We talk to HWA Debut Crown author James Terry about family history, the Wild West and his shortlisted novel, The Solitary Woman of Shakespeare. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? I must confess, with some embarrassment, that history is not one of my great passions. […]
Historia Interviews: Giles Kristian
We talk to Giles Kristian about Viking longships, writing routines and his HWA Endeavour Ink Gold Crown shortlisted novel, Wings of the Storm. You’re probably best known for your two Viking trilogies. Have you always been interested in Viking history? My mother is Norwegian and I spent a lot of time growing up on the […]
Historia Interviews: Sarah Day
Historia talks to Sarah Day about science, Italian fascism in the 1930s and her HWA Debut Crown shortlisted novel, Mussolini’s Island. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? Yes, for as long as I can remember – growing up, my bookshelves were filled with various […]
Historia Interviews: Martin Holmén
Historia talks to Martin Holmén about his HWA Debut Crown shortlisted novel, Clinch, and his path to publication. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? Oh yes, for as long as I can remember, and especially the modern era that is still just beyond my […]
Historia Interviews: Beth Underdown
In a new series of interviews Historia editor Katherine Clements chats with the authors shortlisted for the 2017 HWA Crown Awards. First up, Debut Crown nominee Beth Underdown talks about her novel, The Witchfinder’s Sister. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? Always. Most of […]
Historia Q&A: Kate Griffin
Kate Griffin was born within the sound of Bow bells, making her a true-born cockney. She has worked as an assistant to an antiques dealer, a journalist for local newspapers and now works for The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders, Kate’s first book, won the Stylist / Faber […]
Historia Q&A: Lesley Downer
Lesley Downer is a novelist and journalist who has written numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction, about Japan and Asia. She is the author of The Shogun Quartet, four novels telling the stories of four different women who are caught up in the cataclysmic events when the shogunate collapsed and Japan leapt into the modern western […]
Historia Q&A: Sara Sheridan
Sara Sheridan is an Edinburgh-based novelist who writes cosy crime noir mysteries set in 1950s Brighton and historical novels based on the real-life stories of late Georgian and early Victorian explorers. She has also written for children. In 2016 she founded the brand REEK. perfume, with signature scent, Damn Rebel Bitches, inspired by the Jacobite women of history. It has […]