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Historical Fiction Club

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A gathering place for readers who love historical fiction and are curious about the real history behind their favourite historical novels.

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What are you reading this weekend?
Of course, it doesn't have to be historical fiction, although mine happens to be HF: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn. I'm loving it so far (about halfway through).
What are you reading this weekend?
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@Bianca Delalic I’m definitely not a musician, by any stretch of the word! My son also played the trumpet in a band and in an orchestra for a few years.
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@Bianca Delalic yes! Always lots of music!
A Wonderful Debut Novel
I'm a little late to the party but just finished the last 100+ pages of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans and the ending was devastatingly touching. I often hesitate to fully embrace things that are over the top popular but so glad I didn't give up on this one.
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@Marilee Aufdenkamp Have you read Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper? It also has an older woman as the MC. I enjoyed it! Although not as much as The Correspondent.
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@Marilee Aufdenkamp Thanks! I'll look it up!
Book cat?
Once you reach a new level, how & where do you update? And is there an easy way to access the list of members at each level?
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Look under the Leaderboard tab at the top of the page. There you’ll see percentages of members at each level. For me, if I click on the percentages I can see which members are at that level, but I’m not sure if that’s an admin thing. I’ll check in another community and let you know for sure. I’m not sure what you mean by update. If you mean for the Author Directory (which is under the Classroom tab), just let me know the info you’d like me to post. If you’d find it useful, I’m happy to have a quick zoom call and show you around a bit. I’ve done this with a couple of other members.
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Clicking on the percentages is an admin thing, unfortunately. But you can see the little blue circle with a number on everyone’s profile picture which says what level they’re at. Also, if you look under the Members tab at the top of the page, there’s a list of all members.
What was your favourite read in April?
Mine was The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. Great characters and a really entertaining, complex plot β€” with fascinating folklore elements β€” that came together wonderfully at the end. Yours?
What was your favourite read in April?
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@Gale Bates Thanks so much!
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@Zak Smith Thanks so much!
Intriguing new historical fiction set during the Korean War
The Young Will Remember by Eve J. Chung β€œA sweeping novel about a correspondent trapped behind enemy lines during the Korean War, and the women who help her find her way home, from the national bestselling author of Daughters of Shandong.” This sounds like something you’d be into, @Carrie Callaghan, because of your book. I don’t think I’ve read any books set during the Korean War, and very few set in the 1950s more generally. Have any of you read anything you’d recommend with these settings?
Intriguing new historical fiction set during the Korean War
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Joined Mar 15, 2026
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