Paul Rushworth-Brown | Australian Historical Novelist, Historian & Educator
Australian historical novelist • Historian • Interviewer • Educator
Paul Rushworth-Brown is an Australian historical novelist, historian, interviewer, and educator whose work explores the human cost of history through award-winning novels, historical research, international interviews, and free educational resources.
Creator of The Human Cost of History, Paul brings the past to life through stories of ordinary people facing extraordinary moments.
Featured on international television, radio, podcasts, and literary media across Australia, the United States, and the
United Kingdom
Read the free serialized historical mystery
Explore Paul's Historical Fiction
From the World Behind the Chronicles
Life of a 17th-Century Prostitute
History judged her. Few people asked why.
From the World Behind the Chronicles
Life of a 18th-Century Gong Farmer
Somebody had to do it!
Guest Authors
Down Under Interviews features published authors from around the world, exploring history, fiction, research, and the personal journeys behind their work.
Select an author below to view their interview and profile.
Randy Rauh
M.E. Torrey
A Letter Unwritten
A memoir reflecting on love, family, and the lives of his mother and wife, and how their stories shaped his own.
A historical novel set in 1840s Louisiana, examining race, privilege, slavery, and a love shaped by denial and survival.
Fox Creek
Denise Cline
The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik
A historical novel set during the Great Depression, following a woman forced into an arranged marriage as a way out of loss, poverty, and institutional control.
