Few American cities carry as much history—or mystery—as New Orleans, Louisiana. Between the whispers of voodoo, the sounds of ...

Mark America’s 250th anniversary with historical novels spanning Puritan New England, the Gold Rush, World War II, the ...

Forget dry history textbooks. Readers share the deeply researched, wildly entertaining novels that pull you directly into the past.

From 17th century Quebec to 1911 China to Montreal during Expo '67, these Canadian books offer a wide variety of places and ...

The best-selling author Kerri Maher recommends books that transport readers to the decade of space travel, counterculture and ...

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 ...

As a genre, historical fiction is by its very nature eclectic. After all, it can and does often contain multitudes. From tales of ancient Greece and Arthurian Britain to stories set in Victorian-era ...

Let’s be real: 2025 is probably going to be the year where we need a whole lot of escapism. For some readers that means immersing themselves in the rich imaginative worlds of fantasy, for others, the ...

For pure escapism, there’s nothing quite like historical fiction. These vividly imagined novels transport you back to another time and place, from a sweeping love story against the backdrop of the ...

The days are long, but this summer’s bounty of historical fiction will remind you that the years are short. By Alida Becker Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the ...