Reading the Past
Sarah JohnsonNews, views, and reviews of historical fiction.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 1933 | Subscribers | Read | readingthepast.substack.com |
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Interview with historical novelist Elisabeth Storrs
With her new novel, Elisabeth Storrs moves from her familiar ground of long-ago Rome and Etruria, setting for her Tales of Ancient Rome trilogy, to WWII Germany — and her enthusiasm for the archaeology of the ancient world is carried forwar...
Bits and pieces of historical fiction news
Writing frequent pieces about books, brief reviews included, involves a lot of multitasking. At any given time, I’m typically reading one novel for review, finalizing the content for another before turning it in by the deadline, and serving...
A woman's adventures in Gold Rush California
Reinvention is the name of the game in Smathers’ fabulous epic of Gold Rush California, which sees her heroine, Juanita Castro de la Cruz, forced to reboot her life repeatedly while her forebears’ homeland changes before her eyes.
Twenty years of Reading the Past
I started posting regularly at Reading the Past (the Blogspot version, that is) twenty years ago this week, in late March 2006. This was during the heyday of blogging. The historical fiction blogosphere was a vibrant place, with new reviews...
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Academic librarian, longtime historical fiction reader/reviewer, and reference book author living at the foothills of Mt. Level.
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