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Why a historian would dare write an alternate history
After earning my Master of Arts degree in history, I never imagined I’d be writing fiction, let alone alternate history. Check out this blog post to find out why I decided to write an alternate history novel and all of the steps that got me there.
The Importance of Historical Accuracy in Writing Clothing
One of the best tools historical novelists can use to immerse their readers in a story, are accurate descriptions of clothing. In this guest blog post, writer Jennifer Birch tells you why it's so important and how you can incorporate it into your historical manuscript.
Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant - Monthly Donation Update (August)
Author Colin Mustful and Publisher History Through Fiction are fundraising for the Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant, a literary diversity initiative to raise $10,000 for one Indigenous writer. Check on the progress of the grant with this monthly update.
Best New Historical Fiction - September 2023
Want to know what we’re reading? Find out by reading our list of the best new historical fiction coming out this month!
Press Release - Introducing HTF Publishing
Colin Mustful, the founder of History Through Fiction, is proud to announce the launch of HTF Publishing, a new hybrid publishing imprint that promises to give authors the same high-quality publishing experience as its parent imprint.
Taking an Alternate View of the Dakota War Trials
In November, 1862, 303 Dakota men were sentenced to death by hanging. In a chapter that was cut from the novel, Reclaiming Mni Sota, author Colin Mustful attempts to recreate the trials that condemned the Dakota men from a completely different perspective.
Exploring the Life of Frédéric Chopin through Historical Fiction
The renowned composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin is prominently featured in our novel, The Eduction of Delhomme: Chopin, Sand, & La France by Nancy Burkhalter. That led us to wonder, in what other novels is Chopin featured as a character?
Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant - Monthly Donation Update (July)
Author Colin Mustful and Publisher History Through Fiction are fundraising for the Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant, a literary diversity initiative to raise $10,000 for one Indigenous writer. Check on the progress of the grant with this monthly update.
Best New Historical Fiction - August 2023
Looking for the best new historical novels? We’ve got you covered!
Cover Reveal! - South of Sepharad by Eric Z. Weintraub
History Through Fiction, author Eric Z. Weintraub, and cover designer Christine Horner of The Book Cover Whisperer, are proud to share with you the cover design for our forthcoming title, South of Sepharad: The 1492 Jewish Expulsion from Spain (February 20, 2024).
Wapetonhonska, The Long Trader
In this chapter excerpt, cut from the novel Reclaiming Mni Sota, Henry H. Sibley, known to the Dakota as The Long Trader, must organize a militia to fight against the former fur trader’s neighbors and friends, the Dakota of Minnesota.
Press Release: History Through Fiction adds UK Author to its Lineup
History Through Fiction is proud to announce the signing of UK author Dr. Ezra Harker Shaw, whose forthcoming novel, The Aziola’s Cry, explores the young, tragic lives of authors Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
RECLAIMING MNI SOTA INDIGENOUS WRITERS GRANT – MONTHLY DONATION UPDATE
Author Colin Mustful and Publisher History Through Fiction are fundraising for the Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant, a literary diversity initiative to raise $10,000 for one Indigenous writer. Check on the progress of the grant with this monthly update.
Best New Historical Fiction - July 2023
Looking for some summer reading? We’ve got the best new historical fiction titles for you this July.
An Interview with author Paul Rushworth-Brown
Paul Rushworth-Brown is an Australian author who writes about his English ancestry. His novels have been called “authentic and gritty, with twists and turns the reader won't see coming.”Recently, we connected with Paul to chat with him about his writing. Read our blog for the complete interview.
Joy Harjo: Mapping Nations through Poetry
When Joy Harjo was selected as the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate in 2019, she devoted her new position to giving voice and recognition to Native Nations poets across the United States by creating an interactive map featuring the poetry of Indigenous tribes across the country. Learn more by reading this blog post by Bex Roden.
HISTORY THROUGH FICTION ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVE: RECLAIMING MNI SOTA INDIGENOUS WRITERS GRANT
Announcing the Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant, a literary grant initiative to raise $10,000 for one Indigenous writer to pursue the advancement of their creative writing projects, education, and career. Read the press release to learn how you can help us reach our goal and support diverse storytelling.
The Other Jobs of Famous Writers
Finding time to write is a huge challenge, especially when you have a full-time job. But the writers of some of the best-selling novels of all time show us that it can be done! Find out who they were, and what jobs they had, by reading this special guest blog post by Bex Roden.
Best New Historical Fiction - June 2023
Like historical fiction? Check out this list of the best five historical novels coming out this June!
Historical Novel Society North American Conference
Next month, History Through Fiction and our authors will be attending the Historical Novel Society North American Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Learn more by reading our blog!