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- Six of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year
Whalebone Theatre begins with offbeat children's performances on a lazy, decadent English estate in the 1920s Joanna Quinn's debut novel is a hefty 558 pages, and the story sweeps through time from the 1920s malaise , widespread, deadly West Virginia Mine Wars and thousands-strong labor uprising that took place in 1920 In Rednecks , Taylor Brown presents a historical novel centering around the real-life events of the 1920 As Lauren Grodstein's We Must Not Think of Ourselves begins, it's November 1940, and Adam Paskow is
- Review of Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
tales by the reclusive Victorian author Eliza Makepeace, who mysteriously disappeared in the early 1900s Garden (a book I was obsessed with as a child) for grown-ups, with intertwined, mysterious stories from 1900
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/4/24 Edition
novel about second chances, The Wedding People ; and I'm reading Bonnie Blaylock's Appalachian-set 1930s In Bonnie Blaylock's Light to the Hills , it's 1930 in the Kentucky Appalachians, and Amanda Rye is a
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/4/24 Edition
investigating the mystery, Listen for the Lie; and I'm listening to James McBride's novel exploring a poor 1930s victories, missteps, losses, and love among a host of characters in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in the 1930s
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/21/24 Edition
around the riveting battles and rebellion against oppression surrounding the West Virginia Mine Wars of 1920 In Rednecks, Brown presents a historical novel centering around the events of the 1920 and 1921 West
- Review of Horse by Geraldine Brooks
issues of race across three timelines, linked by a special bond between an enslaved man and a horse in 1850s In Geraldine Brooks's newest novel, Horse, she links three periods in time: 1850 Kentucky, where an enslaved groom and a foal forge a bond and an itinerant painter captures their likenesses; 1954 New York City Horse takes place primarily in the 1850s timeline, as we see Jarrett grow up enslaved and dedicated to
- Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love
In 1920s Alaska, Jack and Mabel are struggling. Ji Lin doesn’t fit the mold of a typical woman from 1930s Malaysia or that of the British colonists living
- Review of We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein
As Lauren Grodstein's We Must Not Think of Ourselves begins, it's November 1940, and Adam Paskow is one
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/19/26 Edition
Circling the Sun (a captivating account of the real-life Beryl Markham's adventures as an aviator in 1920s
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/4/25 Edition
In 1920s New York, Benjamin Rask is a ruthless, outrageously successful Wall Street tycoon, and his beloved
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/20/23 Edition
Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Nocturne, Alyssa Wees's fantasy novel about a prima ballerina in 1930s Alyssa Wees In Alyssa Wees's slim (it's 240 pages) fantasy novel Nocturne, set in the Little Italy of 1930s
- Review of Skylark by Paula McLain
Circling the Sun (a captivating account of the real-life Beryl Markham's adventures as an aviator in 1920s
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
centers around feminism and building new perspectives; historical fiction about a traveling librarian in 1930s . 04 Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock Blaylock's story centers around a packhorse librarian in 1930s In Bonnie Blaylock's Light to the Hills , it's 1930 in the Kentucky Appalachians, and Amanda Rye is a
- Review of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
victories, missteps, losses, and love among a host of characters in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in the 1930s
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/13/25 Edition
Language of Dragons: An Epic Tale of Forbidden Romance, Dragon Languages, and Civil War in an Alternate 1920s
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/31/22 Edition
to be published tomorrow), historical fiction about a strong young woman and her mining community in 1900s Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning Kate Manning's Gilded Mountain (to be published November 1) is set in 1900s
- Review of The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr
a captivating series of character studies within a tightly knit Irish seaside community in the late 1900s In a seaside Irish town in the 1970s, a baby is washed up on the shore.
