Sarah Johnson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Sarah Johnson is an author and book reviewer. Librarian @EIU, reader's advisor, reference book author. I edit the Historical Novels Review and review historical fiction for Booklist & my blog. NBCC/ALA/INFJ

Sin Eater
Megan Campisi
Review of Megan Campisi's Sin Eater, a thrilling Elizabethan-era novel, and Q&A with the author: https://t.co/J5oOFMnl35 #histfic @AtriaBooks https://t.co/CHGffQ6i9S
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Godmersham Park: A Novel of the Austen Family
Gill Hornby
Review of Godmersham Park by @GillHornby, which looks at the Austen family from the viewpoint of governess Anne Sharp: https://t.co/jn8O39kt2r @Pegasus_Books @Austenprose #histfic https://t.co/htXGYqpWdY
Hardcover, 2022
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women
Kris Waldherr
Unnatural Creatures by @kriswaldherr takes a fresh, revelatory look at three female characters from Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein: https://t.co/wKRS8F04Kq #histfic https://t.co/zwCwJ8OXFn
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Book of Jeremiah: A Novel in Stories
Julie Zuckerman
Uncovering little-known chapters in history through family lore, an essay by @JBZuckerman, author of The Book of Jeremiah (out today): https://t.co/VivK4z50Gy #histfic @Press53 https://t.co/PRmXw5JzbG
Paperback, 2019
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Northern Reach
W. S. Winslow
W. S. Winslow visits coastal small-town Maine across the 20th century in The Northern Reach: https://t.co/H0AAC4Lvbs @FlatironBooks #histfic https://t.co/7YrJhWVQzl
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Trackers
Charles Frazier
Frazier is in top form for his fifth novel, which traverses America in its portrait of contrasting Depression-era lives. The locales feel period-authentic, and the writing hums with spectacular word-images.
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island
Heather Webb
Interview with @msheatherwebb about her engrossing new book The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island, set in the early 20th c: https://t.co/pzpYqIngV1 @HFVBT @Sourcebooks https://t.co/EX7o4E8hYv
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Unnatural Creatures by @kriswaldherr takes a fresh, revelatory look at three female characters from Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein: https://t.co/wKRS8F04Kq #histfic https://t.co/zwCwJ8OXFn
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The Sea Queen
Linnea Hartsuyker
Review of The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker, a novel of war, alliances, love, and vengeance set in Viking-era (9th-century) Norway: https://t.co/TdRpEyDXfc https://t.co/dv23tTCe4M
Hardcover, 2018
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Last Grand Duchess: A Novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and Revolution
Bryn Turnbull
Great discussion last night about Bryn Turnbull's The Last Grand Duchess, her new novel about Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, over at Step into the Story. Many thanks to @BarbaraTannerW1, @ReneeRyanBooks, and @DonnaAlward for inviting me! https://www.facebook.com/1101475531/videos/785846409056403/ #histfic
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book