Historical Fiction

Recent historical fiction releases.
Updated April 24, 2026
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Circle of Days
Follett, Ken
Paper Book
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
Skylark
McLain, Paula.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below--where a woman's quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor...
Daughter of Egypt
Benedict, Marie
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER INSTANT INDIE BESTSELLER Known for her "delightful blend of historical fiction and suspense" (People), New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict, returns with a sweeping...
The Bookbinder's Secret
Bell, A D
Paper Book
Every book tells a story. This one tells a secret. A young bookbinder begins a hunt for the truth when a confession hidden beneath the binding of a burned book reveals a story of forbidden love, lost fortune, and murder. Now a USA Today bestseller! ...
Murder at World's End
Montgomery, Ross (Fiction writer)
Paper Book
Knives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo--an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian--hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in this locked-room mystery by #1 New York Times...
FAR-FLUNG LIFE
STEDMAN, M.L.
Paper Book
From the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Light Between Oceans comes a breathtaking and epic novel set in the vast outback of Australia--about tragedy, family secrets, and the enduring power of love. When we do something that can't be undone or mended, how do we go...
The hired man : a novel
Dallas, Sandra
Paper Book
The Dust Bowl sweeps a handsome stranger into a small Colorado town to dangerous effect 1937. It's been seven years since the dust storms started in Colorado. Folks can barely remember a time when the clouds were filled with rain instead of dirt, and when the fields were green...
The listeners
Stiefvater, Maggie
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER· An Oprah Daily Best Summer Read · A Christian Science Monitor Best Book · Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction of the Year "Wonderfully observed--actually, flat-out wonderful." --The Wall Street Journal "Richly imagined ....
Meet the Newmans
Niven, Jennifer
Paper Book
From #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America's favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks "I LOVED Meet the Newmans!" --Judy Blume, #1 New York Times bestselling author "[A] WITTY AND MOVING novel." --...
KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN
JOHNSON, SADEQA.
Paper Book
*INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* In this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve, one American woman's vision in post WWII Germany will tie together three people in unexpected and soul-stirring ways. Ethel...
Boleyn Traitor
Gregory, Philippa
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA Today) Philippa Gregory returns with a dazzling historical novel of ambition, betrayal, and survival in the court of Henry VIII. "Gregory skillfully captures the lust for power and wealth that overcomes those who serve...
The Red Winter
Sullivan, Cameron
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER! DELUXE EDITION--the hardcover edition of The Red Winter features beautiful red sprayed edges! A LibraryReads Pick! An Indie Next Pick! A devastating love...
Wolf worm
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher This gorgeous...
The Wayfinder
Johnson, Adam.
Paper Book
Named one of Ten Best Books of 2025 by The Wall Street JournalNamed one of Ten Best Books of 2025 by The Washington PostNamed a Best Novel of 2025 by NPR and Publishers WeeklyNamed a Best Historical Novel of 2025 by The New York Times...
Lady Tremaine : a novel
Hochhauser, Rachel
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller * REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * IndieNext Pick * LibraryReads Pick "With transporting prose and a galloping plot, this wholly original take on Cinderella recasts the wicked stepmother...a riveting, complex paean to women's strength." --...
Dark Sisters
Demeester, Kristi
Paper Book
"A BONFIRE, A BEACON, A BALM, A RALLYING CRY... A beautifully written, mesmerizing horror epic... Magnificent." - Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice In this fiercely captivating novel, horror meets historical fiction...
The Shock of the Light
Inglis Hall, Lori
Paper Book
"[An] impressive debut." --The New York Times "A wonderfully conceived and remarkably assured first novel, rich in emotion and with a truly compelling narrative drive. A brilliant success." --William Boyd, bestselling author of Any Human Heart ...
CALAMITY CLUB
STOCKETT, KATHRYN.
Paper Book
"So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end."--Oprah Daily "A heart-wrenching, often hilarious story of economic hardship, moral posturing, and the particular yearnings of childless women and motherless girls."--The New York Times<...
My Name Is Emilia Del Valle
Allende, Isabel/ Riddle, Frances (TRN)
Paper Book
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...
Women of a promiscuous nature : a novel
Everhart, Donna
Paper Book
On a brisk February morning while walking to the diner where she works, twenty-four-year-old Ruth Foster is stopped by the local sheriff. He insists she accompany him to a health clinic, threatening to arrest her if she doesn't undergo testing in order to preserve decency and prevent the spread of...
Ruby falls : a novel
Phillips, Gin
Paper Book
One body. Five suspects. Total darkness. A tense, claustrophobic historical mystery set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression about the discovery of a 150-foot waterfall in the middle of a mountain, the unthinkable crime that happens in its caves...
Amity
Harris, Nathan.
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sweetness of Water comes a gripping story about a brother and sister, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom, and their odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to escape a former master still intent on their...
An Ordinary Sort of Evil: A Rip Through Time Novel
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong returns to Victorian Scotland in the latest in the genre-blending Rip Through Time series. Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Mitchell has grown accustomed to life in Victorian Scotland after travelling 150...
Nonesuch : a novel
Spufford, Francis
Paper Book
A spellbinding tale about an ambitious young woman who must thwart an occult plot by time-traveling fascists during the chaos of the London Blitz--from "one of our most powerful writers of wayward historical fiction" (The Washington Post). Following the acclaim of his...
The Seven Daughters of Dupree
Williams, Nikesha Elise
Paper Book
From the two-time Emmy Award-winning producer and host of the Black and Published podcast comes a sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss, and the unyielding ties of family in the tradition of Homegoing and The Love...
Queen Esther
Irving, John.
Paper Book
After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther--a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism....
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