Historical Fiction

Recent historical fiction releases.
Updated March 5, 2026
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The Paris Express
Emma Donoghue
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling and "soul-stirring" (Oprah Daily) author of Room, a sweeping historical "nail-biter" (People) of a novel about the infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station. Based on an 1895...
The Listeners
Maggie Stiefvater
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER· An Oprah Daily Best Summer Read of 2025 · A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of June "A wonderfully observed--actually, flat-out wonderful--historical novel." --The Wall Street Journal "Richly imagined . . ....
Circle of Days
Ken Follett
Ebook
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge. A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT Seft, a talented flint miner,...
My Name Is Emilia del Valle
Isabel Allende
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * In this "stunning" (People), "riveting" (Entertainment Weekly) historical novel, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father--and herself. "All of Allende's books, My Name Is Emilia del Valle...
These Days
Lucy Caldwell
Ebook
"Adroit, precise storytelling, atmospheric and satisfying; These Days is a novel of real substance." --Hilary Mantel, Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2023 One of Lit Hub's...
The Hidden City
Charles Finch
Ebook
NAMED ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST''S TEN BEST MYSTERY NOVELS OF 2025 and THE LOS ANGELES TIMES'' BEST FALL MYSTERIES! Against the vividly drawn backdrop of Victorian London, amateur sleuth Charles Lenox must unlock a mystery concealed in the architecture of the...
Where the Rivers Merge
Mary Alice Monroe
Ebook
The Amalfi Curse
Sarah Penner
Ebook
"This intoxicating story blends old-world magic and modern-day mystery with a delicious dash of amore." --People  Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse... Haven Ambrose...
The Lilac People
Milo Todd
Ebook
Boleyn Traitor
Philippa Gregory
Ebook
Six Days in Bombay
Alka Joshi
Audiobook
Knave of Diamonds
Laurie R. King
Ebook
Mary Russell's allegiances are tested by the reappearance of her long-lost uncle--and a tantalizing case not even Sherlock Holmes could solve. When Mary Russell was a child, she adored her black sheep Uncle Jake. But she hasn't heard from him in many years, and she assumed that...
How to Dodge a Cannonball
Dennard Dayle
Ebook
A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 An NPR Books We Love pick A New York Times Editors'' Choice pick How to Dodge a Cannonball is a razor-sharp satire that dives into the heart of the Civil War, hilariously...
The Phoenix Pencil Company
Allison King
Ebook
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "The Phoenix Pencil Company is a masterful blending of history, fantasy, and romance that sank into my heart . . . This book had me smiling through my tears." -- Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga In this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and...
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