Dear readers, I know that all of you are lovers of history and historical fiction, and I suspect, like me, quite a few of you love traveling to historical sites. So I am delighted to introduce you to an amazing resource for those of us who think everything is better with a dash of history—The Historic Traveler.

At the Historical Novel Society’s 2025 conference, I had the good fortune to meet The Historic Traveler’s founder and Traveler-in-Chief Jackie Lapin. I was intrigued by her venture, and several conversations later realized she’d created just about the perfect resource for the historically-driven explorer of the world—one that allows readers to marry their travel to the books that bring history to life. 

The Historic Traveler is a unique online destination for history lovers offering feature articles, travel resources, and stunning photo galleries, along with carefully curated recommendations for historical novels, history books, biographies, films, museums, and more that illuminate some of history’s most treasured stories.  All these goodies are presented through a quarterly e-magazine, website, newsletter, and the Historic Traveler International membership community—a dynamic network of like-minded travelers and readers.

Currently (during this introductory period) you can join The Historic Traveler for free!

Oh, and while you are clicking on links, guess who is the feature author for this week’s newsletter?