For those of you who enjoy historical fiction, I’d like to invite you to a Facebook party tonight that should be just your cup of tea.
The Journey Through History event is being hosted by the lovely Kathy Geary Anderson and features the six guest authors pictured below. (Including me!) It’s going be a lot of fun. There will be games, prizes, and great conversation.
Learn about the authors’ favorite historical eras and why they are drawn to those particular time periods. Discover how these authors first got hooked on history and how that has shaped their writing.
You won’t want to miss the book giveaways. Smaller prizes in addition to one grand prize.
Click the link above to learn more and to RSVP. The festivities will run tonight from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Central. I hope to see you there!
What are your favorite historical eras to read about?
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Most of the historical fiction that I’ve read is between the 1700’s and World War II, but I enjoy any time period (because history is soooo cool!). I have another obligation tonight, so I will not be able to attend the event….will it be available to watch later?
Hi, Angela. I’m with you on loving so many different eras in history. I’ll read anything from biblical to turn of the century, though I rarely read anything more modern than the 1800’s. The party tonight is not a zoom event, so there is no “recording” but there’s a good chance you can pop in and leave comments after the close of the official party and still be eligible for the prizes. The winners will be announced Friday at noon central.
I just received confirmation that they will take entries (comments) until 9:00 am central. 🙂
I really enjoy the 1600’s-1700’s and anything older (preferably set in England or Europe too, a lot of 18th century novels are set in America and it’s difficult to find ones that aren’t, so if you’ve got recommendations I’m totally open 😄). I actually don’t often read anything more modern than the Regency lol. I’m a very old soul! 😂
Have you read some of Jody Hedlund’s earlier works? She has some biographical fiction set in that time period. The Preacher’s Bride is 1650’s England, Newton and Polly is in the 1740’s England, and Luther and Katharina is set in 1520’s Germany. Liz Curtis Higgs has a a series set in Scotland in the 1780’s. Most of Melanie Dickerson’s fairy tale retellings are set in the 1300’s Europe. You might have already read these, but those were the ones that first came to mind. 🙂
Thank you so much for your suggestions, I have read some of them but I will definitely check the others out! 🙂
I’ve been reading many WWII era books and it seems I cannot get enough of the that time period.