From the trenches of the World Wars to the scheming royal courts, from the perspectives of ordinary citizens to towering ...

Travel back in time for mystery, romance, drama and more with the best historical fiction books ever written. No time machine required! Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature.

Inspired by the historical figure known as Lambert Simnel, THE PRETENDER (Knopf, 471 pp., $30) is a rollicking account of a ...

Historical novels are a perfect combination of escapism and enrichment. Through these works of fiction, readers can learn about events that have shaped our world and imagine (or reimagine) people who ...

Music is a timeless way to connect with people all around the world, thanks to its universal themes of love, loss, heartbreak ...

Dec. 5, 2024 Maybe it’s the luck of the publishing draw, maybe the emotional weather, but my choices for the 10 best historical novels seem to have more bite than in past years. Here they are ...

Historical fiction is having a moment ... This immersive novel from the author of Small Pleasures (one of the best books I read in 2022!) follows an art therapist in a psychiatric hospital ...

Instead, it breathes life into historical characters we might already be familiar with, or gives a voice to forgotten figures, making us see the era from a different perspective. The best ...

The best historical novels of 2024 do all this and ... deftly reconstructs their secret relationship, blending fact and fiction by weaving Asquith’s real letters into his text (Stanley’s ...

"At turns funny, moving, filthy and original", it's an "absolute delight" – and a "frontrunner" for the best historical fiction book of the year. The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian This ...