2016- Introductions

[J]

New myself, glad to have company. Welcome.

[Elizabeth]

Hi everyone. I'm excited to join this group and share nerdy HF anecdotes. My family just shrug (even the cats, and that's hard to do) when I bore them with yet another little know fact about some obscure dead person. I've been an avid historical fiction reader ever since I can remember and recently published my debut HF novel. I'm fortunate in that my own family has a rich and exceptionally well-documented history, and when I discovered a diary written in the 1600s about my ancestress who lived in the Tower of London - well, who could resist.

My story, The Lady of the Tower, has been many years in the making, and it probably would have happened a lot more quickly if I could have stopped reading and started writing! Happily, it's now published, and I'm on to the next one.

My favorite eras are from Medieval to Stuart England, as well as European / Russian history from the early 1900s to World War II.
I'm looking forward to some great discussions and reading recommendations - although I do have to say I was aghast to see that Clockwork Orange is old enough to qualify as Historical Fiction. That means I am too.

[Michele]

Elizabeth wrote: "I do have to say I was aghast to see that Clockwork Orange is old enough to qualify as Historical Fiction. That means I am too."

You're fictional??!? :)

[Elizabeth]

Michele wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "I do have to say I was aghast to see that Clockwork Orange is old enough to qualify as Historical Fiction. That means I am too."

You're fictional??!? :)"


Historical. ;-)

[G.J.]

Hi, I recently joined goodreads and my lifelong passion has always been reading. I have moved around a lot so I have not always been able to select the books I wanted to read so have eneded up reading all kinds of stuff over the years! Now with e books my life has become akin to living in a sweet shop !

[Steven]

Hello everyone.

I wanted to emerge for "lurking mode" to welcome all the new members to the group. It's a great place with wonderful and welcoming members.

Enjoy,
Steven

[Vivienne]

Writing about one's family history is easier if you have many aunts/uncles/cousins/parents and even grandparents. Gleaning bits and pieces from the still living when you're like me 67yrs old, is tricky. I don't even live on the same continent any more. However weaving fiction and real events from the period 1905-45 England/Australia/Belgium has helped me create "The Train Now Leaving", and no, its not about trains per se!

[Herman]

Greetings I love reading and I'm here to find some new books which might have escaped notice, interested to see what others find interesting and why.

[G.J.]

Herman wrote: "Greetings I love reading and I'm here to find some new books which might have escaped notice, interested to see what others find interesting and why."

Welcome, i have joined this group for the same reason, particularly new books that escape notice, so many Of them are very good !

[Alice]

Warm welcome to all members who've recently joined! Looking forward to exchanging views on books with you :)

[Victor]

Hi there! This is Victor from Mexico although, at the moment, living in Germany :-). I just joined the group looking for new gems to read. First thing you have to know about me is that I'm terrible at categorizing books, however, I enjoy reading classics and historical whether they're fictional or not. Looking forward to participate in the forums and discussions.

Cheers!

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Greetings!
Historical Fiction has been one of my favorite genres for a long time so I was excited to find this group. My name is Caly and I live in Knoxville, TN. Looking forward to hearing what others are reading.

[Tricia]

Hi Victor, first I love Mexico, especially Puerto Vallarta.
A newly published book by George Herman, A Comedy of Murders is a biographical mystery featuring Leonardo da Vinci as a Sherlock Holmes type detective. It is the first in a series available on Amazon (obviously). If you like that period Oil and Marble is another good one. I am also always looking for adventure mystery books that are historically accurate.
Tricia

[Gary]

Welcome, Victor . . . I have lived in Germany for 12+ years both in the military and as a civilian. You can read about a post WWII incident/adventure in my "The 5K Zone." '44 - '56 West Germany,Czechoslovakia/Sudetenland.

[Tessa]

Hi guys,

I'm new here, so I thought i'll introduce myself! I'm a big history buff, 99% of the books I read are set in earlier times, if that's not the case big chance i'm reading a fantasy. For the last couple of years I have been really into Celtic HF, although for some reason they are hard to find (hint for the writers amongst us, please do make my day ;) .. ) Big fan of WWII novels, the Rebellions in Wales, Scotland and Ireland and the French and Russian Revolution. Time travel/timeslip novels have a very special place in my heart.
A recommendation about any of these topic is always welcome and greatly appreciated :)

I love to travel and visit all the wonderfull places I read about, so much left to see and way to little time (and money lol), by the ending of this year my next backpacking trip is on the calender, very excited about that! It will probably be my last major one since i'm planning on going back to school next year. History it is! Can't wait to make a job from my number one passion.

[Jan]

Welcome, Tessa! I too, am a big history buff and love to read historical fiction and nonfiction as well. Maybe we can share book titles with each other!

Tessa wrote: "Hi guys,

I'm new here, so I thought i'll introduce myself! I'm a big history buff, 99% of the books I read are set in earlier times, if that's not the case big chance i'm reading a fantasy. For th..."

[Tessa]

I would love to Jan :)

[Joshua]

Hello. I'm just starting to get into Historical fiction. I tend to read stuff more along the lines towards fantasy, as that is where my reading habits are strongest - but I've enjoyed the O'Neal Gear stuff, as well as Sam Barone and am starting to branch out into more things.

My name is Joshua Pantalleresco. Nice to meet you all.

[Brina]

Welcome Tessa. Looking forward to exchanging book titles and seeing you in the group.

[Jan]

Welcome, Joshua!

[Brina]

Welcome Joshua. Looking forward to having you in the group.

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Hello, Joshua. I am an old sword and sorcery reader myself. Glad to have you. Joshua wrote: "Hello. I'm just starting to get into Historical fiction. I tend to read stuff more along the lines towards fantasy, as that is where my reading habits are strongest - but I've enjoyed the O'Neal Ge..."

