Nathan Dylan Goodwin
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| Born | Nathan Dylan Goodwin 26 December 1976 Hastings, England |
| Occupation | Novelist, non-fiction writer, genealogist, speaker |
| Education | Canterbury Christ Church University (2010, BA, MA) |
| Period | 2005–present |
| Genre | Historical mystery, genealogical fiction, historical fiction, historical thriller, crime fiction |
| Notable works | The Forensic Genealogist series, The Mrs McDougall Investigates series, Hastings at War |
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Nathan Dylan Goodwin is a widely acclaimed[1][2] British novelist, genealogist,[3] non-fiction writer, local historian and speaker, best known for writing the Forensic Genealogist genealogical, historical, mystery series.
Early life
Goodwin was born in Hastings, East Sussex, England and is a former Hillcrest School student[4].
Career
Goodwin was working as a primary school teacher[4] when he conceived the idea for the Forensic Genealogist series while studying for his part-time MA in Creative Writing at Canterbury Christ Church University,[5] culminating in the first novel in the series, Hiding The Past,[6] was published in 2013.[7] There have so far been one prequel (The Asylum) and eight sequels, of which the last, The Wicked Trade, was released in 2018. Goodwin is one of a very small-niche group of authors, who have pursued this significant new concept and technique of writing in the genealogical historical mystery crime novel genre, building up a significant body of work. Further biographical information on Goodwin is available from his social media pages, e-newsletter and website). He has sold many thousands of books and built up a cult following[8] and was a keynote speaker for the recent National Exhibition Centre (NEC) event, THE Genealogy Show.
Affiliations & memberships
Goodwin is a member of The Society of Authors,[9] The Society of Genealogists, The Guild of One-Name Studies (having established the one-name study for the surname Dengate), The Surname Society[10] and the historical and family history societies of Kent, Sussex, Norfolk, Hastings & Rother, among others. Goodwin's work on his ancestral one-name study of Dengate, received The Guild of One-Name Studies' Guild Publication Award for Best Soft-Copy Periodical (2009) with his Dengate Journal publications[11] and there is a Dengates website dedicated to this extensive research.
Goodwin's non-fiction beginnings
Prior to his success as a fiction writer, Goodwin also researched extensively his home town, Hastings during the Second World War, interviewing residents from that time and using newspaper reports, for example, to bring the period to the page. Hastings at War 1939-1945 was dubbed an excellent account of the Second World War in Hastings told through oral history interviews of those who experienced the conflict, which saw 154 civilians killed and 14,000 properties destroyed[12]. One such contribution came from Lady Mary Soames, Winston Churchill’s youngest daughter, who served with the Auxiliary Territorial Service manning the Anti-Aircraft guns situated there[13]. The second of the two local-history books on Hastings has 135 wartime photographs, many of which have never been published before and features wartime memories from more than 75 residents[14]. Vital historical first-hand accounts recorded alongside contemporary official and press documentation include Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II (those from the Hastings area), the United Kingdom home front during World War II (that of the Hastings area) and the Home Guard (United Kingdom).
The town also became the subject and location for the TV series, Foyle's War in its depiction of the wartime period in Hastings; popular worldwide, the accompanying book publications feature acknowledgements of their use of Goodwin's non-fiction titles.
In an interview with Andrew Martin of The Family Histories Podcast, Nathan explained that he finds it easier to write non-fiction, because he has to focus on keeping it as factual as possible, without layering with bias or fictional storytelling[15].
Morton Farrier & Harriet McDougall - Goodwin's lead characters
Morton Farrier is Goodwin's main character in The Forensic Genealogist and is the forensic genealogist in question. In his most recent series invention, Mrs McDougall Investigates, the protagonist is Mrs Harriet McDougall, a cousin of Goodwin's. The historical events in Goodwin's works and the depictions are often closely related to the accurate historical events, owing to the level of archive research and a keen eye for historical detail[16] that Goodwin puts into his creations. Morton uses various real-life genealogical methodologies in real archives great and small (e.g. East Sussex Record Office or The National Archives) in order to solve the mysteries of the past, which is a characteristic that sets Goodwin apart from most other historical mystery writers.
