Best Historical Fiction Book Recommendations

“This life is slow suicide, unless you read.” ―Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny

Levy examined the complex reality of being a Black woman in a primarily White London. 

There's more than James Joyce and Oscar Wilde.

This list has something for every fiction and non-fiction history lover.

There’s no better gift than an escape to bygone worlds. 

The author of Woman on the Edge of Time was way ahead of her own.

Celebrate the anniversary of Victory Day with these moving WWII novels.

These books will bring you right back to the quad.

Flip through faith-based reads.

Discover more compelling war dramas.

“The woods are full of regional writers, and it is the great horror of every serious Southern writer that he will become one of them.” ―Flannery O'Connor

The legend who would wake up and write until the cows came home. 

Read about women who challenged the status quo.

Rakes, dukes, Scotsmen—oh my!

These picks are definitely “read by the fireplace” worthy. 

Fans of Cold Mountain will devour The End of Drum-Time.

There's more to Outlander than hot Scottish men. Not that we have a problem with hot Scots.

Learn about this Vietnam War veteran and award-winning American novelist's notable works. 

Let these masters of the genre take you back in time.

Discover ancient stories told in new ways.