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Reading the Past: June 2010
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: Laurel Davis Huber's The Velveteen Daughter, a mother-daughter story about art,...
Debut novelist Huber brings psychological acuity and tender empathy to her portraits of Margery Williams, the English-American author of t...
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Reading the past | College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences | Virginia Tech
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Reading the Past: Guest Blog: C.W. Gortner
[Novelist and Renaissance expert C.W. Gortner was kind enough to accept my invitation to write a historical fiction-related essay for this b...
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Reading the Past: The Historical Novel Society's brand new site
One of the projects I've been helping out with for the last six months and more has finally been unveiled. The Historical Novel Society's n...
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Reading the Past: Everything old is new again
Occasionally I get questions from people asking why the HNS bothers reviewing novels that are reprints. The February HNR , for example, cont...
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Reading the Past: Historical novels in verse, in celebration of National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month is celebrated in the US each April, and 2021 marks the event's 25th anniversary. For all the time this blog's been in...
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Reading the Past: Historical novel spine art!
Regular readers of this blog know I love examining historical fiction cover art: admiring it, criticizing it, judging its appropriateness...
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Reading the Past: Pretty cool video on women in Western art
One of my coworkers at Reference found this video online... how many of the portraits do you recognize, either from the original paintings ...
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Reading the Past: Thanksgiving by Ellen Cooney, a bountiful feast of historical holiday sketches
Ellen Cooney's new e-book release centers on the members of a single family, how they relate to one another and the world around them, and t...
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Reading the Past: October 2009
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: BEC: the report from Toronto
We're spending our fourth and last night here in Toronto hanging around the hotel and getting things squared away, as we're having thunderst...
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Reading the Past: June 2023
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: Looking at historical novels published by century, and more
Happy Saturday, and happy National Library Week! Hope you're having a good weekend. I'm glad the snowy season is finally behind us. Green...
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Reading the Past: International book pile
I'm taking a break from the controlled chaos known as National Library Week to finish writing up a post I've had in draft since mid-March (a...
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Reading the Past: Thoughts on the similarities between the two Kentucky Pack Horse librarian...
Regarding the Buzzfeed News article making the rounds in the historical fiction world, citing eight commonalities between two new releases:...
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Reading the Past: Twelve intriguing historical fiction debuts for 2022
In the publishing world, debuts command a lot of attention. Media outlets appreciate hearing about new voices and learning what these author...
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Reading the Past: May 2015
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: My year-end wrap-up: 15 memorable reads of 2013
Over the past few weeks, I've enjoyed reading other bloggers' list of notable 2013 reads but have hesitated to write up my own list until no...
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Reading the Past: Book review: The Confessions of Young Nero, by Margaret George
Does he fiddle while Rome burns? No, although he loves performing music. What about the extravagances, dissipation, and political murders?...
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Reading the Past: April 2025
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: Thursday historical fiction roundup
I'm writing from my office on my lunch break. My favorite reference question of the day - so far - came from a student looking for books on ...
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Reading the Past: A visual preview of the summer season, part 1
A new season and a new preview, with some great-sounding books on offer. Many of these are by authors whose past works I've been enthused a...
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Reading the Past: Interview with historical novelist Susan Higginbotham, author of The First Lady...
I'm pleased to have had the opportunity to ask Susan Higginbotham some questions about her new historical novel, The First Lady and the Rebe...
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Reading the Past: The Other Boleyn Girl, the Movie
The Book Standard recently reported that Natalie Portman and Eric Bana are in final negotiations to star in Columbia Pictures' film based o...
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Reading the Past: The downside of reviewing
Tonight we're celebrating the return of our digital camera from a near-death experience (the CCD wasn't working, but now it's back to normal...
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Reading the Past: November 2022
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: POD titles worth reading:Sophie Ferrer's The Jewess of Kaifeng
I thought I might use this space to cover, on occasion, some historical novels that were published the POD route. I reviewed Sophie Ferrer's...
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Reading the Past: Reading internationally: 15 new & forthcoming historical novels in translation
It's been reported that only three percent of all books published in the United States are works in translation. (The University of Rocheste...
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Reading the Past: Sad news: Diana Norman and Leisha Kelly
Sadly, the historical fiction world has lost two well-known authors during the last week. Diana Norman, who also wrote historical thriller...
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Reading the Past: Historical novels by Black authors: some recommendations
On June 14th, Amistad Press, the HarperCollins imprint for multicultural voices, began the #BlackoutBestsellerlist campaign on social media ...
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Reading the Past: Monday night link roundup
I'm pretty tired following a 2-hour meeting this afternoon, followed by an extended session on the NordicTrack at home (gotta work off all t...
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Reading the Past: February 2017
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: April 2015
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: Nest of Deheubarth speaks
Isabella of France has tagged me for the "me, too" meme, and Nest of Deheubarth is more than happy to respond. I am: Nest of Deheubarth, d...
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Reading the Past: Salman Rushdie's new historical novel
This has been reported in various publishing news sources, but for the record: The Enchantress of Florence (release date June 3rd, 2008, $2...
