Historical Fiction

The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London tells a heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true tale of an underground library in WWII Warsaw.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London tells a heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true tale of an underground library in WWII Warsaw.

Kim Coleman Foote’s remarkable debut is a reminder that sometimes the best stories don’t have an answer at the end but, instead, unflinchingly tell the truths of human lives—even, and maybe especially, when the telling hurts.

Kim Coleman Foote’s remarkable debut is a reminder that sometimes the best stories don’t have an answer at the end but, instead, unflinchingly tell the truths of human lives—even, and maybe especially, when the telling hurts.

Zadie Smith writes eloquent, powerful and often quite humorous novels with social issues at the fore, and The Fraud is no exception. Its firm grounding in the past offers a rich reflection of the present.

Zadie Smith writes eloquent, powerful and often quite humorous novels with social issues at the fore, and The Fraud is no exception. Its firm grounding in the past offers a rich reflection of the present.

A masterful storyteller, Emma Donoghue brings her dazzling talent and imagination to this historical novel based on a true story of risk, love and two young women discovering themselves by way of each other.

A masterful storyteller, Emma Donoghue brings her dazzling talent and imagination to this historical novel based on a true story of risk, love and two young women discovering themselves by way of each other.

The Romantic spans most of the 19th century, and William Boyd is both interested in and very knowledgeable about the period. Fascinating details hum beneath the exuberant plot.

The Romantic spans most of the 19th century, and William Boyd is both interested in and very knowledgeable about the period. Fascinating details hum beneath the exuberant plot.

While The Vaster Wilds is often a dark story with only slivers of hope, Lauren Groff’s inimitable style and language makes it a memorable, immersive novel.

While The Vaster Wilds is often a dark story with only slivers of hope, Lauren Groff’s inimitable style and language makes it a memorable, immersive novel.

Melanie Dobson’s characters find redemption, discover their own strength and experience the power of family relationships to pull us down—or lift us up.

Melanie Dobson’s characters find redemption, discover their own strength and experience the power of family relationships to pull us down—or lift us up.

The Caretaker is an unforgettable novel of class, power, war, family, yearning and betrayal. Don’t miss it.

The Caretaker is an unforgettable novel of class, power, war, family, yearning and betrayal. Don’t miss it.

Beyond the Door of No Return is an engrossing work from a powerful and humane writer, David Diop, winner of the International Booker Prize.

Beyond the Door of No Return is an engrossing work from a powerful and humane writer, David Diop, winner of the International Booker Prize.

If Benjamin Labatut’s When We Cease to Understand the World felt like the searing flash of a hydrogen bomb, The MANIAC is more of a measured descent, permeated by a pervasive, unnameable dread.

If Benjamin Labatut’s When We Cease to Understand the World felt like the searing flash of a hydrogen bomb, The MANIAC is more of a measured descent, permeated by a pervasive, unnameable dread.

Night Watch is escapist in the best sense of the word, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the experience of a distant era and identify deeply with the struggles of the people who lived through it.

Night Watch is escapist in the best sense of the word, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the experience of a distant era and identify deeply with the struggles of the people who lived through it.

North Woods is a love poem to the human and natural history of Western Massachusetts, full of tales that come spectacularly to life through Daniel Mason’s daring storytelling.

North Woods is a love poem to the human and natural history of Western Massachusetts, full of tales that come spectacularly to life through Daniel Mason’s daring storytelling.

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