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Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

Jesse Browner Explores Why the Core Rules of Fiction Still Apply in Stories of the Past

By Jesse Browner | May 20, 2025

Their Books)">Allegra Goodman and Emma Donoghue on Writing Stories Inspired by Their Kids (and <emTheir Books)">

Their Books)">Allegra Goodman and Emma Donoghue on Writing Stories Inspired by Their Kids (and Their Books)

The Authors of “The Paris Express” and “Isola” in Conversation

By Literary Hub | March 3, 2025

Orphans, Institutions, and Adventures Out West: Five Books Featuring Unconventional Families

Orphans, Institutions, and Adventures Out West: Five Books Featuring Unconventional Families

Tom Lamont Reflects on Novels by Kazuo Ishiguro, Elizabeth Bowen, Hilary Mantel, and More

By Tom Lamont | February 3, 2025

Have you filed your taxes yet? Kick back with some taxes in fiction anyway.

Have you filed your taxes yet? Kick back with some taxes in fiction anyway.

By James Folta | April 15, 2024

Jesmyn Ward! K-Ming Chang! Tim O'Brien! Here are 25 new books out today.

Jesmyn Ward! K-Ming Chang! Tim O'Brien! Here are 25 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | October 24, 2023

Hilary Mantel Loved Newspapers and Other Insights From Her Longtime Editor

Hilary Mantel Loved Newspapers and Other Insights From Her Longtime Editor

Nicholas Pearson on a Writer At the Peak of Her Powers

By Nicholas Pearson | October 18, 2023

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By Gabrielle Bellot | August 31, 2023

How My Friend Hilary Mantel Got Inside People's Minds

By Miranda Miller | August 16, 2023

6 Difficult Women Who Live on in Fiction

By Elizabeth Fremantle | August 10, 2023

Outsider Paris: A Reading List of the Dark Side of the City of Light

Outsider Paris: A Reading List of the Dark Side of the City of Light

Celia Bell Recommends Mina Loy, Louis-Sébastien Mercier, and More

By Celia Bell | May 16, 2023

Hilary Mantel had an unpublished Jane Austen-inspired novel.

Hilary Mantel had an unpublished Jane Austen-inspired novel.

By Janet Manley | April 21, 2023

Jeremy Strong's book list is perfect for reading atop a bluff in strong and moody winds.

Jeremy Strong's book list is perfect for reading atop a bluff in strong and moody winds.

By Janet Manley | February 22, 2023

Recommended reading: Hilary Mantel's review of Kate Atkinson's debut novel.

Recommended reading: Hilary Mantel's review of Kate Atkinson's debut novel.

By Jessie Gaynor | September 23, 2022

Wolf Hall, has died at the age of 70.">Hilary Mantel, author of <emWolf Hall, has died at the age of 70.">

Wolf Hall, has died at the age of 70.">Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall, has died at the age of 70.

By Emily Temple | September 23, 2022

Great Women Through the Ages: A Historical Fiction Reading List

Great Women Through the Ages: A Historical Fiction Reading List

Katherine J. Chen Recommends Hilary Mantel, Lauren Groff, Colm Tóibín and More

By Katherine J. Chen | July 6, 2022

13 new books to get you through this work week.

13 new books to get you through this work week.

By Katie Yee | June 21, 2022

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