Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith's beautiful memoir about divorce and life; Go As a River, Shelley Read's debut historical fiction set in mid-century rural Colorado; Illuminations, Mary Sharratt's historical fiction about a fiction is based on the life of the medieval mystic who long served as an unwilling anchorite, walled Mary Sharratt offers an exhaustively researched, fascinating historical fiction account of the life of Mary Sharratt also wrote Revelations, historical fiction about the life of Margery of Kempe, a mother

In her first historical fiction novel, Smith offers a Victorian England tableau featuring a wonderfully The situation parallels in haunting fashion with the modern-day rejection by factions of our society

the Sheriff of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction young adult romance.

This is magical realism, folklore, and historical fiction wrapped up in one very interesting read. 05 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger is a wonderful historical fiction mystery and love I also listed this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You .

Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, my book club's most recent read, it's In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's

War II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction for adults, The Rose Code .

But Bruno is telling his own stories and reshaping history, sharing his tragic past and garnering sympathy from Sadie, whose shadowy bosses in government and business are directing her actions. the Sherriff of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction young adult romance.

Brown's debut novel, historical fiction in dual timelines about modern historians and a 16th century

fiction, based on actual events, shines in its vivid settings, richly imagined characters, sea voyage The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You. In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era If you're interested in Great Depression-era historical fiction like I am, you might also like the books

When a haunting figure from the past shows up in town again, Amanda's history not only threatens to shake I love a historical fiction story set in Appalachia , and I also love to read books about books .

Hawker offers irresistible details of daily life and historical elements that add vivid layers to this The author's note explains the historical events at play and illuminates the ways in which Hawker's historical fiction explores aspects of real-life religious beliefs, plural marriage, governmental involvement, Hawker is also the author of The Ragged Edge of Night, which I mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books Fiction Stories Set in the American West.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Iida Turpeinin's upcoming historical fiction novel Beasts of the slots fantastically imperfect and wondrous main protagonists whose thoughts, dialogue, motivations, and actions

Erin Crosby Eckstine's richly detailed historical fiction explores the life of Junie, an enslaved young

on my to-read list), Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War, and the upcoming (to be published next week) historical fiction

Amy Bloom is the author of one of my favorite historical fiction novels (see below), but she is no stranger

Katherine Arden, author of the captivating Winternight trilogy, here shares a mysterious, haunting historical fiction story with a speculative twist, set against the backdrop of the trudging, brutal destruction I loooooved the mix of vivid historical setting and magical elements in Katherine Arden's Winternight

I listened to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, noir historical fiction set behind the scenes Toby is chillingly without remorse and evolves into an almost purely vengeful person, manipulating his actions

In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's I looove a historical fiction mystery. If you do too, you might want to check out the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction The Invisible Woman is historical fiction about the real-life World War II-era spy Virginia Hall. The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer

You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West. 02 Daughter of interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

In Robert Jackson Bennett's novel, The Tainted Cup , he blends a rich, historical fiction-feeling story

Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month: time travel, historical fiction, a mother's Treacherous Curse. 03 Chenneville by Paulette Jiles Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction tracks former Union soldier John Chenneville as he travels the country seeking vengeance for I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. fiction centers around two real-life young women in an early 1800s British boarding school who fall

The author's historical fiction romance-writing is evident here, in contrast to the tone of The Last Some of the story is summarized rather than shown, and I felt that I could see evidence of Martin's historical fiction romance style in certain dramatically written moments.

fiction element to her signature big-hearted, banter-driven, steamy, intriguingly complicated interpersonal I loved the historical fiction aspect of Margaret's recounting of her history. my favorite books the year I read it, and it also made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction my review here , and you might like to check it out on the Greedy Reading List Six More Great Light Fiction fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking , A Treacherous Curse , A Dangerous

Sharratt offers vivid historical fiction details of the everyday life of Margery of Kempe, a mother of In Revelations, Sharratt offers an immersive historical fiction novel that includes thoroughly researched Sharratt has authored at least seven other historical fiction novels--including Illuminations, about

Six Great Bossy Fantasy Reads I knew I was reading some gooood science fiction and fantasy, but didn't You can find my recent-ish two lists of favorite science fiction and fantasy reads from the past year Fiction and Fantasy Reads I've Loved in the Past Year And you can click here for other science fiction The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.

We've got a dark fantasy sequel, the first in a science fiction series, the first in a historical fiction mystery series, a feminist mythological retelling, captivating and strange literary historical fiction , and edgy contemporary fiction. Here, we see a more sympathetic and layered view of her sometimes ruthless actions, shaped by her love The worldbuilding and Thorne's various creatures and their histories were intriguing.

funny, silly memoir Yearbook; and I'm listening to the always-excellent Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code, historical fiction about the women who broke codes at Bletchley Park during World War II. For more about Kate Quinn’s The Huntress (and five other historical fiction books I loved), check out the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year.

