Anneke Jans (1605-1663) was an early settler in the Dutch colony of New Netherland. Born in Norway, she voyaged to the New World with her hu...

Might you be interested in reading about a tender friends-to-lovers romance between two attractive young people, the complicated repercussio...

Anne Brandon, eldest daughter of Henry VIII’s best friend and brother-in-law, was one of many aristocrats whose lives were torn apart by the...

When your life’s most transfiguring experience occurs at age 21, where do you go from there? Do you spend your remaining years seeking to r...

Best wishes for a good upcoming year, as well as great reading to all of you for 2026! Thanks for following my posts. I always enjoy heari...

In 1864 Bristol, England, Miss Helen “Nelly” Brooks, first female reporter at the Courier , yearns to dig into meaty investigations but is l...

This beautifully composed debut by Irish writer Leahy plunges readers into the world of Geertje Dircx, a nursemaid in Rembrandt’s household ...

Martin Sabater, owner of a cacao plantation near Cali, Colombia, in 1925, has disappeared after organizing a fundraising gala to support his...

In her debut, set in late 13th-century Flanders, Edwards brings to glowing life the story of a young woman consumed with desire for God and ...

In today's essay, historical fiction author Ginny Kubitz Moyer explores the benefits and pleasures of writing down her thoughts longhand...

When you think historical fiction, the color neon pink doesn't immediately spring to mind.  (Or green, purple, blue, or yellow.)  But th...

Can a story be haunted and heartwarming at the same time? Just like the holiday classic that inspired it, Charles Todd makes this unlikely ...

Follett brings his storytelling prowess to another epic about a marvel of human engineering, illustrating answers to the major questions (wh...

The first round for the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards is open  for voting through November 23rd.  The twenty nominees are as follows. Setting...

For anyone wanting to lose themselves in a big-hearted historical novel, this is your book. The pace never flags from the first sentence, as...

I wanted to write a post about Christopher (C. W.) Gortner, who passed away suddenly on October 25th, 2025, to the shock and sorrow of the l...

Within historical fiction, Susan Coventry's Till Taught By Pain  offers something unique: the little-known story of an accomplished and ...

In 1905 Brockton, Massachusetts, Miss Henrietta Maxwell is a busy, eccentric young woman. The tall, bespectacled daughter of a self-made Bos...

Looking ahead to the upcoming season, here are a dozen historical novels that caught my attention. The award-winning Indian author's s...