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...
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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!"...
Top Hist Fic Picks for June 2023
June brings Father’s Day and the end of the school year, warm days and summer vacation. This year, though, June will be the highlight of the year....
Top Hist Fic Picks for May 2023
May is all about spring flowers and, for me, Mother’s Day. It’s the month when the weather once more allows outdoor activities, and the garden is...
Novel Takes: These Ghosts Are Family
With the recent focus on giving people of color their voice, I’ve decided to make a more conscious effort to read books by people of color. If you’d...
Top Hist Fic Picks for April 2023
April is a busy time in my family. Both my sons have birthdays in April, as do a collection of other relatives. Easter usually falls during this...
Top Hist Fic Picks for March 2023
March is springtime for me, the perfect time to bring new life (new books) into the world! This month we are proud to showcase TWO Paper Lantern...
Top Hist Fic Picks February 2023
For those who think February is all about Valentine’s Day, I’ve included some romances. Looking for Black History Month reads? I’ve included some...
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