Karen Brooks
About the author

Karen Brooks

Karen Brooks is the author of fourteen books - historical fiction, historical fantasy, YA fantasy, and one non-fiction. She was an academic for over 20 years, a newspaper columnist and social commentator. She has a Ph.D. in English/Cultural Studies and has published internationally on all things popular culture, education and social psychology. An award-winning teacher, she's taught throughout Australia and in The Netherlands and keynoted at many education conferences. Nowadays, she finds greatest contentment studying history and writing, and helping her husband in his Brewstillery, Captain Bligh's.She shares a beautiful stone house in Hobart, Tasmania, built in 1868, with her husband, adorable dogs and cats, and shelves brimming with books.

Books by Karen Brooks

Karen Brooks Articles

Podcast: Karen Brooks on Bringing History to Life

Podcast

24 August 2023

Podcast: Karen Brooks on Bringing History to Life

    All the World’s a Stage: Read an Extract from The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks.

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    12 July 2023

    All the World’s a Stage: Read an Extract from The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks.

      Joyously Triumphant: Read Our Review of The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks

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      11 July 2023

      Joyously Triumphant: Read Our Review of The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks

        Your Preview Verdict: The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks

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        6 July 2023

        Your Preview Verdict: The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks

          Better Reading Preview: The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks

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          1 May 2023

          Better Reading Preview: The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks

            A Wild and Witty Retelling: Read Our Review of The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks

            Review | Our Review

            15 December 2021

            A Wild and Witty Retelling: Read Our Review of The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks

              Podcast: Karen Brooks on Challenging the Male Perspective of History

              Podcast

              26 August 2021

              Podcast: Karen Brooks on Challenging the Male Perspective of History

                Live Book Event: Karen Brooks, Author of The Good Wife of Bath

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                19 July 2021

                Live Book Event: Karen Brooks, Author of The Good Wife of Bath

                  A Clever and Funny Reimagining: Read an Extract from The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks

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                  12 July 2021

                  A Clever and Funny Reimagining: Read an Extract from The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks

                    Your Preview Verdict: The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks

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                    5 July 2021

                    Your Preview Verdict: The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks