Updated List of WWII Historical Fiction Books in 2025
World War II was a significant event in the history of the world. It completely changed the dynamics of battles, modified military strategies, laid the foundation of modern warfare, and transformed the global order entirely. Unsettled issues from World War I, hunger for power, arms advancement, and economic restrictions were some of the reasons that […]
List of Top Subgenres of Historical Fiction
Historical fiction has been one of the most beloved literary genres among people, as it provides one way of exploring the past consisting of both facts and fictional stories. Not only does this genre entertain but the readers may find themselves in an era where people lived such interesting lives. Yet, historical fiction is not […]
Historical Fiction: What is Considered Historical Fiction and Why Readers Love It
Historical fiction is a very interesting genre that takes readers through a time machine as it relates storytelling with historical settings, events, and characters. Beyond all the joy and nostalgia, the historical fiction through its amazing world-building creates memorable worlds, thus allowing readers to delve into the terrible times as well as to be a […]
What You Can Expect From Sandra’s Book Collection
Sandra Salinas Newton is a modern-day writer who brilliantly blends the stories of the past era with contemporary modern-day storytelling. She beautifully pens down the details of a bygone era, making the landscape realistic and relatable for today’s reader. Sandra is a born writer since the Books Collection by Sandra Salinas Newton really speaks for […]
Publications
As of August 24, 2024 [more than 60 poems, 1 essay, 1 chapbook finalist, 1 historical novel excerpt finalist, 4 reprints] Published or accepted (printed poems are not available online) [online] In OPEN: “Cutting Back” and “Warnings” (July 2021) [online] In Brevis: “What Is Not There” (July 2021) https://vitabrevisliterature.com/2021-07-27/what-is-not-there-poetry-by-sandra-newton [in print] In Oberon (issue 19) […]
The Use of Criticism
As this anniversary year of the publication of The Waste Land draws to a close (and the year approaches in which—it is expected—the letters of T.S. Eliot to Emily Hale will be published), I am bothered by a question that refuses to be ignored: must we, from now on, defend Eliot from an excess of […]
London
17 August 2022 This may be my I-think-I’ll-stay-home-for-awhile blog! Does that give away much of what I thought of London? (Of course, outside of London is another story!) We’ll see. . . London was iconic: phone booths, double-decker buses, awful food (breakfast: beans on toast). . . . In mid-July 2022 I went there for […]
Paris 2
23 July 2022 I “ran away” to Paris this past April. It seemed, in retrospect, that the pandemic had affected me more than I had assumed. At its inception, I was calm; after all, living alone and devoting myself to writing created its own isolation from the world. I had few friends who lived […]
Paris
8 March 2022 I’ve done it: made the decision to flee this life for a bit. So, I’m headed to Paris for a month (exact time not to be disclosed here). I plan to write, write, write. Why Paris? I could be facetious and say, “Why not?” but that isn’t the tone or tenor I […]
Le Temps Approche
revised and updated 20 March 2022 In less than a month, I will be flying to Paris to stay awhile and write – a dream I’ve had for some time now. I believe the change in scenery will do me good. I will spend my time on the Left Bank, expecting to see and contemplate […]