New This Week
Society of History Writers Directories | w/c 2nd September 2024
Notices
Change to the schedule
There was such a huge response to the launch of the Society of History Writers and its Directory that I have had to switch to a weekly updates post rather than the originally-intended monthly editions. There simply would be too much to fill a monthly post if the entries follow their current pattern (this post is already too long for emails…).
An additional roundup post - reader query
I have had a few subscribers reach out asking to share their most recent articles / fiction instalments in a roundup post here on the Society (i.e., rather than just the current email announcing their entry in the Directory). Is that something you would be interested in contributing to? If so, how frequently would you enjoy receiving a post like this?
Call for submissions
A reminder that we are still open for submissions for articles to be shared on the Society. We are entirely submission-based, meaning that only articles submitted by writers are posted (i.e., it won’t be my writing! That’s all shared on my own Substack,
). Thank you for all the articles that have already been submitted.How to contribute to the Society
New additions to the Directory w/c 2nd September 2024
Non-Fiction | Ancient History
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. Dusting off classics, mythology and archaeology in the age of memes and doomscrolling.You can read more of Cosi’s work at the link below.
. Essays & conversations on Mary Magdalene and all she touches, from the goddess to early Christianity to the Inquisiton to the gnostics. . I am committed to slowly reading and deep diving one non-fiction book a year. Mostly in anthropology. In 2024, I'm reading David Graeber's Debt:The First 5,000 Years.
Non-Fiction | Medieval History
. Exploring the genre of fantasy fiction through the lens of history. 
Non-Fiction | Early Modern History
. An exploration of my family's five centuries’ presence in the same southern Italian town, through an archive of documents in its possession that reach back to 1466. . Life at the court of Versailles and in French high society through the words of those who where there between 1682 and 1789. 
Non-Fiction | Modern History
. Researching and writing about nursing in WWI and history in general. . A miscellanea of stories, ephemera, and memories, recounting places old and new, lost and found. . Stories from the history of medicine, with an inclination towards the strange. . How I went from writing a YA time-travel adventure book series to becoming an ancestor memoirist to recover the past in search of wellness, wholeness, and holiness. 
Robin’s work outside of Substack includes:
The Edge of Yesterday YA time-travel adventure series: Edge of Yesterday, Da Vinci's Way, Saving Time and Find Me in the Time Before. The books are at the intersection of hinge points of history, past, present and future.
In the series, STEMinista protagonist Charley builds a time machine that whisks her back in time to encounter her polymathic "heroes of history" - like Leonardo da Vinci in Renaissance Florence, Emilie the Marquise du Chatelet and Voltaire, in Enlightenment France to learn their secrets as she aspires to be a modern-day Renaissance girl who can "do it all."
In addition to the ancestor memoir-in-process, Releasing Memory, that is the subject of this Substack, she is also currently working on Book V, Struck by Stars, where Charley time travels to the Harlem Renaissance and encounters Zora Neale Hurston.
Non-Fiction | Thematic History
American History
Missing Pages by Scott McWilliams. A personal journey through American history. I uncover the pages that are missing from high school history class and discuss the mistakes people make when speaking about history.
Family History
Ancestory by Lisa Maguire. Ancestory tells stories of a Irish and French family in Canada in their historical context. Your family has a story-- I also offer research services to preserve your family stories and research your family’s place in history.
Food History
Local Bread Baker’s Newsletter by
. Sharing weekly essays and recipes preserving, archiving, exploring, and celebrating the culinary cultures and food history from around the world.
Sarah Frison by
. Belgian pastry chef writing about Belgian food, food history and traditions.Sarah’s work outside of Substack includes:
The Festive Belgian Bakery - available on amazon in both Dutch and English . Recipes and traditions relating to the Belgian holiday season
General History
. A free-range collection of stories and snippets about history, science, art, and culture. An interesting newsletter for interested people. 
Literary History
Quiet Reading with Tara Penry by Tara Penry. A weekly boost of confidence in humanity inspired by authors, books, and literary history, with sometimes a golden interlude about anything at all.
Local History
. The true narrative and History of the small but now very trendy seaside Town of Margate. 
London History
Londonist by
. Unusual insights into London's deep and broad history, from the perspective of someone who's been professionally exploring the capital for 20 years. Matt has several books for sale outside of Substack: most recently Atlas of Imagined Places and Atlas of Imagined Cities, but London books include Everything You Know About London is Wrong.
Political History
. Analysis of politics and international relations informed by the lessons of the past and by counter-factual history, with occasional forays into my academic specialism of Tudor history. Historical Fiction
Kate Baker Tells a Story by Kate Baker. Musings of a debut historical fiction author who is trying to remember how to do it while Book 2 takes shape. Kate has a published book called Maid Of Steel, set in 1911/12. What do Brooklyn Bridge, Titanic and a suffragette have in common? They're all made of steel. Irish politics/forbidden romance and a cameo from the unsinkable ship.
. Random musings and confessions by a historical fiction author.For more of Alistair’s work, check out Sea of Flames, Libertas, Vipers of Rome, Line in the Sand (all Sapere Books 2024) with more scheduled for 2025 onwards. Available on Amazon or via https://www.alistairforrest.com/
The Stories Behind The Story by
. All the research that I can't fit into the historical note at the end of my 1920s-set mystery novels. Anna has seven novels and counting! See https://annasayburnlane.com/ for more.
Thanks for the mention Holly. What an amazing resource this is turning into! I’ve got a lot of new Substacks to explore tonight!
Honored to be included here, Holly. Can't wait to explore everyone's work--this is an amazing resource!