Historical Fiction

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V. E. Schwab · Literary Fiction

This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of…

magical realism · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · twist ending

Atmosphere

Taylor Jenkins Reid · Literary Fiction

Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember.

historical fiction · coming of age · forbidden romance

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott · Literary Fiction

Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in two parts, each resoundingly popular and receiving critical acclaim.

coming of age · historical fiction · found family

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

, a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · vampires · grimdark

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due · Literary Fiction

"Gracetown, Florida. June 1950. Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for…

coming of age · historical fiction · trauma recovery · survival

Dark Matter

Michelle Paver · Horror

A terrifying 1930s ghost story set in the haunting wilderness of the far north.

gothic atmosphere · ghosts · survival · psychological thriller · historical fiction

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

Despite their differences, sisters Vianne and Isabelle have always been close.

historical fiction · coming of age · survival

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell · Literary Fiction

England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike.

historical fiction · trauma recovery · forbidden romance

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller · Literary Fiction

This is the story of the seige of Troy from the perspective of Achilles best-friend Patroclus.

slow burn · historical fiction · coming of age · forbidden romance · found family

East of Eden

John Steinbeck · Literary Fiction

Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his masterpiece.

historical fiction · coming of age · redemption arc

King of Ashes

S. A. Cosby · Literary Fiction

When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father’s car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt to dangerous…

historical fiction · revenge plot · morally grey character · trauma recovery

Dracula

Bram Stoker · Horror

To borrow a phrase used by one of the characters in the novel, Dracula is “nineteenth century up-to-date with a vengeance.” In her introduction to…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · vampires · historical fiction · paranormal romance

The Sword of Kaigen

M. L. Wang · Fantasy

On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and…

historical fiction · coming of age · redemption arc

The Everlasting

Alix E. Harrow · Fantasy

Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country.

slow burn · time travel · historical fiction · quest · he falls first

Heart the Lover

Lily King · Literary Fiction

*You knew I’d write a book about you someday.* Our narrator understands good love stories—their secrets and subtext, their highs and their free…

historical fiction

Cleopatra

Saara El-Arifi · Literary Fiction

Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic from the bestselling and award-winning author of Faebound and The Final…

historical fiction · forbidden romance

Beloved

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

Toni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion, their…

historical fiction · magical realism · trauma recovery · haunted setting · ghosts

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid · Literary Fiction

"Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life.

dark romance · historical fiction · forbidden romance · revenge plot

The Great Alone

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

historical fiction · survival · high stakes survival

James

Percival Everett · Literary Fiction

**A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view** When Jim…

historical fiction · coming of age · quest · redemption arc

Between Two Fires

Christopher Buehlman · Horror

“Buehlman…slips effortlessly into a different kind of literary sensibility, one that doesn’t scrimp on earthy humor and lyrical writing in the face…

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · survival · grimdark

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan · Literary Fiction

A stunning new edition of Claire Keegan's multi-award-winning, bestselling novel Small Things Like These.

historical fiction · trauma recovery

Stoner

John Williams · Literary Fiction

The critic Morris Dickstein has said that John Williams’s Stoner “is something much rarer than a great novel—it is a perfect novel,” and in the last…

coming of age · historical fiction · redemption arc

Graceless Heart

Isabel Ibañez · Fantasy

Isabel Ibañez in her adult debut: a gorgeous, historical, and romantic fantasy that will leave readers breathless for more!

historical fiction · slow burn · forbidden romance · quest

Crescent City

Belva Plain · Literary Fiction

The master storyteller and best-selling author of <em>Evergreen</em>, <em>Random Winds</em>, and <em>Eden Burning</em> has now written a novel that…

historical fiction · coming of age

The Women

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the…

historical fiction · coming of age · found family · survival

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck · Literary Fiction

Two men, migrant farmworkers, dream of a home of their own.

coming of age · found family · survival · historical fiction

The Book of Fallen Leaves

A. S. Tamaki · Fantasy

Shogun meets Game of Thrones in the blockbuster epic fantasy event of the year.

historical fiction · political intrigue · revenge plot

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee · Literary Fiction

Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the Deep South defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.

coming of age · historical fiction

Keeper of Lost Children

Sadeqa Johnson · Literary Fiction

Very good read

historical fiction · trauma recovery

Sunburn

Chloe Michelle Howarth · Literary Fiction

It's the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place.

coming of age · small town · forbidden romance · historical fiction

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon · Mystery & Thriller

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death.

historical fiction · psychological thriller · small town

Daisy Jones and the Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid · Literary Fiction

A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous…

historical fiction · found family · road trip · coming of age

Hungerstone

Kat Dunn · Horror

An orphaned, emotionally isolated heiress with no money marries a cunning steel tycoon for a chance to build back her life.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · grimdark · psychological thriller

