Historical Novel Society - New York City Chapter Presents
We’re a North American chapter of the Historical Novel Society; a community of historical fiction lovers. Our members include established and yet-to-be published authors, readers, and industry professionals. We provide programming to help writers improve their craft and business skills and offer opportunities to reach new readers. For readers, we offer opportunities to meet and hear from their favorite authors and discover new ones. These are the audio tracks from video recordings of our programs available at our website: https://www.hnsnyc.org
Episodes
This presentation is a collaboration between the New York City chapters of the Romance Writers of America and the Historical Novel Society. On August 2, 2025, Dan Woods the COO of Draft2Digital provided an engaged joint audience with information on getting the packaging right for your books so marketing efforts pay off, what is working best in paid advertising, marketing you can do that is free, plus much more. We're pleased to...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this special program recorded on June 7, 2025 in the virtual reality space of the Foremothers Café. Helen Lundström Erwin hosted us in her VR space inspired by the research she conducted for her book Sour Milk in Sheep’s Wool. She invited our members to a discussion of images provided by authors Loretta Goldberg (Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: a World War II Novel of Love...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this program on writing alternate history in historical fiction, recorded on May 27, 2025. What is the balance needed in writing a novel based in fact, but embroidered with flights of fancy? Author Kris Waldherr (Unnatural Creatures is in conversation with Elizabeth Crowens (Bye Bye Blackbird) and Susan Wands (Emperor and Hierophant) who took license with set storie...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this debut program in our “Authors Under 40” series, conceived and developed by Sarah Relyea (Playground Zero), and recorded on April 22, 2025. Author Leslie Carroll (Confessions of Marie Antoinette ) is in conversation with LCW Allingham about her novel Lady, in which a young noble woman dons her dying husband’s armor to protect their lands and people during the v...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from March 25, 2025. Sarah Relyea (Playground Zero) hosted a wide-ranging conversation on historical fiction with Leslie Wells, Jane Rosenman, and Judy Sternlight. These three veteran editors from 5E, an independent editors' collective, have worked on several successful historical novels. They discussed trends in the market, how to maintain person...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Societypresents this recording from February 22, 2025. Christina Britton Conroy (His Majesty’s Theatre ) is in conversation with authors David Blixt (The Master of Verona ) and Valerie Nieman (Upon the Corner of the Moon ). They discuss the challenges and pleasures of writing about historical characters that appear in Shakespeare’s plays such as history vs. the Bard’s literary licen...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from January 25, 2025. Susan Wands moderates our International Open Mic for historical fiction authors. Eleven members join her in a Zoom meeting to read excerpts from their published books. The historical times and places range from 1C Rome to 1940’s Norway with stops in 6C Peru, 10C Spain, turn of the 20C Far East and Paris, plus many more. A Q&...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from November 13, 2024: "What Was Napoleon Doing in Egypt?" Host and Steering Committee member Julieta Almeida Rodrigues (Eleonora and Joseph. Passion, Tragedy, and Revolution in the Age of Enlightenment) introduced the program and participants and moderated the questions. Leslie Carroll (Confessions of Marie Antoinette) interviews Michelle Camero...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from an October 22, 2024 live panel. Sarah Relyea (Playground Zero) is in conversation with authors Jeanne Mackin (Picasso's Lovers) and Susan Wands (High Priestess and Empress) on how historical novelists handle iconic characters and their descendants with regard to self-censorship, publisher and reader expectations, and other constraints on authoria...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from a live presentation on September 24, 2024. "Researching Historical Fiction" explores the task of an author and editor’s job in balancing research with good storytelling. Susan Wands (High Priestess and Empress) is in conversation authors, Faith L. Justice (The Theodosian Women series) and Radha Vatsal (A Front Page Affair ) and editor Andrea Robi...
This panel on “Research Your Novel” is a collaboration between the New York City chapters of the Romance Writers of America and the Historical Novel Society. On July 13, 2024, Ursula Renee (A Bookie’s Odds) of the RWA moderated a panel of acclaimed authors from the Historical Novel Society. Stephanie Cowell (The Boy in the Rain ), Loretta Goldberg (Beyond the Bukubuk Tree), and Faith L. Justice (Becoming the Twilight Empress) share...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from a live presentation on June 25, 2024. Stephanie Cowell (The Boy in the Rain) is in conversation with two award-winning authors Loretta Goldberg (Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: a World War II Novel of Love and Loss) and Lance Ringel (Flower of Iowa) about writing their novels featuring military men struggling to sort out the challenges sparked by their ...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from May 15, 2024. Loretta Goldberg moderated our Open Mic Night at the Jefferson Market Library. Ten members joined her in the intimate Mae West Room to read excerpts from their works in progress and published books. The historical times ranged from 5C Rome to 1960’s San Francisco. Here are the readers in order:
1. Andrew Kass reads from Distant Th...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from April 10, 2024 "Two Authors, One Novel or How to Collaborate on a Novel While Remaining Friends." Stephanie Cowell (The Boy in the Rain) is in conversation with Kate Quinn and Janie Chang about their experience in co-writing their novel The Phoenix Crown set during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. They cover what made them decide to w...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from February 2, 2024 where our presenters discuss new ways to market historical fiction. Using her experience with podcasting as an example, Libby Hawker advises authors to ignore the conventional musts of marketing. She suggests we be our authentic selves in a chosen medium we love as a better and more enjoyable path to finding readers. Helen Lundst...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from January 18, 2024 on working with editors in the writing process. Content editors. Story editors. Copy editors. How are they different? What do they do? Why and when should you use them? Stephanie Cowell (The Boy in the Rain) is in conversation with Susanne Dunlap (The Portraitist ) and Melodie Winawer Anticipation) on how/when/where they used e...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from December 13, 2023. Susan Wands (Magician and Fool) is in conversation with Sarah Relyea (Playground Zero) and Michael Bourne (Blithedale Canyon) about the upheaval and gentrification of the Bay Area neighborhoods portrayed in their novels. They explore the clash between the old world of artists and dream makers and the new order of corporate fort...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from November 1, 2023 on the many paths to publishing. Faith L. Justice (Twilight Empress: A Novel of Imperial Rome) is in conversation with authors Nancy Bilyeau (The Orchid Hour), Stephanie Cowell (The Boy in the Rain), Loretta Goldberg (The Reversible Mask) and Susan Wands (Magician and Fool) about their experiences with large press, small press, h...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from May 3, 2023 for writers and readers alike. Stephanie Cowell (Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet) is in conversation with Susan Wands (Magician and Fool: Book One, Arcana Oracle Series) and Gwyndolyn Womack (The Fortune Teller) about “Magic and Tarot in Historical Fiction.” They discuss their characters, historical settings, the origins of tarot...
The New York City Chapter of the Historical Novel Society presents this recording from March 29, 2023. Faith L. Justice (Twilight Empress: a Novel of Imperial Rome) shares her expertise in “Cracking the Audiobook Market.” With eight audiobooks produced across a variety of platforms, she provides our writer members information on why and how to get their books into audio. Our host is Stephanie Cowell (Claude and Camille: a Novel of ...
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