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 and Loss ), Faith L. Justice (Theodosian Women series ) and Sarah Relyea (Playground Zero). They talked about the images and their relationship to their books; social customs dealing with marriage and gay/lesbian relationships in the times they write about, and much more. A fascinating program for our writers and readers alike.

Additional Information:HNS-NYC website: https://hnsnyc.org

Guests:

Loretta Goldberg https://lorettagoldberg.com/

Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: a World War II Novel of Love andLoss https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4MH8D63

Faith L. Justice https://faithljustice.com

The Theodosain Women series https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QFLHD6K/ and Sword of the Gladiatrix https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WTCSPN6/

Sarah Relyea https://www.sarahrelyea.com

Playground Zero: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1631528890

Host:

Helen Lundström Erwin https://helenerwin.com/

Sour Milk in Sheep’s Wool (19C Sweden)

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Helen-Lundstr%C3%B6m-Erwin/author/B0979XTDXV

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 stories and provided an “alternate reality” in executing their narrations. They discuss how they wove fact, fiction, and other worlds into their writing. A fascinating program for our writers and readers alike.

Information about our chapter is available at our website . Thank you and enjoy the program.

HNS-NYC website: https://hnsnyc.org

Panelists:

Elizabeth Crowens https://www.elizabethcrowens.com/

Bye Bye Blackbird https://www.amazon.com/dp/1685128408

Susan Wands https://susanwands.com/

Emperor and Hierophant https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684633028/

Host

Kris Waldherr https://kriswaldherr.com/

Unnatural Creatures https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B26TYV2S/

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 violent War of the Roses. They discuss Lady Rosalynde’s exploits in the context of the times as well as Allingham’s research, writing challenges, and much more.

HNS-NYC website: https://hnsnyc.org

Guest:

LCW Allingham https://lcwallingham.com/

Lady https://www.amazon.com/dp/1998360059

Host:

Leslie Carroll (a.k.a. Juliet Grey) www.lesliecarroll.com

Confessions of Marie Antoinette: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345523903