Tag: Historical fiction
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A Great Act of Love: Heather Rose’s Deep Dive into Convict History and Family Legacies
Exploring a Dark Chapter of Australian History Heather Rose’s A Great Act of Love invites readers into a layered examination of a family’s past against the backdrop of Van Diemen’s Land, the perilous penal colony that defined the early colonial landscape of Tasmania. Set against the nineteenth-century frontier, the book reframes the convict experience by…
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Liverpool Stages Mantle of Controversy: Mantel-Inspired Thatcher Play Draws Debate
Heritage, Fiction, and a Provocative Stage A controversial new production in Liverpool draws on Hilary Mantel’s provocative fiction to reimagine a defining moment of British politics: the summer of 1983, when Thatcher’s fate was imagined differently through Mantel’s lens. The play, which adapts the 2014 Guardian publication and Mantel’s subsequent commentary on historical narrative, places…
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Diana Gabaldon to Receive UHI Honorary Doctorate: Celebrating a Scottish-Born Literary Icon
Iconic Author to Be Honored by the University of the Highlands and Islands The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has announced that Diana Gabaldon, the best-selling author known for the Outlander series, will be awarded an honorary doctorate. This recognition joins Gabaldon’s standing as a celebrated writer whose work blends history, romance, and…
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Best Books to Read in November 2025 (Including John Irving’s Latest)
November 2025: A Month of Rich Reading Ambitions As the calendar turns to late autumn, readers crave novels and memoirs that echo the season’s mood: reflective, immersive, and deeply human. This November offers a varied slate—from a sentient gale to intimate memoirs and historical fiction that reimagines Maine and long-ago uprisings. Top picks include John…
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Was Ubisoft Close to an Assassin’s Creed Game Set in Reconstruction? New Report Says It Was Canceled for Being “Too Political”
Overview: A Canceled Reconstruction-Era Assassin’s Creed Project In a revealing piece by Stephen Totilo, a well-known journalist formerly with Kotaku and Axios, new details have emerged about a canceled Assassin’s Creed project. The game was reportedly shaped around a Black man who had been enslaved in the U.S. South and would unfold in the Reconstruction…