Lady Tremaine

Rachel Hochhauser · Literary Fiction

IndieNext Pick • LibraryReads Pick "A bold and beautifully written examination of a mother's love told through the eyes of Cinderella's 'wicked'…

historical fiction · redemption arc · coming of age

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut · Literary Fiction

Billy Pilgrim returns home from the Second World War only to be kidnapped by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who teach him that time is an…

historical fiction · time travel · trauma recovery · anti hero · psychological thriller

The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives

Elizabeth Arnott · Mystery & Thriller

A remarkable trio, whose lives were upended by their husbands' crimes, unite to catch a killer in 1960s California Beverley, Elsie, and Margot are…

historical fiction · psychological thriller · found family · revenge plot

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

Each night Pecola prayed for blue eyes.

coming of age · historical fiction · trauma recovery

The Red Winter

Cameron Sullivan · Fantasy

A bewitching historical fantasy from a debut author.

dark romance · historical fiction · forbidden romance · revenge plot · dark academia

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol 3

Beth Brower · Literary Fiction

historical fiction

Foster

Claire Keegan · Literary Fiction

A small girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm in rural Ireland, without knowing when she will return home.

coming of age · historical fiction · trauma recovery

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald · Literary Fiction

Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which…

historical fiction · love triangle · forbidden romance

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke · Fantasy

Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars.

historical fiction · slow burn · enemies to lovers

The Unicorn Hunters

Katherine Arden · Fantasy

Anne of Brittany was a child when her land was invaded, her castle besieged, and her royal father driven to his death.

forbidden romance · historical fiction · enemies to lovers · political intrigue

Odessa

Gabrielle Sher · Literary Fiction

In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height of the pogroms, a grief-stricken family turn to ancient magic to bring their daughter back from the…

magical realism · historical fiction · trauma recovery · grimdark

The Fourth Wife

Linda Hamilton · Horror

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas meets “Sister Wives” in a deliciously chilling, darkly romantic, historical gothic horror with a feminist slant, as a…

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · historical fiction · forbidden romance

The Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follett · Literary Fiction

The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town…

historical fiction · political intrigue · found family

A Guardian and a Thief

Megha Majumdar · Literary Fiction

In a near-future Kolkata, Ma, her two-year-old daughter, and her elderly father are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Ma's…

historical fiction · coming of age

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen · Literary Fiction

When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters…

romantic comedy · historical fiction · slow burn · second chance romance · opposites attract

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro · Literary Fiction

In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and…

historical fiction · unreliable narrator · coming of age · trauma recovery

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee · Literary Fiction

In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea.

historical fiction · coming of age · found family · trauma recovery

The Poisoner

I.V. Ophelia · Romance

***SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION with custom SPRAYED and DESIGNED edges, available only in the first printing!*** The Lost Apothecary meets Gothikana in a…

dark romance · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · enemies to lovers · slow burn

Emma

Jane Austen · Romance

Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance.

romantic comedy · historical fiction · coming of age · she falls first

11/22/63

Stephen King · Sci-Fi

11/22/63 is a novel by Stephen King about a time traveller who attempts to prevent the assassination of United States President John F.

time travel · historical fiction · revenge plot

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Kiran Desai · Literary Fiction

When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated yet also embarrassed by the fact that their…

coming of age · historical fiction

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell · Literary Fiction

When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family…

historical fiction · slow burn · opposites attract

Still Life

Sarah Winman · Literary Fiction

"From the acclaimed author of Tin Man comes a captivating, lively new novel of people brought together across four decades of love, war, art, flood,…

found family · historical fiction · coming of age

The Possession of Alba Díaz

Isabel Cañas · Horror

When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust…from…

paranormal romance · demons · forbidden romance · historical fiction · slow burn

Endling

Maria Reva · Literary Fiction

Ukraine, 2022. Yeva is a loner and a maverick biologist who lives out of her mobile lab. She scours the country’s forests and valleys, trying and…

magical realism · historical fiction · trauma recovery

Boy's Life

Robert McCammon · Literary Fiction

An Alabama boy's innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song.

coming of age · small town · trauma recovery · historical fiction

If I Ruled the World

Amy DuBois Barnett · Literary Fiction

A fast-paced, juicy debut novel that peeks behind the curtain at the cutthroat world of hip-hop music and the glamorous magazine scene in the late…

coming of age · historical fiction · fish out of water

Land

Maggie O'Farrell · Literary Fiction

The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait, returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before…

historical fiction · small town

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

Alice Evelyn Yang · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION A dark, magical realist debut family saga that moves through the Japanese occupation of Manchuria,…

magical realism · historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery

Daughter of Egypt

Marie Benedict · Literary Fiction

Known for her “delightful blend of historical fiction and suspense” (People), New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict, returns with a…

historical fiction · quest

This House Will Feed

Maria Tureaud · Horror

Amidst the devastation of Ireland’s Great Famine, a young woman is salvaged from certain death when offered a mysterious position at a remote manor…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · haunted setting · survival

