These novels take readers to frigid Finnish forests, the sweltering Caribbean, Jim Crow America and war-torn Paris.

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Getting truly lost in a good historical fiction story is like stepping back in time. Between the fascinating details of ...

While you could fill a library with biographies, autobiographies and other nonfiction books about U.S. presidents, the stories of their wives and families often get pushed aside. However, with ...

Historical fiction remains one of the most cherished genres among book lovers. In recent years, according to NPD BookScan (now Circana), the genre saw a double-digit percentage increase in sales, ...

Dorothy’s Auntie Em, a traumatized Civil War veteran and a shy artist with a secret are some of the wonderful characters in this summer’s noteworthy historical novels. These creative tales reimagine ...

In “The Hounding,” by Xenobe Purvis, the atmosphere of paranoia and bloodthirsty groupthink in 18th-century England might feel uncomfortably familiar. By Joumana Khatib Our columnist on 4 noteworthy ...

Kelly Goshorn's new historical fiction romance novel, "The Undercover Heiress of Brockton," is set against the backdrop of the Grover Shoe Factory fire of 1905. The story follows Henrietta Maxwell, a ...

HINCKLEY — University of Minnesota grad and Pine County resident Kristina Shuey fell into writing as a stay-at-home mom. Back in 2020, her first two children, 16 months apart, had trouble sleeping. So ...