Historical Novels Review Spring Issue
June 1, 2015
Reviews of two novels about brutal Communist regimes and one non-fiction celebration of the West Point class of 1915 from the May issue of HNR.
Book Review: Church of Marvels
May 30, 2015
Leslie Parry’s richly rendered debut novel will have you soaking in her delicious language.
Direct Submissions: Traditional Publishing, No Agent Required
May 27, 2015When self-publishing seems overwhelming, and getting an agent seems impossible, consider direct submission to a small press for the best of both worlds.
Your Ancestors as Fiction
May 19, 2015
All those stories you’ve heard about your ancestors are ripe for turning into good fiction; you’ll just need to keep a few things in mind.
Five Traits that Make Characters Memorable
May 18, 2015
The worst thing you can ever say about a character is not that you hated him but that you found him uninteresting.
Book Review: The Other Joseph
April 24, 2015
Author Skip Horack tells a poignant story of a lost man’s journey toward possible redemption.
Book Review: Love’s Alchemy, a John Donne Mystery
April 5, 2015
Author Bryan Crockett manages his own dazzling bit of alchemical wizardry, using one of literary history’s earliest rock stars, John Donne, to lead this engaging, intriguing, and fully realized bit of who-can-say-it’s-not-so alternative history.
Book Review: A History of Loneliness
March 1, 2015
A chilling story of abuse ignored in the Catholic Church.
At the Bird Feeder on a Snowy Day
February 8, 2015
How does one develop writing discipline under the irresistible siren call of birds?
There’s Still Time
January 26, 2015
Our perpetually late-to-the-party author realizes you cannot unwaste time; you can only resolve not to waste any more of it.
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