Historical Fiction

Recent historical fiction releases.
Updated January 4, 2026
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The Paris Express
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
Listeners : A Novel
Stiefvater, Maggie
Paper Book
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 . . ....
Strangers in time
Baldacci, David
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes David Baldacci's newest novel, set in London in 1944, about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War, and the healing and hope they find in one...
Queens of Crime : A Novel
Benedict, Marie
Paper Book
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER AND INDIE BESTSELLER! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie--a thrilling story of the five greatest women writers of the Golden Age of Mystery and their bid to solve a real-life murder.<...
The Jackal's mistress
Bohjalian, Chris
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she's willing to risk...
Art of a Lie : A Novel
Shepherd-Robinson, Laura
Paper Book
In 18th-century England, a widowed confectioner is drawn into a web of love, betrayal, and intrigue and a battle of wits in this masterful historical novel from the author of the "delicious puzzle-box of a novel" (The New York Times) and USA TODAY bestseller The Square of...
Buckeye: a Read with Jenna Pick : A Novel
Ryan, Patrick
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * "A glorious sweep of a novel" (Ann Patchett) that weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century. "Mesmerizing."--...
My Name Is Emilia Del Valle : A Novel
Allende, Isabel
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...
The book club for troublesome women
Bostwick, Marie.
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER · SOUTHERN INDIE BESTSELLER · A BRENDA NOVAK BOOK GROUP PICK · GLOSS BOOK CLUB PICK · THE GIRLFRIEND BOOK CLUB PICK · A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 (SheReads) · Margaret never really meant to start a book club . . . or a feminist revolution, for that matter in...
Austen at sea
Jenner, Natalie
Two pairs of siblings, devotees of Jane Austen, find their lives transformed by a visit to England and Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother and keeper of a long-suppressed, secret legacy. In Boston, 1865, Charlotte and Henrietta Stevenson, daughters of a Massachusetts...
The story she left behind
Henry, Patti Callahan
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Brilliant, riveting, so beautifully written, impossible to put down." --Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author Inspired by a true literary mystery, the New York Times bestselling author of...
Boudicca's Daughter
Harper, Elodie
The story of Boudicca, the notorious warrior queen who led a legendary rebellion in 60 CE against the Roman Empire in Britain. This book by acclaimed Wolf Den Trilogy author Elodie Harper follows Boudicca's meteoric rise and devastating fall through the eyes of her youngest daughter, Solina, who...
Lilac People : A Novel
Todd, Milo.
Paper Book
Finalist for the New England Book Award "Reminiscent of Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See . . . Heart-stopping in its suspense and dramatic reveals." --The Boston Globe A moving and deeply humane story about a trans man who must relinquish the...
Hidden City.
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Paper Book
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...
Secret Book Society : A Novel
Martin, Madeline
A captivating new historical novel from Madeline Martin, set in Victorian London about a forbidden book club, dangerous secrets and the women who dare to break free. You are cordially invited to the Secret Book Society... London, 1885: Trapped by...
Sirens : A Novel
Hart, Emilia
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * #1 LibraryReads Pick * Indie Next Pick A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the...
Where the Rivers Merge : A Novel
Monroe, Mary Alice
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Wade into the Lowcountry of South Carolina with Mary Alice Monroe's sweeping Southern epic."--People "This is book club fiction at its finest!" --Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author From the New York Times bestselling author, the...
Amalfi Curse : A Novel
Penner, Sarah.
Paper Book
"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...
Boleyn Traitor : A Novel
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...
Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
Harmel, Kristin
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Kristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author who "is the best there is at sweeping historical drama" (Kelly Harms, author of The Seven Day Switch), returns with an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves, a...
Boxcar Librarian : A Novel
Labuskes, Brianna
Paper Book
Inspired by true events, a thrilling Depression-era novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books about a woman's quest to uncover a mystery surrounding a local librarian and the Boxcar Library--a converted mining train that brought books to isolated rural towns...
