Historical fiction novels are a wonderful blending that allows us to learn about historical events in the embrace of a story.

Historical Fiction Last updated: July 5, 2025 by Common Sense Media Nothing gets kids excited about history like a gripping story. Times, people, and places that might seem dull or far away in a ...

Good catch! She did not take that standing down. Which brings us to our next big fact vs. fiction check on Season 3 of “The ...

"Historical fiction is having a moment", said Cosmopolitan. From novels inspired by Shakespeare to clever reimaginings of ...

The clerk’s office manages four historical sites within Manatee County: Manatee Village Historical Park, Palmetto Historical Park, the Florida Maritime Museum and the Manatee County Agricultural ...

Our picks include new novels by Hazel Gaynor, Nell Stevens, Meg Waite Clayton, Norman Lock and Heather Clark.

History books often tidy the past into clean timelines, big events, and names worth remembering. But fiction dares to do what textbooks don’t; it sits with the unspoken, the personal, and the ...

Marie-Antoinette and a ferocious gold rush in this month's historical fiction: The Tarot Reader of Versailles by Anya Bergman, The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis, The Rush by Beth Lewis ...

By: Terri Lewis Book: Historical fiction, 336 pages Summary: Romantic 11-year-old Isi plans to marry for love and be a mistress of her own castle. But life in 1198 is full of threats.

Julie Otsuka doesn’t write sprawling epics or lengthy historical dramas. She writes with precision. Her sentences are spare, rhythmic, and deceptively quiet. Then they hit you with truth you didn’t ...

Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, and Charlotte Bronte are synonymous with historical fiction romance. However, Black women writers have made a mark in literary history within this genre as well.