You'll find everything from thrillers to women's fiction, from historical fiction to romance, from self-help to Christian living, and more. ...

For lovers of costume drama and historical fiction, Pauline Francis follows up the success of Raven Queen, about England's Nine Day Queen, Lady Jane Grey, ...

MOUNT OLIVE TWP. – Romance novels are the hottest summer reading at beaches, the area’s lakes and pools and it’s not just a summer phenomenon.

Book club blooms at Jenkins DEVON – Jenkins Arboretum is hosting a new book club that will meet once a month with its new Hamilton Fellow, Carla Crooks, leading the group. Botanical Book Club will meet monthly on a Wednesday evening at 7 in the John J. Willaman Education Center at the arboretum. Come explore and discuss with fellow plant-lovers the joys and mysteries of botany that can be found ...

Casey Affleck on Monday presented an "unflinching" documentary tracing Joaquin Phoenix's lurch from actor to wannabe rapper in "I'm Still Here" at the Venice film festival.

by Juli Weiner Last night, President Obama delivered the second Oval Office address of his presidency, during which he announced the end of the combat ...

To Juliet, the stunning new historical novel by debut novelist Anne Fortier, I heartily pay the same compliment – in reverse. This is fiction executed with ...

By Kathy Stevenson When, after many years of false hopes and tireless debate, the planet Pluto was finally discovered in 1930 it was Clyde Tombaugh, ...

For lovers of costume drama and historical fiction, Pauline Francis follows up the success of Raven Queen, about England's Nine Day Queen, Lady Jane Grey, ...

This week's selections span history, from 15th-century Europe to the Civil War, to the American West in the early 20th century. By Bruce Murkoff The Civil ...

The point I keep trying to make is that to write effective historical fiction, you must immerse yourself in the culture of the times. I would also advise becoming familiar in some degree with the language and writing, but we'll get to ...

“Painstaking historical research,” the cover says. ”… dedication to authenticity” and “for readers who like the history in historical fiction to be accurate.” And, from the author herself: “I strive for as much accuracy as I can”(via ...

Honestly, I couldn't get through the whole thing (there is a shorter video over at Crooks and Liars). I did make it to the point where I caught Glenn Beck saying that more preachers died during the American Revolution than any other ...

Writing historical fiction suggestions in.

This week I got sidetracked—again—thanks to the arrival of Sarah L. Johnson's Historical Fiction, A Guide to the Genre, vol. I and II, no less. These volumes are aimed as references to the genre for professional librarians, ...