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Drawing of a red-haired man in Regency clothing, shown against an elaborate wallpaper background, facing a woman in simple brown dress and long robe against a background of plain stripes; cover of Shana Galen's A Shop Girl's Guide to Wooing a Lord

New Books Network Interview: Shana Galen

New Books Network interview with Shana Galen, author of the historical romance A Shop Girl's Guide to Wooing a Lord, set in Regency England

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A man in Regency dress and a woman in modern clothing look at each other; they are both standing on an old-fashioned grandfather clock at different levels; cover of Samantha Silva's Sometime This Century

Interview with Samantha Silva

Interview with author Samantha Silva about her latest historical romance, Sometime This Century, a contemporary take on Jane Austen's world

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Jun 125 min read

A young woman with short, blonde hair, dressed in rose pink, holds a jar of daffodils while another woman pushes a pram in the garden outside; cover of Rhys Bowen's From Cradle to Grave

Historical Mysteries, Part 3

Historical mystery series I love, part 3, featuring novels by Rhys Bowen, Dianne Freeman, Alison Goodman, Darcie Wilde, and P. Srigley

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Feb 64 min read

A woman in Elizabethan dress, including a large ruff and cut off above the nose; cover of Jennifer Ashley's Eloise and the Queen

Bookshelf, Winter 2026

Novels, mostly historical fiction, on my Winter 2026 bookshelf, by Jennifer Ashley, Janie Chang, Sandra Freels, Kaoru Mori, Casey Scieszka, and Linda Wilgus

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Jan 24 min read

Drawing of a tomb with a large vial of poison in place of a door, surrounded by flowers, skulls, and a sword hilt; cover of Christina Dodd's A Daughter of Fair Verona

Historical Mysteries, Part 2

More historical mysteries I love, including series by Christina Dodd, Vanessa Kelly, Heather Redmond, Katie Tietjen, and Mary Winters

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Dec 5, 20253 min read

New Books Network Interview: Suzanne Allain

New Books Network interview with Suzanne Allain, acclaimed author of Regency-era historical romance

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Dec 20, 20241 min read

New Books Network Interview: Vanessa Kelly

New Books Network interview with Vanessa Kelly, whose "Murder in Highbury" came out with Kensington Books in October 2024.

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Oct 25, 20242 min read

New Books Network Interview: Heather Redmond

New Books Network interview with Heather Redmond about her latest historical mystery featuring Mary Shelley and the Godwin family

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Aug 23, 20242 min read

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New Books Network Interview: Shana Galen

Interview with Samantha Silva

Historical Mysteries, Part 3

Bookshelf, Winter 2026

Historical Mysteries, Part 2

New Books Network Interview: Suzanne Allain

New Books Network Interview: Vanessa Kelly

New Books Network Interview: Heather Redmond