History Book Recommendations

Author Heidi Smith Hyde shares the inspiration behind her books.

Because everyone needs a good cry.

Dig into the histories of women who shaped the world.

If girl squads were a thing in the past, these gals would put Taylor and her supermodels to shame.

We are history nerds—and proud of it.

Take a tour of England through the life and work of Virginia Woolf.

One writer listens to 150 hours of the four-volume LBJ biography so you don't have to.

You know they battled for a woman’s right to vote, but did you know they also faced feeding tubes, macho critics, and police brutality?

He's one of the most brilliant men in history—and one of the most fun to read. See why.

Play "follow the leader" with biographies about history’s most notable people.

Rev up your mind—and your pulse—with these action-packed novels set during World War II.

These works started the dialogue; we're continuing the conversation.

Celebrate the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with these influential reads.

Forced into hiding in swamps and forests, Jack and Rochelle stood by each other as they fought the Nazis until the Soviet liberation of Poland in 1944.

Historian and author Bruce Lee breaks it down.

Author Sven Lindqvist takes readers on historical journey across the Sahara Desert and the African continent.

Dive deeper into this week's top stories.

These authors redefine the golden age.

The acclaimed writer of Chaos shares a handful of nonfiction works that have inspired his own.

Gloria Steinem discusses the continued importance of Marge Piercy's sci-fi classic, Woman on the Edge of Time.