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Reading the Past: Guest post from Jennifer Cody Epstein, author of The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
Today I'm very pleased to welcome Jennifer Cody Epstein, author of The Gods of Heavenly Punishment and The Painter from Shanghai . She offe...
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Reading the Past: September 2006
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: Hot topics and themes in historical fiction - with recommended titles
This will be a shortish post, as I'll be heading out soon to the Historical Novel Society's 6th North American conference, which is in Denve...
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Reading the Past: Guest post from Stephanie Dray: How Cleopatra Selene Saved Isis
Today Stephanie Dray, author of the forthcoming Lily of the Nile , is stopping by as part of her blog tour. She offers a fascinating guest ...
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Reading the Past: January 2025
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: In which I read Unmentionables, by Laurie Loewenstein
Living here in small-town Illinois, I knew I had to read Laurie Loewenstein's Unmentionables when I first came across the book description....
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Reading the Past: April 2016
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: February 2020
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: Book review: Deliverance from Evil, by Frances Hill
The Salem witch trials have become such a fixture in American history that most readers will already know the who, what, when, and where abo...
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Reading the Past: Ye olde historical novel meme
I'm kind of late to the party, but it's a slowish Friday night here, and I've already seen The Mask of Zorro once this week. Straight Histo...
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Reading the Past: Guest blogger: Eric Lerner, author of Pinkerton's Secret
Today Eric Lerner is visiting Reading the Past to talk about his debut historical novel, Pinkerton's Secret (Henry Holt, $25.00, 317pp) , ...
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Reading the Past: Review of Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, an innovative Victorian...
Please pardon the blog silence from the last week and more. Things have been extremely chaotic at my workplace (the EIU faculty union went o...
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Reading the Past: June 2015
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: Book review: The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren...
This multi-generational novel, set between 1892 and 1944, is jointly written by three people, all bestselling authors (and good friends), ...
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Reading the Past: A few photos from BEA and elsewhere
This was me about an hour ago, at my scheduled blogger signing at booth #4077 (cue theme music). Levi Asher of Literary Kicks , whose site/b...
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Reading the Past: The Revolution of Marina M by Janet Fitch, an epic novel of the Russian Revolution
Timed for the centenary of the Russian Revolution, this mammoth epic from best-seller Fitch ( Paint It Black , 2006) presents this tumultu...
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Reading the Past: Book review: The Gilded Lily, by Deborah Swift
Deborah Swift's second novel has a slightly different setting from her debut, The Lady's Slipper, but it's just as much of an involving pag...
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Reading the Past: Historical fiction course at Manchester University
I found this course description while surfing around today: EN 3131: The Historical Novel It's an undergraduate course in the English Depart...
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Reading the Past: In which this blog goes on hiatus for a week
I'd meant to post some final thoughts on BEA before now, but after having dinner out in DC with some old college friends last night, and spe...
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Reading the Past: Best wishes for the season
For those readers near and far who are celebrating Christmas, I wish you and yours a very happy holiday. NUC Christmas Tree @ Gleeson L...
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Reading the Past: My view from the PC, and short takes
This is the latest version of the bookshelf to the left of my PC, as of last week; I like to change the display every so often to reflect ne...
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Reading the Past: A gallery of fifteen intriguing historical novels out in spring 2024
It's been too long since I've done a showcase featuring books for the current season, which will be a terrific one for historical fiction. H...
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Reading the Past: Harem winners
A quick note to announce that the winners of Colin Falconer's Harem are Sarah Other Librarian and Meg at A Bookish Affair . Congratulation...
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Reading the Past: October 2020
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: Can we retire this stock photo, please?
Yesterday, I made up for lost time and posted a number of new titles to the HNS forthcoming books page , in particular a couple dozen entrie...
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Reading the Past: A historical fiction microtrend: World War II, librarians, and books
Historical fiction's enduring focus on World War II has been good for my profession. No longer stereotyped as prim and mousy spinsters, libr...
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Reading the Past: August 2024
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: September 2023
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: May 2026
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: On researching The Velveteen Daughter, a guest post by Laurel Davis Huber
Following my review of The Velveteen Daughter from last week, I'm happy to welcome Laurel Davis Huber to the blog today -- her publication ...
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Reading the Past: Bits and pieces
Just a short round-up of news bits from various sources... The 7th edition of Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests was p...
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Reading the Past: January 2022
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: Facebook, HNS, and me
Because I really don't have enough to keep myself busy these days, tonight I created a Facebook group for members and fans of the Historical...
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Reading the Past: Reading the Past's 9th anniversary celebration: reflections and giveaway
It's hard to believe that another blogiversary has come along. Reading the Past turns nine this month. I've thoroughly enjoyed chatting...
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Reading the Past: Redefining historical fiction, Amazon style
Two weeks ago I finished reading Rebecca Dean's Palace Circle for the Historical Novels Review . I'd been caught in a reading slump for nea...
