Twist and shout: Get ready to treat yourself and mix it up with these 20 must-read genre-blending historical fiction books, including Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-05-12 10:40:00 UTC ]
Monique Roffey, the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch, on the lit-boom that’s happening on the Caribbean islandLast week, Trinidadian writer Lisa Allen-Agostini’s novel The Bread the Devil Knead landed a coveted spot on the Women’s prize shortlist. As a fellow Trinidadian... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-05-03 13:03:34 UTC ]
“The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.” I’ve always found these words by E.L. Doctorow a compelling argument for the unique power of fiction to enliven the past. Yet when thinking about the lives of people of color in America, you can’t count on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-04-29 08:49:53 UTC ]
Last month, our reviewers fell for emotional memoirs, deeply researched historical fiction and a new Maisie Dobbs installment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-02 10:00:12 UTC ]
Share a little bit about historical eras you wish you were part of and get your next historical fiction read. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-03-15 10:38:00 UTC ]
‘The Paris Bookseller’ by Kerri Maher and ‘The Diamond Eye’ by Kate Quinn are among several great new works of historical fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-03-02 15:27:34 UTC ]
Dig into these historical fiction titles that take inspiration from true crime. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-27 11:32:00 UTC ]
Just because the 2020s aren't quite living up to the hype of the 1920s doesn't mean we can't enjoy some great twenties historical fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-26 11:32:00 UTC ]
These middle grade AAPI and Asian historical fiction books, including Troublemaker by John Cho, transport readers into past, learning about important moments in history. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-17 11:36:00 UTC ]
There is so much historical fiction outside the confines of the WWII! Put these five books about other wars on your TBR. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-06 11:30:00 UTC ]
These new historical fiction reads promise lessons, romance, drama, and intriguing settings ranging from the 1700s to the 1970s! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-03 11:36:00 UTC ]
Looking for great new reads in the new year? Add these 2022 historical fiction books to your TBR right now, including The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-01-04 11:30:00 UTC ]
From Franzen to Kidneygate (with a prolonged pit stop in the land of Supply Chain Issues), we’ve finally reached the end of the Biggest Literary Stories of the Year. Against reading historical fiction to learn history: Juhea Kim considers how the onus of writing educational fiction falls... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-12-20 11:30:45 UTC ]
The year’s most transporting novels have taken us to the past and around the globe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-12-09 10:00:10 UTC ]
Twelve new yarns will whisk readers to the past, where life was every bit as complicated, dramatic and story-worthy as the present. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-12-03 14:00:06 UTC ]
The Tudor Dynasty lives on in these outstanding historical fiction novels, including The King’s Witch. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-10-22 10:33:00 UTC ]
Historical fiction can remind us that these "unprecedented" times are anything but. Here's what they can teach us about our current crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-10-13 10:38:00 UTC ]
With Harlem Shuffle, the Underground Railroad author moves from heavy historical fiction to a heist, but he’s still just doing his weird thing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2021-09-12 09:40:00 UTC ]
An author’s historical fiction novel connects the past with the present. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
News and Events In this second episode of WLT Book Buzz, Laura Hernandez & Bunmi Ishola cover 42 books that connect with history. Find out what they read this summer and why these books should be on your shelf. Partition, World War II, the Tulsa Race... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-08-04 15:40:39 UTC ]