Historical Fiction
Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Elizabeth Cobbs
I first discovered Elizabeth Cobbs’ work through her book of historical non-fiction titled The Hello Girls. I enjoyed it enough that I set out to find out more about her.* I was flabbergasted to learn that she also writes smart, entertaining historical fiction. Here’s the official word: Elizabeth Cobbs brings fresh, unexpected perspectives to our…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Kip Wilson
A novel based on a real-life teenager who resisted the Nazis. Written in verse. How could I resist? Kip Wilson is the author of White Rose, a YA novel-in-verse published by HMH/Versify about anti-Nazi political activist Sophie Scholl. White Rose won the 2017 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award, was a…
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In which I introduce novelist Greer Macallister and an interview series for Women’s History Month.
Last year historical novelist Greer Macallister ran a wonderful series on her blog for Women’s History Month titled #WomensHistoryReads. The concept was simple: she asked historians and historical novelists to answer three questions regarding writing and reading about women in history and asked each of us to ask her a question in return. I eagerly…
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