February is Black History Month, and the theme for 2026 is “A Century of Black History Commemorations”. This theme celebrates ...
With this selection of historical novels, you can journey to various times and places: the royal courts of Henry VIII in England and Augustus the Strong in Central Europe, 17th-century Denmark, ...
Her latest, "The Ring of a Bell," features a teenage boy, while earlier works had adult male and female protagonists.
The 20th century looms large in this selection of five new historical novels. Momentous events — the sinking of the Titanic, life after World War I, the Hollywood blacklists — shape the lives of ...
Janie Chang is a best-selling author of historical fiction, including “Three Souls,” “Dragon Springs Road,” “The Library of ...
Inspired by Tergit’s own family history, this account of the rise and fall of a German Jewish clan has an addictive immediacy ...
What do Daisy Jones & The Six, The Nightingale, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The Song of Achilles all have in common? They're all beautiful bestselling works of historical fiction-and they ...
The Seattle Public Library loves to promote books and reading. This column, submitted by the library, is a space to share reading and book trends from a librarian’s perspective. You can find these ...
Whether you’re spending the summer stretched out on the beach, posted up on a cabin porch or simply soaking up the sunshine from your own backyard, there’s nothing quite like a good book to keep you ...
Recent pop culture would lead many to believe that historical fiction is mainly the province of the bodice ripper. The popularity of Netflix’s Bridgerton alongside other period drama faves Downton ...
The Bridgerton author’s book subscription service will send members hardcover collectible editions of new and backlist titles ...
While researching family ancestry and genealogy, Eliott Secrest learned about one of his ancestors, Francis Locke, and his involvement in the Revolutionary War, and that information “spurred my ...