The Advantage of Time-Slip and Dual-Time Novels July 6, 2026 Guest Post by Marj Charlier — As historical fiction writers, we are challenged to keep twenty-first century sensibilities and vocabulary out of our stories set in the past. We’re not to let our protagonists behave as if their opinions about race and gender equality, sexual identity, sexual behavior, religion, politics, and such were molded by our twenty-first century perspectives. Their thoughts about race, women’

If you're tired of 2025 and a bit leery of 2026, we can help you escape! Fellow histfic writer, Jodi Bowersox, and I are hosting a party to celebrate our new books, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. It's going to be a long, cold winter, so it's a good time to stock up on a couple of time-shifting reads. Once Upon a Marriage is based on the true story of a Frankish princess betrothed to a Visigothic prince in 579 AD, told from the 21st-century perspective of a history professor from Minneso

Hello, friends! As usual, I enter the holiday season exhausted. Usually that is because of work (even some retired people have to work), but this year it’s a combination of my latest hobby, some very exciting travel and, yes, work. But, first … Before I get into all of that, I’m happy to reveal I’ve finally published my third historical novel, this one a time-slip novel with one period set in the sixth century (my obsession) and one set in contemporary academia. Here’s the b

Listeria! In all the years I’ve been grocery shopping, I’ve never bought or consumed a food that was later recalled for some kind of...