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Towles crafts a solid historical fiction adventure for his young-men protagonists, balancing weighty

Morris's historical fiction novel, set in 11th century Scotland with events surrounding the imagined

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the upcoming The Secret Life of Flora Lea, historical fiction with

loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking, A Treacherous Curse, and A Dangerous

Donoghue's captivating historical fiction centers around two real-life young women in an early 1800s

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Amy Harmon's Revolutionary War-set historical fiction about a young

life in general, from Kate Bowler; The Saints of Swallow Hill, Donna Everhart's recently published historical fiction about heartache and hope, set in the Depression-era South; Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, and its captivating capabilities and wonders; Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir's space-focused science fiction Sparks Like Stars, Nadia Hashimi's luminous historical fiction about a childhood lived in Kabul and a fiction story tracks characters in intensely difficult situations as they successfully fight for justice

book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni; I'm reading Josie Silver's newest romantic fiction scheduled for publication tomorrow, A Winter in New York; and I'm listening to the first in Sara Donati's historical fiction Wilderness series, Into the Wilderness. chef who moves to New York City in hopes of a fresh start--and is quickly intimidated by the scope and action

the Month 01 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarer #1) by Becky Chambers Chambers's science fiction In The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope. In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer

offers fascinating, wonderfully detailed perspectives in a rich, layered family memoir that reads like fiction I thought it read like fiction. For historical fiction about female spies, you might want to check out the Greedy Reading List Six Books

Paulette Jiles also wrote two other Civil War-era historical fiction books I loved, News of the World Concurrently reading a young adult LGBTQ mystery, a comedian's memoir, and a historical fiction story

nonfiction book about a famous female Russian spy during the Cold War; and I'm reading The Invisible Woman, historical fiction from Erika Robuck based on the life and work of World War II-era spy Virginia Hall. year and which I also listed on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction If you love Carrie Fisher, you might also like A Star is Bored, a fictionalized celebrity-focused book fiction book about the life of real World War II-era spy Virginia Hall.

I sometimes think that I'm about to max out on World War II historical fiction. This book was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past

01 Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched, witchy, historical Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched historical fiction thriller with fantastic details of the In The Heretic's Daughter, Martha Carrier's tenth generation descendant Kathleen Kent offers a historical fiction tale centered around Martha and the twisted paranoia of the time that was aimed against strong

In The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction story of a precocious third daughter of the grand duke of Florence.

female pirate; fascinating futuristic speculation; a Gothic-feeling multi-timeline work of literary fiction here for my full review of The Future. 03 North Woods by Daniel Mason Mason's novel isn't simply a historical fiction story linked through timelines. But North Woods isn't a charming historical fiction novel.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Restless Truth, the second book in Freya Marske's historical fiction fantasy mystery duology; I'm reading Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt's novel about With sections read by stars of The Good Place, Schur's How to Be Perfect is funny, interesting--and a

of Bees as well as 2014's The Invention of Wings, which is on my to-read list (and was inspired by a historical This book made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Horse, the newest historical fiction novel by Geraldine Brooks;

protagonist, a jazz pianist, is tasked with saving humanity; and I'm listening to This Other Eden, historical fiction set in Maine by Paul Harding, the author of Tinkers.

This list is made up of more fiction I've loved, whether quirky, poignant, or attention-grabbing. Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. 04 North Woods by Daniel Mason Mason's novel isn't simply a historical fiction story linked through timelines. But North Woods isn't a charming historical fiction novel. Click here for my full review of North Woods. 05 Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Jen Beagin's literary fiction

Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book--or any historical fiction/fantasy series you love?

There's a little bit of romantic, funny, steamy light fiction; the next wonderful installments in two historical fiction mystery series featuring irresistible heroines; a girl-power science-fiction space Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. 02 The Deep Sky by Yume crew, the mystery and suspicion, and most of all the character-driven storyline in Kitasei's science fiction fiction mystery series, set in Victorian London, hooked me even more fully into Veronica and Stoker's

tensions and factors that led the town of Tombstone to live on in infamy in this very thorough look at the history At times the retracing of the town's history and the backgrounds of those involved in the climactic ride Reading this book reinforced the fact that my personal taste leans more toward character-driven historical fiction Western tales, such as Mary Doria Russell's book Doc about Doc Holliday.

