Alina's Story
Alina Rubin is an IT professional and a mom. During the pandemic, she wrote her first novel, A Girl with a Knife, which later won the Illinois Soon To Be Famous Author 2022 Competition. She is now working on two historical fiction series, both featuring heroines with strong voices and able hands. Her company, Hearts and Sails Author Services, is helping other indie authors to publish books of their dreams.
In 2023, Alina became a Paper Lantern Writer. Paper Lantern Writers is a selective group of authors collaborating on bringing high quality historical fiction to readers.
Alina obtained a B.S. and M.S. degrees in Business and Information Technology from DePaul University. She lives near Chicago with her husband and daughter. When not working or writing, she enjoys yoga, hiking, and traveling. She also writes short stories, features about historical women, as well as personal and travel accounts on her A Girl On Adventure Blog.
Interviews
Glenview TV Off the Shelf Interview Jewish Chicago (JUF) Magazine Feature on Abigail's Song (Page 23) Article
Alina discusses historical novels with Vanessa Riley InterviewChicago Tribune/Daily Herald Annoucement of Illinois Soon To Be Famous Author Contest Finalists
Illinois Soon To Be Famous Author Project BlogUkrainian-American Magazine Interview
She Shed Studios Interview
Niles-Maine Library Podcast
Label Free Podcast interview on Youtube
The Authors Show Interview
Tim Spadoni's Song Skywatcher Elanna's Lyrics
History through Fiction with Colin Mustful podcast
Women Positive with Patricia Dent podcast
History Bards with Dee Marley Video Podcast
What's New in Historical Fiction with Colin Mustful (History through Fiction)- Author Panel