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What if Emily Dickinson and Vincent van Gogh Fell in Love?
New release from Historium Press - "Some Starry Night" by Irene Latham - now available at Amazon and other retailers worldwide! Under the pale glow of a Parisian spring in 1886, two restless souls move toward the same horizon-unaware that their meeting will ignite a love as luminous and fleeting as the stars themselves. Vincent van Gogh arrives in Paris with little more than paint-stained hands and an aching determination to create something worthy of the world. Living in the
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Apr 151 min read
If You Ever Felt Like You Didn't Belong...
Releasing today... New from Historium Press: "Unbelonging" by David J. Jepsen Seattle, 1945. The war is ending-but for many, the hardest battles are just beginning. In a city transformed by global conflict, four families struggle to find their place amid rising tensions, buried prejudice, and shifting identities. Victory overseas has brought hope, but at home, fear, suspicion, and inequality continue to shape everyday life. A female defense worker, newly awakened to injustice
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Apr 152 min read
Crossing Oceans Disguised as a Boy - an Editorial Review of "Sailing Against the Tide"
Book Blurb: She crossed oceans disguised as a boy. History forgot her-but now her story demands to be told. In 1766, Jeanne Baret, a brilliant herbalist from rural France, defied every expectation of her time. Disguised as a boy to escape the restrictions placed on women. She joins a global expedition led by explorer Louis de Bougainville and her mentor, the botanist Philibert Commerson. Aboard L'Étoile, Jeanne faces grueling sea voyages, the constant threat of discovery, and
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Mar 316 min read
Murder and Intrigue in San Francisco - a Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "The Twisted Road"
BOOK EXCERPT Chapter One “ Bloody Tuesday” Nineteen years old, with the long, skinny limbs of a colt, Jimmy Walsh crouched behind a lamppost and shivered in the early morning fog. He dropped the brick he’d been clutching and hesitated before picking it up again. "This ain't right," he said, just loud enough for his nearest comrade in arms to hear. "It's like waitin' for Beelzebub to unleash his hounds of hell." Several yards away, the wooden barn that housed the city's electr
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Mar 305 min read
A Thrilling San Francisco Murder Mystery - an Editorial Review of "The Twisted Road" by A. B. Michaels
Book Blurb: Jonathan Perris Can’t Save His Clients…Until He Saves Himself 1907 Rising from the devastation of a massive earthquake and fire, San Francisco is once again on the move. But a strike by streetcar drivers threatens to halt the Golden City in its tracks. Protests turn to violence and violence leads to death. Soon a young guard is convicted of willfully killing a protester and the public is out for blood. Jonathan Perris, an immigrant attorney from England, has opene
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Mar 186 min read
Get Your Hands on These Two New Releases!
Get your hands on these two new releases from Historium Press! SOME STARRY NIGHT by Irene Latham - releasing April 14th Available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook PRE-ORDER LINK: https://geni.us/vbJeG Under the pale glow of a Parisian spring in 1886, two restless souls move toward the same horizon-unaware that their meeting will ignite a love as luminous and fleeting as the stars themselves. Vincent van Gogh arrives in Paris with little more than paint-stained hands and an
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Mar 163 min read
Getting Ready for BookCon 2026 in New York City!
BookCon 2026 Returns to New York City: A Celebration of Storytelling, History, and New Voices Every year, readers gather in cities around the world to celebrate books, ideas, and the stories that shape our understanding of the past and present. In April 2026, one of the most exciting literary events in the United States returns to the stage: BookCon 2026 , a vibrant two-day festival bringing together readers, authors, publishers, and book lovers from across the globe. Held in
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Mar 155 min read
Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "An American Slave in Barbary" by Larry Kelley
BOOK EXCERPT We were only about thirty leagues from the Straits of Gibraltar. Adjusting the sails and riggings of our twelve-man ketch, Intrepid, we made in the morning of August 2, 1801, seven days after we left Greece, ready our departure from the Mediterranean and entrance into the Atlantic. We were on our return voyage to Boston when our passage was blocked by two Muslim pirate ships. Each was a three-masted xebec, with crews of about one hundred and fourteen cannons. The
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Feb 272 min read
The Stories Behind a Destructive Fire - Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Secrets in the Woods"
BOOK EXCERPT As we rode out of the town on the wagon, I noticed that the road ahead was made of logs side-by-side, rattling our teeth and making it nearly impossible to speak. The further away from the houses, the closer to the road the monstrous trees came. I had never seen trees so large or green in my life. The invasive smell of pine nearly erased the odor of smoke. It was dim and the trunks played tricks on my eyes, making me think I was seeing people or animals walking t
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Feb 161 min read
Sworn Enemies Turned Lovers Face Challenges - Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Gradarius: Roman Equestrian II"
BOOK EXCERPT ‘Luigsech of the Cornovii?’ Boudicca stopped short, shock widening her bright eyes. ‘What in the name of Andraste are you doing here?’ She smiled ruefully. ‘I could ask you the same. We’re a long way from the lands of the Iceni.’ Boudicca’s face darkened. ‘We were bringing the tribe’s yearly tribute to the Roman scum.’ She gestured to the water. ‘It belongs to the gods now.’ Luciana frowned, regarding the woman. Boudicca, her childhood foe in the Beltane chariot
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Feb 94 min read
