Historical Fiction

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books. Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is a librarian not a soldier. But that doesn’t stop the Library of Congress...

New York: A city that inspires. A city that draws people in. A city where everyone is watching, waiting to see what will happen next.1967. Robert Mapplethorpe knows he is an artist. From his childhood home in Queens he yearns for the heat and excitement...

Two feuding neighbors unite to resurrect a neglected city garden in this uplifting and quietly joyful novel by Sara Nisha Adams, author of the beloved The Reading List. In a small pocket of London, between the houses of No.77 and No.79 Eastbourne Road,...

The iconic graphic novel adaptations of I Survived goes to the Battle of D-Day. This is the story of one young boy's courage to make a difference in the face of unrelenting evil. Great for young readers who love historical narratives, as well as for...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn comes a captivating new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, sweeping across England during WWII to Australia five decades later, based on a true story.Rupert...

The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s Appalachia.Leslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service, under its usual mandate:...

For fans of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, this stunning, swashbuckling series opener by a powerhouse duo of authors is at once comfortingly familiar and tantalizingly new.Two unlikely allies race through the cobbled streets of 1920s London in...

In the vein of America’s First Daughter, Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkable friendship of Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt, the daughters of educator Booker T. Washington and President Teddy Roosevelt. At the...

From bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza, comes a transporting novel rooted in the author’s own family history about a long-awaited trip to Sicily, a disputed inheritance, and a family secret that some will kill to protect . ...

Drop everything and run to Paris with Ruth Reichel in her charming new novel. (And don't forget to bring snacks.)A dazzling, heartfelt adventure through the food, art, and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris—from the New York Times bestselling author of...

Based on the incredible true story of the death camp prisoner who tattooed numbers on his fellow prisoners, the deepest truth of this tale is the power of love in the face of genocide. You have to read it to believe it.#1 New York...

With a refreshingly unique magic system, an eye for culinary details and roots in Chinese mythology, Song of the Six Realms boasts a slow-burn romance, a captivating mystery and a deadly stage packed with gods and demons. It's all you need to ensure...

Named an Anticipated Read of 2024 by Entertainment Weekly and a Best Historical Fiction novel of 2024 by BookBub.As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide in New York Times bestselling...

This is a gorgeous travel story, an ode to the world and its changes and a search for home, full of curiosity, compassion and characters that come to life. Fans of Matt Haig's Midnight Library and V. E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, we have...

Danielle Steel is back with her universal brand of historical fiction, putting one incredible female protagonist up against the daunting landscape of WWII Germany. Offsetting the devastation and death of the conflict with the hope to keep going, this is...

An immortal Knight of the Round Table faces his greatest challenge yet—saving the politically polarized, rapidly warming world from itself—in this slyly funny contemporary take on Arthurian legend.“If you like Neil Gaiman and Terry...

Jesmyn Ward is always brilliant, and this is no exception. Equally devastating and uplifting, this is the story of both slavery and Black American reclamation of the South. Told with gorgeous, lyrical prose, it will satiate any literary appetite...

REESE'S BOOK CLUB MAY 2023 PICK.BOOK OF THE MONTH MAY 2023 PICK.A multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz When Kitty Karr Tate, a White icon of the silver screen, dies and bequeaths...

We waited 15 years for Abraham Verghese's new novel, and wow is it worth it. A story of three generations of one family, this is a tribute to the choices we make for the people we love most.BOOK CLUB PICK • INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES...

The latest from the author of Searching for Sylvie Lee is a propulsive family drama in which the lives of a recent Chinese immigrant and a publishing executive intersect in shocking and affecting ways. An intimate look at motherhood, identity, race and...