[Book Concierge]

Tessa wrote: "Hi guys,

I'm new here, so I thought i'll introduce myself! I'm a big history buff, 99% of the books I read are set in earlier times, if that's not the case big chance i'm reading a fantasy. For th..."

Have to say that as I read the "welcome Tessa" comments I keep thinking ... "did I just write an intro?" My name is Tessa also ... though around here I'm known as Book Concierge (or BC).

Welcome aboard, name twin!

[Tammy]

Hi everyone, My name is Tammy and I was a member a while back and then I removed my membership from goodreads and later started a fresh account so I am back. My favorite genre is historical fiction though lately I have been enjoying mysteries especially if it is historical mystery.

[[deleted user]]

Hello, Tammy!

[Alice]

Hello Victor, Caly, Tessa, Joshua & Tammy! Welcome to the group! I love classics and world historical fiction and look forward to exchanging views on books with you!

[Tessa]

Thanks everyone :)

[Charles]

Hi, I'm a new member here, and I'm eager to join discussions about historical fiction. Right now I'm re-reading the mid-20th-century American master Kenneth Roberts. His work has become dated but they're still full of energy and fascinating history from the Revolutionary War period. Anyway, happy to be a member here.

[Gilbert]

Hi, my name is Gilbert. I love many different kinds of fiction, and historical novels are among those.

[Jan]

Welcome, Gilbert!

[Gilbert]

Thank you, Jan

[Jan]

Can you recommend a good African historical fiction. Perhaps having to do with the salt trade?

[Gilbert]

I don't know of any which involves the salt trade, but many West African writers have published stories which deal with Slavery.

[Jan]

Thanks, Gilbert.

[Natasha]

Hi All, I just joined. Excited to find the group and look forward to many interesting discussions. I read the current book (A Clockwork Orange) in high school, I'm not sure I can put myself through that again :) My favorite recent HF read was The Nightingale (me and the rest of the world apparently)! I also write romance and last year wrote my first Literary Historical Fiction. While I've always enjoyed reading HF, writing and researching for one gave me a whole new appreciation level for the genre. So I'm excited to discuss the genre with likeminded folks!

[[deleted user]]

Natasha wrote: "Hi All, I just joined. Excited to find the group and look forward to many interesting discussions. I read the current book (A Clockwork Orange) in high school, I'm not sure I can put myself through..."
Natasha - what time period is your literary historical novel? I have two novels out - both set in the American West 1900-1938. I'm working on next tome set on the Texas coast during WWII.

[Elaine]

Hello! I joined a few days ago but forgot to introduce myself.
Most of the historicals I read are romance but I'm looking to branch out a bit.
Look forward to chatting with you all :)

[Brina]

Welcome to all the new members. Looking forward to seeing you in the group.

[Anita]

Hello everyone
I am new to Goodreads but friends with historical fiction . Recently I have also done something both scary and exciting at the same time- Wrote a book.
Interested in -Ancient history, mythology, Tudor period, Regency, Stories from exotic places on my bucket list, Ireland, the list is endless.
My reading was on back burner for a few years I but intend to catch up again; so looking forward to interactions with this group.

[Alice]

A warm welcome to all new members to the Group!

[Gilbert]

Looking forward to talking to you, all new members

[Meg]

Hi everyone,
I'm new here but old to historical fiction. It's the genre I read the most, though I would love to branch out into some different books and time periods (hence joining!)
Looking forward to getting to know you and discussing some good books.

[James]

Hi all, I'm excited to join this group. My name is James Markert and I write historical fiction for a living, but I was a reader long before I was a writer and I'm always on the lookout for that next best historical. I love reading anything, but find myself drawn to the 1920's and Prohibition and gangsters, the two World Wars, and Victorian Era gothic. Two of my favorite are Pillars of the Earth and The Alienist, and I would love to find any books to rival those stories!

[Ally]

Hello! I've been an avid reader ever since I was a small kid, and it's actually because of the Royal Diaries series that I became interested in history. And I'm also just a sucker for princesses and happy endings (though history has more than its fair share of unhappy and rather depressing endings, as well).

I look forward to getting to know people and see what others might recommend as well. Currently I'm reading The Pillars of the Earth and A Breath of Snow and Ashes, which is really a bunch of genres all in one.

Fun fact about me: the best thing in the world (in my opinion) is to curl up with a cup of tea under a warm blanket with a book and a furry cat.

[Brina]

Welcome to all the new members looking forward to discussing books with you :)

[Helen]

Hello everyone! I'm an avid reader. I generally read between 70-80 books/year. And many of these fall in the historical fiction genre. I am currently trying to work through the oldest books in my "to read" list, so have just finished Anna Karenina, and am currently reading Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant. Rutherford's "Paris" is up next. I attend two IRL book clubs, so I read whatever the current book of the month is.
Favourite place to read: in a hammock overlooking the lake.
A few of my favourite books: Requiem, Pope Joan, The Thirteenth Tale, Bel Canto, The Fionavar Tapestry...not all historical fiction, but there you have it. :)

[Brina]

Welcome Helen. Your hammock sounds relaxing. Looking forward to discussing books with you.

[Evelyn]

Hello to the group. I like to read historical novels of all eras, as I like the differences between the world now and the world in the past. I am also an author of historical fiction. However, to be an author, one must be a reader. I am looking forward to joining in this discussion group.

[Blueberry]

Hi everyone. My name is Blueberry. I've been on Goodreads since 2010. My most read genres are historical fiction, southern fiction, mysteries, series, and books to movies. I'm happy to join you and have already started to work on my HFU BA in Literature :)

[Jan]

Welcome!