A Boston-based American Captured by Muslim Pirates - an Editorial Review of "An American Slave in Barbary"
Book Blurb: A Homeric American Novel An American Slave in Barbary: The Odyssey of Winston Prescott Jones is the story of a first-generation American student whose commercial ship is captured in the summer of 1801 by Muslim pirates. He spends the next sixteen years as a captive in Algiers. He rises to become a confidant to the Dey of Algiers, who is desperate to know what made the American shopkeepers and farmers believe they could defeat the British war machine, and how they
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Feb 75 min read
Wrestling for Control of Miami Beach in the 1920s - an Editorial Review of "The Fight for Miami"
Book Blurb: A gangster. A dreamer. One city up for grabs. In The Fight for Miami , award-winning author Joseph Kovler delivers a pulse-pounding historical thriller set in the glitter and grit of 1920s-30s Miami Beach - where the American Dream goes to war with the American Underworld. Al Capone, fresh from Chicago's bloody empire, sees Miami as his next conquest. Carl Fisher, the visionary who built the city from sand and swamp, will risk everything to keep it a "sundown town
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Feb 54 min read
Growing Up in Communist China - an Editorial Review of "The Winding Dirt Road"
Book Blurb: Hoarded in the depth of memories of the past decades, this has been a work long overdue. Written as an antithesis to all first-hand and second-hand propaganda written by both Chinese and foreign writers for China in the good part of 20th century in a fictional form, this collection, through different times and lands, gives insights into how human docile nature and characteristics are manipulated and brought about cultural and social corrosion over the century. The
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Feb 34 min read
A Widowed Academic Investigates Historical Practices - Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "The Witch of Godstow Abbey"
BOOK EXCERPT From Chapter 2 - A Garden’s Secret The abbess sat in her chambers, reviewing the abbey’s ledgers. Sister Agnes entered without waiting for the novice outside to announce her. “My child! What urgency drives you to burst in so?” “I must tell you what I’ve found, Mother. It is deeply troubling.” “Then speak, Sister.” “The piglets did not die by the blade alone. They were prepared first with a potion—I suspect monkshood, judging by the blue tint of their lips and ton
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Feb 21 min read
Choices Between Life and Death - Blog Tour and Book Excerpt for "Bright One"
Book Excerpt: Joel’s eyes roamed the room again, seeking an anchor to steady his turbulent thoughts. The canopy bed, draped in fine linens and accented by plush pillows, exuded comfort and security. Lavender lingered on the sheets, intertwining with the sweetness of the candles. It was a scene so removed from the barren trenches and the grim realities he had lived through. The suite was a testament to permanence, to wealth, to a life he wasn’t sure he deserved anymore.
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Jan 51 min read
New Releases for the New Year
Get your year started right by checking out these new releases from Historium Press! Now on pre-order: "The Muleskinner and the King" by Historium Press author, J D Porter - if you love mysteries and circus stories like "Water for Elephants", then don't miss this one! https://geni.us/RB7wA Now on pre-order: "One Fine Voice" by Historium Press author, Rebecca Langston-George - a lovely coming-of-age historical story for young adults! https://geni.us/BYaF8Z Now on pre-order: "
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Jan 21 min read
New Release Day! Check out "An American Slave in Barbary" by Larry Kelley
Congratulations to Historium Press author Larry Kelley for his new release today of "An American Slave in Barbary" - available in ebook, hardcover, & paperback where books are sold - please view the QR codes below to purchase the book!! BOOK BLURB: A Homeric American Novel An American Slave in Barbary: The Odyssey of Winston Prescott Jones is the story of a first-generation American student whose commercial ship is captured in the summer of 1801 by Moslem pirates. He spends
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Dec 11, 20251 min read
Gradual Cover Reveal for Luv Lubker's Upcoming Novel "The Sea King's Daughter" from Historium Press
Congratulations to Luv Lubker for her fabulous cover for the upcoming release of "The Sea King's Daughter" coming early spring of 2026 from Historium Press! He left Windsor an innocent child. The sea would make him a man… and test the depths of his soul. In a world ruled by power, passion, and obsession, can a boy survive the storms? Queen Victoria’s scholarly second son, Affie, loves family, art, technology – and most of all, the sea. Rejecting his German destiny, he embarks
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Dec 4, 20251 min read
Gradual Cover Reveal for Irene Latham's Upcoming Novel "Some Starry Night" from Historium Press
Congratulations to Irene Latham for her fabulous new cover for "Some Starry Night" coming spring of 2026 from Historium Press! Some Starry Night imagines the story behind Vincent van Gogh's most famous painting, Starry Night, and the secret love affair with American poet Emily Dickinson that inspired it. Featuring an imaginative dive into the lives of famous figures like Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan Henry and an uplifting/live-life-to-the-fullest message like Th
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Dec 4, 20252 min read
Gradual Cover Reveal for Mary Thurlow's Upcoming Novel from Historium Press
Congratulations to Mary Thurlow for the fabulous new cover for her new novel "Sandro & Simonetta" coming spring of 2026 from Historium Press! Within the cloistered walls of a convent, art student Sandro Botticelli steals a kiss from a beautiful schoolgirl. It’s a moment that will ignite an obsession. As Sandro hones his craft, the enigmatic girl transforms into a woman trapped by societal expectations, her desire for dance stifled. Years later, their paths cross again, and
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Dec 4, 20251 min read