Historical Fiction

New and recommended historical fiction titles.

Updated September 16, 2025
RPL Staff
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James : a novel
Everett, Percival
The lion women of Tehran
Kamali, Marjan
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER An "evocative read and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism" (People) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran--from nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali. In 1950s Tehran,...
Bright young women
Knoll, Jessica
Audiobook
The frozen river
Lawhon, Ariel
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who investigates a shocking murder that unhinges her small community. Now a million-copy bestseller! ...
The keeper of hidden books
Martin, Madeline
Paper Book
A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of the underground library in WWII Warsaw, by the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop In London. " All her life, Zofia has found comfort in two things: books and...
By any other name a novel
Picoult, Jodi
Paper Book
The covenant of water : a novel
Verghese, Abraham
Paper Book
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in...

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