History Through Fiction Anthology
History Through Fiction Releases New Anthology 3/1/25 and my story, Those Bereaved, is included. Yay!
Lungers, Lawdogs, and Legends
I’m thrilled to announce that my short story, Julesburg Burning, is included in the anthology LUNGERS, LAWDOGS, AND LEGENDS released this week by Saddlebag Dispatches. If you’re looking for westerns set in Colorado, this book is for you.
Events
Events Upcoming Appearances 4/30/25 Wednesday NELL Life Long Learning Bagley, MN 9 am Saturday May 24, 2025 Fort Abercrombie Opening Day 10-3pm Friday May 30, 2025 Fittger’s Book Store Duluth MN 5 to 7 pm June 12-14 Vestlandslag Stevne Spicer MN Presenter June 20-21 Scandinavian Festival Hjemkomst Center 930 to 430 July 17, 2025 Daughters […]
Another Wonderful Week of Camp Candace
I just returned from the Spirituality Center at the College of Saint Benedict in Saint Joseph, MN. About a dozen writing friends and I rent the entire center, hire our favrotie writing professor, Sheila O’Connor, and have a wonderful week of studying the writing craft. We split the costs, bring our own food, and put […]
Check out this interview by Awesome Book Reviews
Featured Author Candace Simar Featured Interview With Author Candace Simar Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now? Candace Simar likes to imagine how things might have been in frontier America. She combines her passion for history with her Scandinavian heritage to create historical novels that wrap history […]
Reviews of Sister Lumberjack
Thank you, Kay and Jack Kraywinkle, for your review of Sister Lumberjack. You made my day. Both my wife and I recently read Candice Simar’s latest book, Sister Lumberjack, and we both enjoyed it immensely. It was a facinating read and it’s apparent that as a piece of historical fiction she has done her research […]
Candace Simar April Events
There’s still time to get in on “Sister Lumberjack” events for April! I look forward to being at Victor Lundeen Company Cherry Street Books LLC Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery on #independentbookstoreday with Jeanne Cooney, Author Little Falls Public Library Upsala Public Library Come and get your signed copy! #historical #historicalbooks #independentbookstore #bookstores #independentbookstores […]
History Through Fiction Podcast Interview
Season 6, Episode 5 of History Through Fiction: The Podcast has Candace Simar, the author of Sister Lumberjack. During the interview, host Colin Mustful talks with Simar about how her own family history inspires her stories, what life was like for 19th century lumberjacks, and the history behind the Benedictine Health System. Don’t miss this […]
Candace Simar Interview On Rendezvous With A Writer
Award-winning author CANDACE SIMAR joins hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell for an engaging conversation about her historical fiction novel SISTER LUMBERJACK. We follow a cast of unforgettable characters in a Minnesota logging camp during the winter of 1893. Obstacles abound. Will they survive the harsh and dangerous winter? Read More
Book Review of Sister Lumberjack by Charlie Johnson
SISTER LUMBERJACK By Candace Simar 488 Pages Published by North Star Press of St. Cloud, MN ISBN 168201150X SISTER LUMBERJACK by Candace Simar is one of those books that is unique in every sense of the word. Have you read books about nuns in the Northwoods of Minnesota, or about widows leaving their beloved farm […]