Publications
The Forensic Genealogist series
- The Asylum (28 Dec 2018) ASIN B07MB2JMTM[17]
- Hiding The Past (5 Sep 2013) ISBN 978-1492737421 Search this book on
. [18][19][20] - The Lost Ancestor (31 Aug 2014) ISBN 978-1500883492 Search this book on . [16][21][22][23][24]
- The Orange Lilies (30 Nov 2014) ISBN 978-1505314595 Search this book on .
- The America Ground (1 Sep 2015) ISBN 978-1517170042 Search this book on . [25][26][27]
- The Spyglass File (1 Sep 2016) ISBN 978-1537228532 Search this book on . [28][29][30][31]
- The Missing Man (12 Mar 2017) ISBN 978-1542910750 Search this book on .
- The Suffragette's Secret (11 Sep 2017) ISBN 978-1983995903 Search this book on .
- The Suffragette's Secret & The Wicked Trade (25 Feb 2018) ISBN 978-1983995903 Search this book on . [32]
- The Wicked Trade (5 Feb 2018) ISBN 978-1977083845 Search this book on . [33]
The Mrs McDougall Investigates series
- Ghost Swifts, Blue Poppies & the Red Star (11 Nov 2018) ISBN 978-1726723381 Search this book on .
Non-Fiction works
- Hastings at War 1939-1945 (1 May 2005) ISBN 978-1860776472 Search this book on .
- Hastings: Wartime Memories & Photographs (12 Nov 2008) ISBN 978-1860777165 Search this book on .
- Around Battle Through Time (15 October 2012) ISBN 978-1445604060 Search this book on .
- Hastings & St Leonards Through Time (8 Oct 2010) ISBN 978-1445600529 Search this book on .
Published articles, periodicals / journals, public talks and other writing
- Hastings at War (in About magazine, Summer 2005)
- Hastings - a Front Line Town (in Hastings Town, Jun 2014, No. 77)
- Writing Genealogical Fiction (in Crossroads, Utah Genealogical Association, Spring 2016, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 16–18)
- Life on the Home Front - Finding your Civilian British Family in the Second World War (in Crossroads, Summer 2017, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 18–21)
- Fighting for the Vote: Researching British Suffragettes (in Crossroads, Spring 2018, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 22–26)
- Novelising Intrigues in Genealogy: The Journey and Process of Writing Genealogical Crime Mystery Stories - THE Genealogy Show, NEC, Birmingham, 7 Jun. 2019 [1]
- Finding Henry - The Search for the Father of an Illegitimate Wartime Child - THE Genealogy Show, NEC, Birmingham, 8 Jun. 2019 [2]
- One Day in May, in The Hastings Trawler, August 2006, Issue 7, ISSN 1745-3321, pp. 20-21.
References
- ↑ "Spotlight on Nathan Dylan Goodwin". THE Genealogy Show. 2018. Retrieved 13 Jun 2019.
- ↑ Hale, Rachael (November 2016). "Making Crime Pay". Kent Life: 28.
- ↑ Holterman, Doreen (June 2014). "Book Recommendations". Cheshire Ancestor. 44 (4): 17. ISSN 1460-0277.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Dwelling on the past pays dividends for author". Hastings & St Leonards Observer. 12 Nov 2008.
- ↑ "Book Review". Kent Family History Society Journal. 15 (1): 24. December 2016. ISSN 0305-9359.
- ↑ "Indie Author News". 25 Jan 2014.
- ↑ "Keynote Speaker - Nathan Dylan Goodwin".
- ↑ "Meet The Author - Nathan Dylan Goodwin". Your Family History Magazine. Issue 175: 90–91. November 2016. ISSN 1740-0856.
- ↑ "Nathan Dylan Goodwin". Society of Authors - Member Pages. Retrieved 13 Jun 2019.
- ↑ "Members Directory". The Surname Society. Retrieved 13 Jun 2019.
- ↑ Shankland, A. and Bage, K. (September 2009). "And the winner is... Announcing the winners of our Guild Publication Award". Journal of One-Name Studies. 10 (3): 14–16.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ Goodwin, Nathan Dylan (August 2006). "One Day In May". The Hastings Trawler (7): 20–21.