The eights
Miller, Joanna
They knew they were changing history. They didn't know they would change each other. Following the unlikely friendship of four women in the first female class at Oxford, their unshakeable bond in the face of male contempt, and their coming of age in a world...
Six days in Bombay
Joshi, Alka.
"A sparkling travelogue and a poignant journey of self-discovery all in one. . . . Alka Joshi is simply the best!" --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Rose Code From the New York Times bestselling author of The Henna...
Good Dirt : A Novel
Wilkerson, Charmaine
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick "Engrossing . . . Wilkerson...
All of us murderers
Charles, KJ
Fagin the Thief : A Novel
Paper Book
A thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London's most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue. "Fagin the Thief takes one of literature's greatest rogues and gives him a soul, a backstory, and a spotlight....
Cardinal : A Novel of Love and Power
Weir, Alison.
Paper Book
In this "immersive tale of Tudor intrigue" (Publishers Weekly), the New York Times bestselling author of The Last White Rose explores the rise of Thomas Wolsey, who was Henry VIII's chief adviser--until the king accused him of treason. "Henry VIII's...
Harlem Rhapsody
Murray, Victoria Christopher
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! "A gripping narrative, don't miss this historical fiction about the woman who kicked off the Harlem Renaissance."-People Magazine "A page turner and history lesson at once, Harlem Rhapsody reminds us that our...
Knave of diamonds
King, Laurie R.
Paper Book
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's assumed that...
There Will Be Bodies : A Flavia Albia Novel
Davis, Lindsey
A decade after the destructive eruption, Flavia Albia finds herself investigating family secrets and possible crimes buried in the ash of Mount Vesuvius. In first century Rome, Flavia Albia--daughter and successor to Marcus Didius Falco--is once again faced with uncovering the...
Death at a Highland Wedding : A Rip Through Time Novel
Armstrong, Kelley.
Paper Book
Death at a Highland Wedding is the fourth installment in New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's gripping Rip Through Time Novels. After slipping 150 years into the past, modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson has embraced her new life in...
Anima Rising : A Novel
Paper Book
"A brilliant amalgamation of history, literature, horror, humor and humanity, unfolding with page-turning energy." -- Petalama Argus-Courier From New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore comes a hilariously deranged tale of a mad scientist, a famous...
The Phoenix Pencil Company
King, Allison
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...
The devil three times
Fayne, Rickey
Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Finalist for the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction "A debut of enormous ambition" spanning eight generations of a Black family in West Tennessee as they are repeatedly visited by the Devil (Nathan...
Dark and Deadly Journey : An Evelyne Redfern Mystery
Kelly, Julia
Paper Book
Evelyne Redfern returns in A Dark and Deadly Journey, the next book in international bestselling author Julia Kelly's captivating historical mystery series. After being sidelined for a pesky gunshot wound, typist-turned-field agent Evelyne Redfern is ready for her next...
The queen of fives
Hay, Alex (Writer)
Paper Book
A mysterious heiress sets her sights on an illustrious family and nothing is quite what it seems in London high society in this clever novel from the bestselling author of The Housekeepers "Audacious, cunning, quick-witted--this is a jewel of a book from the seriously...
The dressmakers of London
Kelly, Julia
Paper Book
The author of the "enthralling" (Woman's World) The Lost English Girl returns with a heartfelt new novel about estranged sisters who inherit their late mother's dress shop in World War II London. Isabelle Shelton has always found comfort in the predictable world of...
Happy land
Perkins-Valdez, Dolen.
A woman learns the incredible story of a real-life American Kingdom--and her family's ties to it--in this enthralling novel from the New York Times bestselling, NAACP Image Award-winning author of Take My Hand. As featured in The Washington Post ∙ People...
Murder at Gulls Nest
Kidd, Jess
One of The Wall Street Journal's Best Mysteries of 2025 From Jess Kidd, the bestselling author of Things in Jars who "is so good it isn't fair" (Erika Swyler, nationally bestselling author), the first in a cozy mystery series about a former nun who searches for...
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