Historical Fiction

Like a country music ballad, The Farewell Tour offers a bittersweet testament to the healing power of old love, long friendships and heartfelt songs.

Like a country music ballad, The Farewell Tour offers a bittersweet testament to the healing power of old love, long friendships and heartfelt songs.

Few authors could pull off what Cathleen Schine does in Kϋnstlers in Paradise: creating a seamless, multilayered saga about family dynamics and relationships, immigration, the early days of Hollywood and the often disturbingly cyclical nature of history.

Few authors could pull off what Cathleen Schine does in Kϋnstlers in Paradise: creating a seamless, multilayered saga about family dynamics and relationships, immigration, the early days of Hollywood and the often disturbingly cyclical nature of history.

Weyward is a welcome addition to the feminist field of “witcherature,” perfect for fans of Sarah Penner’s The Lost Apothecary.

Weyward is a welcome addition to the feminist field of “witcherature,” perfect for fans of Sarah Penner’s The Lost Apothecary.

Jocelyn Green has penned a captivating, multilayered mystery in The Metropolitan Affair, set in New York City at the height of American Egyptomania.

Jocelyn Green has penned a captivating, multilayered mystery in The Metropolitan Affair, set in New York City at the height of American Egyptomania.

Stephanie Landsem’s transfixing historical novel is peppered with rich descriptions of Los Angeles in 1933.

Stephanie Landsem’s transfixing historical novel is peppered with rich descriptions of Los Angeles in 1933.

Jennifer Deibel has done it again with The Maid of Ballymacool, a hopeful historical romance novel set in Donegal, Ireland, in the 1930s.

Jennifer Deibel has done it again with The Maid of Ballymacool, a hopeful historical romance novel set in Donegal, Ireland, in the 1930s.

The prose in Rachel Heng’s second novel, set in 20th-century Singapore, is alive. Each character is rich with complexity and depth, each snapshot brimming with imagery.

The prose in Rachel Heng’s second novel, set in 20th-century Singapore, is alive. Each character is rich with complexity and depth, each snapshot brimming with imagery.

One of the delights for readers of a mystery is picking up little crumbs of evidence along the way. As Homecoming gallops toward its close, you may think you know what’s coming, and the foreknowledge is both ghastly and thrilling.

One of the delights for readers of a mystery is picking up little crumbs of evidence along the way. As Homecoming gallops toward its close, you may think you know what’s coming, and the foreknowledge is both ghastly and thrilling.

The Last Russian Doll blends the best of two genres by embedding a riveting mystery within a masterfully researched historical narrative.

The Last Russian Doll blends the best of two genres by embedding a riveting mystery within a masterfully researched historical narrative.

Debut novelist Laura Spence-Ash’s masterful character development enlivens the story of the Thompson and Gregory families and all of the love and tension between them.

Debut novelist Laura Spence-Ash’s masterful character development enlivens the story of the Thompson and Gregory families and all of the love and tension between them.

Through intersecting stories of Vietnamese and American characters, Dust Child portrays the heart-wrenching collateral damage that resulted from a fleeting love during the Vietnam War.

Through intersecting stories of Vietnamese and American characters, Dust Child portrays the heart-wrenching collateral damage that resulted from a fleeting love during the Vietnam War.

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