- ↑ "West Hill was military site". Hastings & St Leonards Observer. 25 Oct 2013.
- ↑ "New book on Hastings in wartime out this month". Hastings & St Leonards Observer. 12 Nov 2008.
- ↑ "S02EP03: The Swindler with Nathan Dylan Goodwin", The Family Histories Podcast, 16 Nov 2021.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Reviews: The Lost Ancestor". Your Family Tree. No. 149: 87. November 2014. ISSN 1740-0848.
- ↑ King, Bobbi (27 Feb 2019). "Book Review: The Asylum by Nathan Dylan Goodwin". Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.
- ↑ Clare, K. (February 2014). "Book review - Hiding The Past". Family Tree Magazine (UK ed.): 73. ISSN 0267-1131.
- ↑ Craven, M. (May 2014). "Book review - Hiding The Past". The Archivist. The Genealogical Society of Bergen County. 41 (2). ISSN 0275-0309.
- ↑ "Reviews: Hiding The Past". Your Family Tree (138). February 2014.
- ↑ "Book review - The Lost Ancestor". Family Tree Magazine (UK ed.): 55. January 2015. ISSN 0267-1131.
- ↑ "Bookshelf - Book review - The Lost Ancestor". West Middlesex Family History Society Journal. 33 (3). September 2015. ISSN 0142-517X.
- ↑ Skinlar, C. (August 2015). "Book Reviews - The Lost Ancestor". The Wakefield Kinsman. Wakefield & District Family History Society. 19 (1). ISSN 1470-0891.
- ↑ Carson, Dina C. (August 2015). "The Lost Ancestor by Nathan Dylan Goodwin - A Book Review". Boulder Genealogical Society Quarterly. 47 (3): 56. ISBN 9781329575745. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ↑ "Book review - The America Ground". Family Tree Magazine (UK ed.): 46–47. March 2016. ISSN 0267-1131.
- ↑ "Book review - The America Ground". The Norfolk Ancestor. Norfolk Family History Society. March 2016. ISSN 0140-5403.
- ↑ "Book review - The America Ground". The Wakefield Kinsman. Wakefield & District Family History Society. 19 (3): 34–35. February 2016. ISSN 1470-0891.
- ↑ Cole, B. (November 2016). "Book review - The Spyglass File". The Wakefield Kinsman. Wakefield & District Family History Society. 20 (2). ISSN 1470-0891.
- ↑ Hewitt, A. (2017). "Book review - The Spyglass File". The Essex Family Historian. Essex Society for Family History. 1 (161): 59–60. ISSN 2516-7774.
- ↑ Wilson, D. (November 2016). "Book Review - The Spyglass File". Cardiganshire Family History Society Journal. 7 (9). ISSN 1362-1939.
- ↑ Purr, R. (March 2017). "Book review - The Spyglass File". West Middlesex Family History Journal. West Middlesex Family Society. 35 (1). ISSN 0142-517X.
- ↑ Lofft, Patrick (August 2018). "Book Review: The Wicked Trade and the Suffragette's Secret" (PDF). The Livermore Roots Tracer. Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society. 38 (3): 7. ISSN 0736-802X.
- ↑ Lockyer, S. (June 2018). "Book Reviews - The Wicked Trade". Kent Family History Society Journal. 15 (7): 547. ISSN 0305-9359.
- Hastings Town, Jun 2014, No. 77, pp. 18–19
- An Interview with Family Tree Magazine [3]
- Sellindge Village News, April 2018, Edition 648; October 2016, Edition 630; October 2014, Edition 606;
- Battle Abbey unofficial website - Tim White (2018) - Hastings & St Leonards Through Time
- Hastings aflame, Trimingham, A. in The Argus - The Magazine - TV & Leisure, 15th Jan 2011 ed.
- About magazine, Pattenden, C. (ed.), Hastings Borough Council, Summer 2005, Issue 28, p. 28
- Inside Art (WebRadio Broadcast), Drexler, D., on Jazz88.com, 2018 [4]
External links
- Nathan Dylan Goodwin's official homepage [5]
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