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Follow your favorite Historical Fiction heroines on my blog “The Storied Sisters Society" on Wednesdays. For fans of the epistolary genre (like "The Correspondent"), my historical novel "Dear Missing Friend" debuts May 19th from Seacrow Press.

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The First Medicine Woman of All With the advent of Women’s History Month, comes a new theme to the Storied Sisters Society: 19th Century Heroines.

#historicalfiction #womensfiction #bookclubfiction #bookclubs #booksky
It’s Wednesday, time for a new installment of our favorite historical fiction heroines. Welcome!
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04.03.2026 16:29 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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THE BAKER OF FOUND MEMORIES This dual World War II timeline has a twist.

#HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction
Welcome to this Wednesday's meeting of the Storied Sisters Society!
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25.02.2026 19:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Vianne: A Nightingale in Her Own Way Before there was any number of imitators, there was the origin story – the Rosetta Stone that unlocked of the rest of the World War II historical novels.

#HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction
Welcome to this Wednesday's meeting of the Storied Sisters Society!
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18.02.2026 20:13 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Hi Rob. I’d love to join. I have a historical fiction novel, “Dear Mossing Friend” coming from a small indie, Sea Crow Press on May 19th

14.02.2026 14:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Last Twilight in Helaine's Paris February continues as World War II month with the poignant Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff.

#HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction
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12.02.2026 20:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I'm covering this next week on The Storied Sister Society. I promise I'll save yours until then!

12.02.2026 20:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Alice and Eve Network Today our Society celebrates Eve Gardiner, a fictional partner of two real women who made up the actual Alice Network.

If it's Wednesday it's time for this week's post:
#HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction

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04.02.2026 20:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Author Q&A: Sometimes an Island book by Ellen Meeropol | Sea Crow Press Read our author Q&A with Ellen Meeropol about her Sometimes an Island book, exploring exile, memory, and climate survival. From Sea Crow Press.

Sometimes an Island by Ellen Meeropol. This multigenerational novel follows a family from pogrom-driven exile to life on a remote Maine island and, later, inland resilience as rising seas reshape their world.

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#SeaCrowPress #ClimateFiction #LiteraryFiction

03.02.2026 12:20 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Marjorie the Magnificent A Profile of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

For any historical fiction fans out there, check out my lastest blog entry:
#historicalfiction #histfic #womensfiction
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28.01.2026 19:31 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Morgan's Belle A Portrait of Belle da Costa Greene

I loved Belle so much I wrote a portrait of her: susanmcguirk.substack.com/p/morgans-be...

24.01.2026 12:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I would love to be included. My epistolary (like The Correspondent) historical fiction, “Dear Missing Friend,” comes out May 19th.

23.01.2026 23:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Lost Girl in the Bookshop A Portrait of Opaline Carlise from "The Lost Bookshop"

The Lost Girl in the Bookshop
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22.01.2026 03:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It is a good read! Thanks, Megann.

16.01.2026 13:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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When the World Stood Speaking A Portrait of Nora Crowell of "When the World Fell Silent

When the World Stood Speaking
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14.01.2026 19:42 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Morgan's Belle A Portrait of Belle da Costa Greene

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Hi,
I wrote an in depth portrait of your character, Belle da Costa Greene, on my blog about historical heroines yesterday. Hope you like it.
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08.01.2026 19:06 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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#historical fiction #women's fiction
It's Wednesday so another meeting of The Storied Sisters Society has come to order. This week we celebrate Belle da Costa Greene of "The Personal Librarian."
Take a look on Substack:
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07.01.2026 23:22 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Also loved The Keeper of Hidden Books!!

01.01.2026 13:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cold Warrior The Wednesday meeting of the Storied Sisters Society is called to order a day early for the holiday.

#historicalfiction #womensfiction
Join me at this week's meeting of The Storied Sisters Society. This week we honor Catherine Killeen of "The Women of Arlington Hall" by Jane Healey.
Take a look on Substack:
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23.12.2025 20:05 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Lost and Found Today our Society celebrates the magnificent Eva Traube.

#histfic #womensfiction #historicalfiction #booksky 📚💙 #bookstagram #booktok

Join me at this week's meeting of The Storied Sisters Society. This week we honor Eva Traube of "The Book of Lost Names."
Take a look on Substack:
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18.12.2025 21:06 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Laura the Lion The Wednesday meeting of the Storied Sisters Society is now called to order.Thanks for reading The Storied Sisters Society!

Laura the Lion
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10.12.2025 18:19 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hello Girl The Wednesday meeting of the Storied Sisters Society is now called to order.

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04.12.2025 01:51 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

To celebrate Jennifer Chiaverini's upcoming book, "The Patchwork Players," I have chosen her heroine, Grace, of "The Switchboard Sisters" for this meeting of the Storied Sisters Society.
#Booksky #historicalfiction #womensfiction #booktok
#bookstagram
Join us here:
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03.12.2025 20:42 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Best Bookseller in London Today we celebrate the heroine of The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

Introducing my new blog The Storied Sisters Society. Every other Wednesday we celebrate a beloved Historical Fiction Heroine. Check it out on my Substack!
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20.11.2025 12:40 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#thesecretbooksociety ! Beyond phenomenal. a peek behind what women had to endure while telling the story of the strength of women & their friendships. 4 women in 1895 London find friendship & their voices in a secret book club. Away from societal norms & secrets they are hiding in their marriages.

06.09.2025 01:51 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

Yes! I’ll be starting a series of posts about them soon.

13.08.2025 00:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dear Miss Lake [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #HistoricalFiction @ScribnerBooks Dear Miss Lake is installment #4 in the Emmy Lake Chronicles, a historical fiction series set in England during WWII.

Do you love WWII home front stories?

06.08.2025 23:31 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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I enjoyed The Keeper of Hidden Books more, The Librarian Spy was also a great book. Inspired by true events, it follows the stories of 2 women that use their talents to fight against the Nazis in WWII. As the war continues and their lives are torn apart, their mission and stories intertwine.

15.07.2025 00:57 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Author Q&A: Amy Weldon's 'Creature: A Novel of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein' We are excited to present Amy Weldon, who brings us her new book, 'Creature: A Novel of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein', drawing readers into the Gothic realm of the Romantic era.

Dive into the world of Mary Shelley with Amy Weldon! 'Creature is a must-read for gothic fiction lovers. Get ready to be captivated! 🖋️💀 #BookLovers #MaryShelley #GothicFiction #Frankenstein #AmyWeldon #LiteratureLovers #Bookstagram #NewBookAlert
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12.07.2025 12:55 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

For this week’s History With Hope newsletter, I wrote about “A Librarian’s Legacy,” the wonderful exhibition on Belle da Costa Greene at The Morgan Library. hopectarr.substack.com/p/belle-da-c...

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