Historical Fiction

“THIS BOOK IS EVERYTHING . . . an ode to Tod Browning’s Freaks, Kathryn Dunn’s Geek Love, and Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes . . . Grotesque, creepy, and celebratory, Freakslaw is sure...

Our former Monthly Pick author is back with another genre-bending tale. Explore the magic and terrors of the deep in The Sirens, a story about sisterhood, resilience and the power of dreams.From the bestselling author of Weyward, 2023’s...

"Bloody, unapologetic, and wild ... I loved it!"—Naomi Krupitsky, New York Times bestselling author of The Family. "The Cursed Friend grabs the reader’s attention and doesn’t let go . . . a magnetic coming-of-age...

From this New York Times bestselling author, the first novel in a new trilogy that finds Empress Agrippina and her young son, Nero, fending off ambitious rivals while shaping their own destiny—if Nero is to become the most feared and...

Sweeping, gothic and gritty, The Antidote is a genre-bending tour-de-force. Journey to the heart of Nebraska in this transportive story about history, American ideology, and community. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK...

The path from A Discovery of Witches to The Black Bird Oracle has been a long, twisted, and delightful one. Prepare to discover even more layers to the world of magic and dark academia we already love.#1 NEW YORK...

Kamila Shamsie's Burnt Shadows is a story for our time by "a writer of immense ambition and strength. . . . This is an absorbing novel that commands in the reader a powerful emotional and intellectual response" -Salman Rushdie.   Winner of...

Other people's families are always more interesting that our own and we really didn't want to leave Lily and Nick (and the rest of the cast) behind… Grab a friend, this is a family you'll want to talk about.From the award-winning author...

Gibbons’s pitch perfect parody of rural melodramas introduces one of comic fiction’s great female protagonists and a host of gloriously eccentric and idiosyncratic characters. As Flora Poste sets about organising her country cousins...

Embrace the unknown in this novel of discovery — of secrets and self — by an author who knows how to make us feel less alone.“In Haig’s sure hands, magic comes to breathtaking life.” —Publishers Weekly (starred...

With a full cast of characters telling their stories, all orbiting the devastation wrought on a family caught up in war, this is a sweeping narrative, gorgeously written and emotionally resonant. Altogether, a resounding debut.NATIONAL BESTSELLER *...

"The happiest I have felt in years inside the world of a book." —Natalie Jenner, #1 nationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society. "A sparkling ode to second chances." —Shelby Van Pelt, New York...

We were so, so pleased when we heard that Colm Tóibín was writing a sequel to his beloved novel, Brooklyn. Family secrets and complicated choices drive this exhilarating story that we won't forget. OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK *...

A vast, sweeping tale across humanity, time and history from Elif Shafak. This story of love, grief and hope is great for fans of Richard Powers and Ruth Ozeki.From the Booker Prize finalist, author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new...

Silvia Moreno-Garcia takes us back to 1950s Los Angeles — and ancient Judea. Lush and lavish, The Seventh Veil of Salome tells the story of two rival actresses and invites us to peek behind the curtain of Hollywood and history.GOOD...

A gorgeous historical fiction combining the investigative suspense of Louise Penny and the compelling historical backdrop of Outlander. This is the story of a woman ahead of her time and the impact she makes on a world that isn't ready for her...

The legend of Robin Hood and his band of Outlaws, thrillingly reimagined by the nation’s favorite storyteller. ‘A thoroughly enjoyable, action-packed adventure’ -- BookTrust. With King Richard gone and the tyrannical Sheriff of...

A costume designer’s past casts a long shadow over her well-constructed lies in this intriguing story about stolen identities, friendship, and betrayal from the author of A Splendid Ruin and A Dangerous Education.   Hollywood,...

'I'm just stepping outside. I might be some Time.'Is this Luke Parrish sacrificing himself to save others?A ghost train, lost in Time, hurtles through the night with two members of Team 236 trapped on board while the third struggles to track their...

It’s a Friday night in a campus bar in Berkeley, fall of 2000, and Percy Marks is pontificating about music again. Hall and Oates is on the jukebox, and Percy—who has no talent for music, just lots of opinions about it—can’t stop...