- Six Book Recommendations from Smarty Librarians
pristine stacks (adhering, for now, to the satisfyingly arcane Dewey Decimal System developed in the late 1900s
- Review of Beneath a Starless Sky by Tessa Harris
Harris's action-packed World War II story moves between the terrors of 1930s Germany and the glamour In the newest World War II-set novel by Tessa Harris, it's 1930, and Jewish ballet dancer Lilli Sternberg
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/19/24 Edition
Joanna Quinn's debut is a doorstop of a book at 558 pages, and the story sweeps through time from the 1920s
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Trust by Hernan Diaz This story-within-a-story-within-a-story reveals a clever woman working within the 1920s In 1920s New York, Benjamin Rask is a ruthless, outrageously successful Wall Street tycoon, and his beloved
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/13/23 Edition
In 1920, the most wealthy people per capita in the whole world were the members of the Osage Nation in
- Six More of My Favorite Literary Fiction Reads of the Year
Grey Dog begins as an immersive historical fiction story of a young teacher with a shocking past in 1900s you, you might also be interested in my Bossy reviews of other historical fiction books set in the 1900s
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
, widespread, deadly West Virginia Mine Wars and thousands-strong labor uprising that took place in 1920 In Rednecks , Taylor Brown presents a historical novel centering around the real-life events of the 1920 Jack and Elizabeth are strangers living across an alley in a gritty artists' area of 1990s Chicago, and
- Six More Four-Star (and Up) Historical Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year
issues of race across three timelines, linked by a special bond between an enslaved man and a horse in 1850s In Horse, Geraldine Brooks links three periods in time: 1850 Kentucky, where an enslaved groom and a foal forge a bond and an itinerant painter captures their likenesses; 1954 New York City, in which a Horse takes place primarily in the 1850s timeline, as we see Jarrett grow up enslaved and dedicated to Now Zott is a chemist in 1960s California on an otherwise all-male staff at Hastings Research Institute
- Review of Nocturne by Alyssa Wees
In Alyssa Wees's slim (it's 240 pages) fantasy novel Nocturne, set in the Little Italy of 1930s Chicago
- Review of City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Young Vivian's carousing in 1940s New York City is entertaining, sexy, and an interesting burst of feminism In City of Girls, Gilbert writes about a young woman's coming of age in 1940s New York City and traces
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/29/24 Edition
As Lauren Grodstein's We Must Not Think of Ourselves begins, it's November 1940, and Adam Paskow is one
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Grey Dog begins as an immersive historical fiction story of a young teacher with a shocking past in 1900s you, you might also be interested in my Bossy reviews of other historical fiction books set in the 1900s
- Review of Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser
account offers a cohesive, extensive argument) between the numerous mass-murderers who took shape in the 1970s and 1980s and grew up to terrorize the Pacific Northwest--and, in some cases, other areas of the country Fraser notes that serial killers in the US grew from 40 in the 1940s to 300 or more in the 1980s.
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Whalebone Theatre begins with offbeat children's performances on a lazy, decadent English estate in the 1920s Joanna Quinn's debut novel is a hefty 558 pages, and the story sweeps through time from the 1920s malaise
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/17/22 Edition
Horse by Geraldine Brooks In Geraldine Brooks's newest novel, Horse, she links three moments in time: 1850 where an enslaved groom and a foal forge a bond and an itinerant painter captures their likenesses; 1954
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/2/21 Edition
fiction story that's multigenerational, features a winery backdrop, and references racy reads from the 1980s Huckleberry Finn about four young orphans evading danger and coming of age on the Mississippi in the 1930s So far this is a lovely light fiction story that also focuses on racy reads from the 1980s in the form listening to Krueger's This Tender Land as an audiobook, and so far I feel satisfyingly immersed in 1930s
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/31/23 Edition
listening to Timothy Egan's narrative nonfiction account of the immense power of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s
- Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
facing the fears and joys of seeking a new life in a new place. 01 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee In the early 1900s
- Review of The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
of Wings, which is on my to-read list (and was inspired by a historical figure of a slave in early 1900s
- Review of When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
Circling the Sun (a captivating account of the real-life Beryl Markham's adventures as an aviator in 1920s
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/28/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Circus Train, Amita Parikh's upcoming novel set in a 1920s
- Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
facing the fears and joys of seeking a new life in a new place. 01 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee In the early 1900s
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/4/22 Edition
The book jumps between 1940, the beginning of the women's forays into their secret duties and responsibilities
- Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating
This was like a Secret Garden for grown-ups, with intertwined, mysterious stories from 1900, 1975, and
- Six More Books about Brave Female Spies
The book jumps between 1940, the beginning of the women's forays into their secret duties and responsibilities
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/5/21 Edition
He holds vivid memories of life in 1900s London--and he holds a postcard a century old, sent to him from
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/13/22 Edition
Luz “Little Light” Lopez is a tea leaf reader and laundress in 1930s Denver who is trying to fend for
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/21 Edition
Silkstone series and the Constance Piper Mystery series as well as The Light We Left Behind), it's 1930
- Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
He was stranded in the 1990s when a mission went wrong. Harrow has crafted a lovely adventure through different wonderfully imagined worlds (including the early 1900s
- Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love
In 1920s Alaska, Jack and Mabel are struggling. Ji Lin doesn’t fit the mold of a typical woman from 1930s Malaysia or that of the British colonists living
- Review of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Harrow has crafted a lovely adventure through different wonderfully imagined worlds (including the early 1900s
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
characters sometimes feel like caricatures of evil villains, his young characters and the vivid setting of 1930s I listened to Krueger's This Tender Land as an audiobook, and I was satisfyingly immersed in 1930s life It also features racy reads from the 1980s in the form of past and current book clubs for women, an element
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
As Lauren Grodstein's We Must Not Think of Ourselves begins, it's November 1940, and Adam Paskow is one














































