The next Historical Novel Society conference is taking place in Ireland in August 2026. It’s on the Maynooth Campus, an hour’s trainride from Dublin. John Banville, Vaseem Khan, and Martina Devlin are among the conference speakers. Excursions include the prehistoric necropolis at Newgrange. If you are a histfic writer, publisher, or reader don’t miss out….
Category: Historical Fiction
Imagining medieval combat
My latest research post on a visit to medieval reenactors: https://traceywarr.substack.com/p/stumps-of-lances-with-silken-streamers
Murder in the Family
I’ve just posted on murders in the family of Almodis de La Marche on my Substack, Trobairitz Sleuth.
Advent Calendar for History Fans
I am participating in an online Advent Calendar with daily entries throughout December by history and historical fiction writers, led by author Tony Riches. Watch out for my contribution on Christmas Bells later this month. Here are the first entries – what’s behind today’s door!: 1 December Tony Riches on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol…
Publication Day! – Love’s Knife
It is publication day for my new novel, Love’s Knife, a medieval murder mystery set in Toulouse at the turn of the 12th century. Tony Riches has a guest post from me on his blog on writing the novel: https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2024/09/book-launch-guest-post-by-tracey-warr.html The book is available now as an ebook and paperback. Love’s Knife is on Kindle…
Historical Novelists Converge
I have been busy for the last two years organising the Historical Novel Society UK 2024 conference, which has a stellar lineup of speakers and events, including Diana Gabaldon, Bernard Cornwell, S.G. MacLean, Ian Mortimer, Kate Quinn, Jane Johnson, Elizabeth Chadwick, Elizabeth Fremantle and many more. The conference is just around the corner now –…
The Spy’s Daughter
Blog Guest: An Interview with Historical Fiction Author Tony Riches about his new book, Frances – Tudor Countess I’m very pleased to welcome historical fiction author Tony Riches as a guest to my blog today. Tony is an author of best-selling historical fiction. He lives in Pembrokeshire, West Wales and is a specialist in the…
Love’s Knife
I have been serialising my new novel, Love’s Knife, on Substack for £5 a month for paying subscribers, with a chapter published every Saturday. It’s not too late to join in reading. You can review the chapters and cast of characters on the Hub post. Subscribers receive a free paperback or ebook (which can be gifted)…
French Historical Fiction Summer Reading
Set in France that is, rather than written in French. My novels in the House of La Marche series are part of this promotion, which runs until the end of July https://books.bookfunnel.com/FrenchHistoricalFictionSummerReading/fpa4u298b9
Treading the Ground: Researching for a Medieval Novel
I’ve just returned from a research trip to Narbonne, Carcassonne, Aigues-Mortes, and Conques. There’s nothing like treading the ground to inspire writing. I thought a photo-journal of the trip might be of interest for some of you. NARBONNE I am giving a couple of talks on medieval Occitan female lords over the next few months….
Tracey Warr Writing 