The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life series from Writer's Digest Books is a working historical-reference library for novelists writing in period settings, covering the material culture, social customs, working economy, clothing, transportation, language, daily routines, and class structures of major historical periods. The series is widely used by historical fiction writers as a first-stop research reference.
Volumes in the series include Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Colonial America by Dale Taylor, Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England by Kathy Lynn Emerson, Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition through World War II and Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the 1800s by Marc McCutcheon, Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West from 1840 to 1900 by Candy Moulton, Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Regency and Victorian England from 1811 to 1901 by Kristine Hughes, and Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Middle Ages by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
