minute holiday gifts. They also will be...
Top Hist Fic Picks for November
This is the month for giving thanks. I’d like to start by being thankful for family, friends, and good books. I’m also thankful for all...
Top Hist Fic Picks October 2023
October is the beginning of the holiday season—Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas—and a perfect time to curl up with a book and a pumpkin spice...
Top Hist Fic Picks for September 2023
I hope September brings thoughts of cooling weather and the beginning of Fall for everyone. Even though the month can still be hot, my...
Book Lovers LOVE Books
Book lovers LOVE books. We love reading them, we love reading about them, we love learning of new books to love. We love the stories, the...
Top Hist Fic Picks for August 2023
August marks the end of summer for me, not because the warm weather goes away, but because school starts by the end of August and for twenty years I...
Top Hist Fic Picks for July 2023
July is all about summer vacations and lots of reading! My birthday is also in July, so let this serve as a birthday wish list. This year I’m...
New Release: The River Remembers
Today (June 27, 2023) marks the publication of my sixth novel. Sixth novel!? It still surprises me when people say, "Oh, you're a prolific writer!"...
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