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

Six Favorite Fiction Reads I recently posted about Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year, Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year, Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year , and Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year. Here are six of my favorite fiction reads from last year--with more lists to come. I'd also love to hear about some of your favorite fiction reads, from last year or from this one so far

Archie begins wondering about unexplained aspects of his own family history, and when he and his aunts It's part historical fiction with wonderful World War II details and part sassy modern-day tale about

In The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans offers short stories centering around themes of race, relationships, identity, the fallibility of those shaping historical "fact," grief, and loss. In "Boys Go to Jupiter," a young woman wears a gifted confederate flag bikini, is careless about her actions In the longest story in the book, at approximately 100 pages, "The Office of Historical Corrections, " a black student from Washington, DC, finds herself involved in unraveling a complicated historical

This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition; an adventure-fantasy inspired by a Chinese legend; literary fiction tracing life in a British boarding I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or the Sheriff of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction young adult romance.

Schwab's historical fiction-fantasy story about vampires linked together through centuries.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Wingwalkers, an upcoming historical fiction novel (to be published aviator and his daring wife; I’m reading Steelstriker, the second and final book in Marie Lu's science fiction-fantasy In Taylor Brown's upcoming historical fiction novel Wingwalkers (to be published tomorrow), a former looks wonderful), and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War.

Read on for what I loved reading in March: The Night Ship, historical fiction set in two timelines featuring magical realism; Hello Beautiful, contemporary fiction about a family that breaks and finds its way 01 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Kidd's dual-timeline historical fiction, based on actual events, shines The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.

Kim Michele Richardson's historical fiction offers a 1936 Appalachian setting, the magic and unassuming But this is a solid historical fiction story that I loved.

Here are my six favorite reads of the past month, which include contemporary fiction, suspense, nonfiction , science fiction, and historical fiction titles. In Taylor Brown's recently published historical fiction novel Wingwalkers, Zeno, a former World War I Fiction Stories about the Civil War. In Revelations, Sharratt offers an immersive historical fiction novel that includes thoroughly researched

Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: two memoirs, two historical fiction titles, a science fiction story, and a contemporary fiction book. fiction about a real World War II figure, an unassuming Russian woman who fought the Nazis and earned Kate Quinn is a master of historical fiction and is the author of the fantastic titles The Huntress, But this is a solid historical fiction story that I loved.

Raybourn In the sixth book of the wonderful Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, Veronica remains a strong and unorthodox main protagonist who finds herself entangled

been sooooo excited to read this final installment in Freya Marske's Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fiction fantasy-mystery series I've loved.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong, a recently published historical fiction story that spans World War I and the 1970s, when the first women were admitted into the Naval 01 The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong Addison Armstrong's recently published historical fiction The women's secrets could be their undoing, and they must each fight harder for their rightful places in history sacrificed everything to get her to the top, setting records that should cement her place in tennis history

life-and-death period in the life of an ethnically German family at the end of World War II in this historical fiction inspired by a true story. Sullivan built this historical fiction around the true story of an ethnically German family running from Mark Sullivan also wrote Beneath a Scarlet Sky, another historical fiction book based upon a real person

Shattuck offers faulted protagonists and a fascinating, complicated set of factors in her World War II historical fiction. Her historical fiction story hooked me. If a person pleads ignorance or credits terrible actions to the power of fear, can such acts ever be

This month my favorite reads were a retelling of a Mark Twain story; historical fiction set in North Carolina; contemporary fiction about an unplanned pregnancy; the real story of a beloved figure from 01 What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway The historical fiction story about the building of the Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction

Conquerer's Saga series, has cover art that to me evokes fantasy, but the series is actually captivating historical fiction. This blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and paranormal continues with LaFevers's Dark Triumph , Mortal The Invasion of the Tearling offers more history of the Crossing, which led people to settle in The

read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction great young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here and my review of Liang's young-adult historical fiction fantasy novel A Song to Drown Rivers here . 03 The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Micaiah Johnson's science-fiction novel Those Beyond the Wall; I'm listening to Kristin Hannah's historical fiction about women who served in the Vietnam War, The Women ; and I'm listening to Dolly Alderton's contemporary literary fiction about a stand-up comedian's breakup I received a prepublication digital edition of this science fiction title courtesy of NetGalley and Random

Six Favorite Lighter Fiction Reads I'm having so much fun spending Fridays highlighting books I've loved Reads from Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite What are some of your favorite lighter fiction reads, from the past year or from this one so far?

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Bodyguard, Katherine Center's newest light fiction about Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson's historical fiction about a traveling rural Kentucky one of the "Blue People" of rural Kentucky; and I'm reading Weather Girl, Rachel Lynn Solomon's light fiction fiction set in 1936 in the rural Appalachians, centering around Cussy Carter, who in this tale is one As they mastermind a plan to bring the exes together in Rachel Lynn Solomon’s light fiction story, Russell

The Invention of Wings is historical fiction that tracks the characters of (the real-life) Sarah Grimke Sue Monk Kidd spins this historical fiction story, inspired by the real-life Sarah Grimke, and includes It's uncomfortable, disturbing, and infuriating to read historical fiction about the actual horrors that Bees, The Mermaid Chair, and The Book of Longings, which made it onto two Greedy Reading Lists: Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books.