I looove a historical fiction mystery. If you do too, you might want to check out Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

In Out Front the Following Sea, new historical fiction by Leah Angstman, it's 1689 and King William's

This is fantastic contemporary young adult fiction. review, please see Dear Edward. 05 The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati In The Gilded Hour, Donati shapes a historical fiction story about an eccentric family and a broad surrounding cast of characters--and it's all centered I loved digging into this 750-page historical fiction wonder.

Are you interested in a historical fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and

Hester is richly imagined historical fiction with connections to themes and characters from The Scarlet

You may see much of this young adult story coming, but Warcross is an action-packed quest to right wrongs You may be able to see much of this one coming, but the action-packed fight for justice coupled with (which I really enjoyed; the sequel is Steelstriker, which I haven't yet read) and her stand-alone historical fiction story with elements of science fiction, The Kingdom of Back.

Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched historical fiction thriller with fantastic details of the In The Heretic's Daughter, Martha Carrier's tenth generation descendant Kathleen Kent offers a historical fiction tale centered around Martha and the twisted paranoia of the time that was aimed against strong

loved reading this past month: a beautiful, poignant nonfiction book about living and dying; a science fiction story about an inherited villain's career, heavily featuring savvy and communicative cats; a historical fiction novel featuring female doctors, set in 15th century China; a gothic, magical-realism Western ; a historical fiction escape through the wilderness, set in the time of early Jamestown; and a steampunk-Nordic dragons, dragon-related science, emotional and physical ties to dragons, and the cultural importance, historical

If you also like stories like this, you might enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West.

This book was mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past Year. wrote One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West.

you're interested in this book, you might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American Iris's beloved brother is missing in action in the war among the gods, and sending letters through a up emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional

I was most struck by the character-driven World War II sections, which were haunting and lovely. But don’t forget that history isn’t just a study in black and white. For great historical fiction of all types, you might like to check out Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year and Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year.

The Invisible Woman is historical fiction about the real-life World War II-era spy Virginia Hall.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anatomy: A Love Story, a gothic young adult historical fiction touches on saying goodbye and finding new hope; and Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, the first science fiction Eason's science fiction mystery, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, band together to solve the mystery

Kate Quinn, the queen of historical fiction about women during wartime, recommends these titles that I'd love to hear: What are your favorite (fiction or nonfiction) books about tough lady spies? For my full review, see The Huntress. 03 Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein In Wein's young adult historical fiction novel, it's 1943, and a British spy plane has crashed in Nazi-occupied France. And while the second section wasn't a complete surprise, I found it really satisfying. 04 The Nightingale

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin, charming historical fiction set during World War II; I'm reading Matt Haig's fascinating, thought-provoking science fiction

to avoid coping with the difficulties of life; and I'm listening to The Librarian Spy, World War II historical fiction by the author of The Last Bookshop in London.

In Vengeance Road, Erin Bowman offers up great action along with what I thought were perfect amounts This book appears on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American You might also like the books on the list Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American the cons aims to right some wrongs in two of the characters' shared (but mysterious and complicated) history assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action

My book club read this refreshing twist on one of my favorite historical fiction book topics, World War

time-travel mind-bender that's also about responsibility and causality; and I'm listening to a stand-alone historical fiction novel that's also a sequel, The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson.

Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences. 03 Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Jen Beagin's literary fiction Click here for my full review of Big Swiss. 04 Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines of interconnected characters In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada--

engrossing gymnastics details that made the setting come to life, Head Over Heels was the engrossing, light fiction details that made the setting come to life, Head Over Heels was, as I'd hoped, the engrossing, light fiction I mentioned this book (along with the epic science fiction/fantasy To Sleep in a Sea of Stars and a young adult historical fiction story set during the Gold Rush, How Much of These Hills Is Gold) in the Greedy

Lucinda Williams's gritty, frank memoir about music, love, and life; The Trackers, wonderfully detailed historical fiction set during the Great Depression that centers around art, relationships, and journeys, by Cold In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Summertime is the backdrop to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction

recently published mystery set in the forest, One Step Too Far; and I'm reading Donna Everhart's recent historical fiction novel set during the Depression, The Saints of Swallow Hill.

my full review, check out Doctors and Friends. 05 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is vividly set in Europe In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow it's 1948 and Iris Digby, her American

She's eager to dig in and learn more about her mother's wartime history, yet desperate not to be defined So if you're in for Fiona Valpy historical fiction like I now am, you have lots of lovely reading to