From Tudor England to the White House, read the unmissable fiction that’s inspired by history. Conjure up some of your favourite books and we can guarantee some of them will have their roots in ...
Absorbing, tender portraits reclaim history from early nineteenth-century Yorkshire to Golden Age Boston to twentieth-century Paris. Janet Somerville is the author of “Yours, for Probably Alway ...
Historical fiction is one of the most beloved genres ... I read this book every year and I find it's best enjoyed around Christmas—after all, the holiday season is all about being with family ...
A good historical novel has the power to transport us back to a ... weaving compelling stories in the gaps left by the likes of Homer and Euripedes; of all the recent books offering female-focused ...
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By Olivia Waite Jennifer Szalai, Dwight Garner and Alexandra Jacobs look back at the books that “offered refuge from the wheels grinding in our heads.” The year’s best speculative fiction ...