Three fantastic new releases up for grabs this month. Win a copy of The Faithful, the brand new novel from Juliet West, historian Clare Mulley’s latest, The Women Who Flew For Hitler, and At First Light, Vanessa Lafaye’s follow up to her debut hit Summertime. Read more about The Faithful. Read more about The Women Who Flew For Hitler. Read […]
Historia Interviews: Juliet West and Vanessa Lafaye
Juliet West and Vanessa Lafaye discuss the dark political backdrops to their new novels, The Faithful and At First Light. Both books are love stories which explore ‘inconvenient history’: episodes which have slipped from the collective consciousness because they expose uncomfortable truths about society. Vanessa: We both decided to dramatise events which have been shoved […]
The Great Pandemic
As we commemorate Armistice Day, Vanessa Lafaye looks back on the devastating fallout of the First World War – and the unseen enemy waiting in the wings. With the cruelest of ironies, even as the Armistice bells were ringing in every town and village, another attack was under way. The enemy wore no uniform, was invisible […]
Win the Debut Crown Shortlist!
Win all six HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown shortlisted novels – the best new historical fiction! We’re giving away a bundle of all six novels. Just follow the instructions below to enter. And because we’re feeling generous, you’ve got four chances to win: 1. Sign up to the Historia mailing list. We promise not to send […]
Historia Interviews: Vanessa Lafaye
Historia chats with Vanessa Lafaye, about her HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown shortlisted novel, Summertime. The HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? Yes. I had an absolutely inspirational history teacher in high school, whose specialty was the American Civil War. He made me see that what’s […]
Debut Crown Shortlist Announced!
The shortlist for the HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown 2016 was announced at this year’s History In The Court event on Thursday evening (30th June). The judges revealed the chosen six finalists from the longlist of twelve as historical writers and readers gathered for the annual literary event hosted by Goldsboro Books at their Cecil Court, London bookshop. The […]