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Reading the Past: A man of science in Elizabethan England: Jane Borodale's The Knot
It feels like I haven't been reviewing as many books here this summer as usual. This isn't because I haven't been reading and writing, th...
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Reading the Past: A report on Sarita Mandanna's Tiger Hills
For all of the buzz created in the publishing world when Tiger Hills was purchased a year ago (Penguin India reportedly paid seven figures ...
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Reading the Past: Interview with author Andromeda Romano-Lax about Annie and the Wolves
A dozen years ago, I posted an interview with Andromeda Romano-Lax about her debut novel, The Spanish Bow . We recently reconnected, and I...
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Reading the Past: An obscure sort of giveaway
I'm still mired in indexing, so more informative content will have to wait another week, but for now I have a special contest for blog reade...
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Reading the Past: On Isabella Street takes a Canadian perspective on the social turmoil of the late...
In May 1967, Toronto pulses with activity fueled by the counterculture movement, and Sassy Rankin soaks it up while attending the massive lo...
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Reading the Past: Book review: The Bonus, by Georgia Lowe
Georgia Lowe's debut novel The Bonus shines light on a pivotal and regrettably obscure event from the Depression era. In 1932, over 20,000 ...
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Reading the Past: Some upcoming smaller press picks
Happy June, everyone. Where does the time go? I've been blogging a lot about the "big" historical novels for late 2006, so I thought I'd foc...
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Reading the Past: Recent contest winners, and a note on cheating
Congratulations to the winners of the last two giveaways: Daniel Kalla's Rising Sun, Falling Shadow has gone out to Lynn P. Jenny Barden...
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Reading the Past: Just for the fun of it
I managed to earn this rating because I said the word "dead" twice and "corpse" once, and that was in quoting the Chabon-related pieces last...
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Reading the Past: Bits and pieces
Hope you've been enjoying a relaxing Sunday. It's been a quiet weekend - the cats are all sleeping, and I've been getting lots of reading d...
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Reading the Past: Always say something nice
Authors in the biblioblogosphere (I confess I like that word) regularly go online to vent about bad reviews. You don't hear too much from th...
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Reading the Past: In which I read Goodnight June, by Sarah Jio
It's been a while since I've been as emotionally caught up in a book as I was with Sarah Jio's Goodnight June . Writing with a light touc...
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Reading the Past: A look at Jane Borodale's The Book of Fires
I turned the final page of this excellent debut novel just after midnight last night. How appropriate to start off the New Year with histori...
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Reading the Past: Researching a conspiracy: an essay by Alan Bardos, author of The Dardanelles...
Today, on the 106th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing, I'm welcoming author Alan Bardos to Reading the Past. He contributes an essay abou...
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Reading the Past: Today's rambles
I haven't posted much lately because I've spent the last three days either working (that's what they pay me to do, after all), reading (four...
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Reading the Past: Courage, controversy, and love in the Enlightenment: The Philosopher's Kiss
In our day, authors and editors of reference books aren't considered to be especially dangerous. Dedicated and scholarly, perhaps, but no...
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Reading the Past: June 2018
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: May 2011
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: March 2014
News, views, and reviews on historical fiction, both new and old / by Sarah Johnson
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Reading the Past: More blogging excellence
Thanks so much to Carla , Catherine , Julianne , Sheramy , and Teresa for nominating Reading the Past as an excellent blog! I'm honored tha...
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Material Artefacts: Reading the Past through Archaeological Objects in Medieval British Literature...
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Reading the Past: A "patchwork of souls": Dangerous Women by Hope Adams
On April 5, 1841, the convict ship H.M.S. Rajah set sail from England for Van Diemen's Land (modern Tasmania). In addition to the captain a...
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Reading the Past: Interview with me at Layered Pages
Just a short post for now. Fellow book blogger Stephanie Hopkins of Layered Pages invited me to be interviewed on her site, and the resulti...
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Reading the Past: Virginia Woolf, Chaucer and the Pastons | Women's Literary Culture and the...
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Reading the Past: Frances Brody's Murder in the Afternoon, an intelligent mystery set in 1920s...
Frances Brody's Murder in the Afternoon successfully melds the British historical saga and the traditional crime novel. The plot and cha...
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Reading the Past: Last post of 2009!
We'll return to our regular historical fiction coverage shortly, but these guys wanted their moment in the spotlight. In the meanwhile, if y...
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Reading the Past: Book review: Philippa Gregory's The Wise Woman
Edition reviewed: Touchstone, 2008 (c1992), $16.00, pb, 520pp, 978-1-4165-9088-0. The Wise Woman , which until now was the only Tudor-era n...
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Reading the Past: Interview with Lisa Jensen, author of the historical fairy-tale retelling Beast:...
Lisa Jensen, who I'd spoken with in 2014 about her historical fantasy Alias Hook , has returned to the literary scene with another new twis...
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ATS2492 - Reading the past: Shakespearean drama - Monash University
This is the official site of the Monash University Handbook for course and unit information.
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