Laura C. Rader

April 27, 2025

April 24, 2025

I am thrilled to share the awards and glowing editorial reviews Hatfield 1677 has earned. I hope they encourage those who haven’t yet bought or read my book to do so. FIRST PLACE 2024 Chanticleer Chaucer Award for pre-1750 Historical Fiction FIRST PLACE 2024 Chanticleer Fiction Cover Award SECOND PLACE Feathered Quill Debut Author Award…

April 24, 2025

Not sweeping, dusting, churning butter or making soap and candles, but the 21st century kind – cleaning up this website. I realize it isn’t what I want it to be, and I promise I’m going to round up some techie person to help me organize it. Now that my debut novel is published and marketed,…

January 20, 2025

Regardless of whether or not you are happy about today’s inauguration and another four years under Donald Trump’s reign (sic), you must admit the extreme irony of his inauguration landing on the anniversary and holiday dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King believed in equality and justice for all, and advocated tirelessly for…

October 19, 2024

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Colin Mustful, owner of History Through Fiction, historian and historical fiction author. https://www.historythroughfiction.com/podcast Much of his work involves Native American history in the Great Lakes region, so I knew I was in good hands. He did such an insightful and professional job as host. Here’s the…

October 3, 2024

Sorry I’ve been out of touch for a while. Marketing my debut novel, Hatfield 1677, is a full-time job, around which I’m trying to squeeze in writing a sequel to it and querying another historical fiction novel to literary agents. The highlight of this month was definitely my invitation from the Hatfield Historical Society to…

July 28, 2024

HATFIELD 1677 published May 2024 Rankings and Reviews Amazon Sales in Category of Historical Biographical Fiction Top 25 Hot New Release for first 30 days Continues to rank in the top 250 in sales 4.6 Overall Customer Rating 30 Ratings and 23 Reviews Goodreads 4.53 Overall Customer Rating 32…

June 21, 2024

HATFIELD 1677 BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS

June 21, 2024

I hope I didn’t forget anybody:) MAIN AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Benjamin Waite Puritan colonist and military scout Martha Leonard Waite His wife, abducted at Hatfield Their children Mary, Mattie and Sally, abducted at Hatfield The Allis Family Their neighbors, whose home was within the stockade Lieutenant Allis and his wife…

June 21, 2024

If you bought my debut novel, you deserve a few freebies. I deeply appreciate your readership, your reviews on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads, and your purchases that kept Hatfield 1677 on the Amazon Hot New Releases List for its eligible first month! Please continue to post reviews, recommend Hatfield 1677 to friends and…