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Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the most historic cities in the United States. It's where the Boston Tea Party took place in ...

Kelly Kerney recently wrote a piece for Publishers Weekly titled “The Impossible Task of Writing Historical Fiction.” In it, Kerney proclaims her dislike for the term historical fiction and its rigid ...

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Throughout history, women’s contributions to the arts and sciences, their communities and their countries have often been glossed over or ignored. These well-researched works of historical fiction ...

From 17th century Quebec to 1911 China to Montreal during Expo '67, these Canadian books offer a wide variety of places and time periods to get lost in.

How do we accurately capture the past without falling back into the History Wars? Hartwig HKD/Flickr, CC BY-ND This introductory article is the first in a new series examining the links, problems and ...

Historical fiction invites us to experience the exotic and the unknown while confirming our common humanity. I do not believe that human nature has changed much over the centuries, and it is possible ...