The Isle in the Silver Sea

Tasha Suri · Fantasy

From World Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a heart-shattering standalone romantasy of sapphic longing,…

forbidden romance · historical fiction · multiple timelines

A Curious Beginning

Deanna Raybourn · Mystery & Thriller

"London, 1887. As the city prepares to celebrate Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, Veronica Speedwell is marking a milestone of her own. After burying…

historical fiction · quest · coming of age

Good People

Patmeena Sabit · Literary Fiction

“Good People is a stunning read.

historical fiction · political intrigue · trauma recovery

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Lisa See · Literary Fiction

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* From “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review) an…

historical fiction · coming of age

The Blue Castle

L.M. Montgomery · Literary Fiction

Valancy Stirling is 29, unmarried, and has never been in love.

coming of age · historical fiction · small town

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck · Literary Fiction

Steinbeck’s classic novel of the Great Depression is as vivid now as ever.

historical fiction · survival · coming of age · political intrigue

An Offer from a Gentleman

Julia Quinn · Romance

E-Book Extras: ONE: Behind the Novel: An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn; TWO: The Bridgerton Basics: Ms.

slow burn · romantic comedy · historical fiction · found family

Burn Down Master's House

Clay Cane · Literary Fiction

Inspired by true, long-buried stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back, a searing portrayal of resistance for readers of Colson Whitehead,…

historical fiction · revenge plot · survival

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong · Literary Fiction

Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction • Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive…

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · trauma recovery

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

Rabih Alameddine · Literary Fiction

”—NPR From the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction comes a tragicomic love story set in Lebanon, a modern saga of family, memory, and the…

found family · historical fiction · romantic comedy

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi · Literary Fiction

The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into…

historical fiction · coming of age · multiple timelines

The Girls Who Grew Big

Leila Mottley · Literary Fiction

Adela Woods is sixteen years old and pregnant.

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · small town · trauma recovery

The Seven Daughters of Dupree

Nikesha Elise Williams · Literary Fiction

"It's 1995, and fourteen-year-old Tati is determined to uncover the identity of her father.

coming of age · historical fiction

A Far-flung Life

M.L. Stedman · Literary Fiction

about tragedy, family secrets, and the enduring power of love.

historical fiction · trauma recovery

The Fourth Princess

Janie Chang · Literary Fiction

From the internationally bestselling author of The Porcelain Moon comes a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China.

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · missing person · psychological thriller · haunted setting

Moby Dick

Herman Melville · Literary Fiction

A literary classic that wasn't recognized for its merits until decades after its publication, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick tells the tale of a whaling…

revenge plot · obsessive love · survival · historical fiction

Honey

Jack Woodford · Literary Fiction

historical fiction

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad · Literary Fiction

In Joseph Conrad's seminal work, "Heart of Darkness," readers embark on a harrowing journey through the depths of the Congo River, exploring the…

historical fiction · psychological thriller · grimdark · morally grey character

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett · Literary Fiction

"The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical.

coming of age · found family · historical fiction

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles · Literary Fiction

He can’t leave his hotel. You won’t want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who…

historical fiction · coming of age · found family

The Little Stranger

Sarah Waters · Literary Fiction

Abundantly atmospheric and elegantly told, *The Little Stranger* is Sarah Waterss most thrilling and ambitious novel yet.

psychological thriller · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

The Pretender

Jo Harkin · Literary Fiction

A sweeping historical novel in the vein of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O’Farrell set during the time of the Tudors’ ascent.

historical fiction · secret identity · political intrigue · coming of age

The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

India Holton · Fantasy

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "So riotously clever it almost defies description...an alchemy of romantic elements held in perfect harmony."—NPR Rival…

historical fiction · romantic comedy · opposites attract · slow burn

The Geomagician

Jennifer Mandula · Fantasy

When a Victorian fossil hunter discovers a baby pterodactyl, she vows to protect him, with the help of a fellow scholar—her former fiancé—in this…

second chance romance · historical fiction · slow burn

To the Moon and Back

Eliana Ramage · Literary Fiction

One young woman’s relentless quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut will irrevocably alter the fates of the people she loves most in this tour…

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · quest · redemption arc

With Love from Harlem

ReShonda Tate · Literary Fiction

"Tate blends fact and fiction with elegance...A captivating, emotionally resonant portrait of a singular woman who refused to be diminished." —…

historical fiction · coming of age

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens · Literary Fiction

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Charles Dickens' classic novel tells the story of two Englishmen--degenerate lawyer Sydney…

forbidden romance · historical fiction · love triangle

The Lion Women of Tehran

Marjan Kamali · Literary Fiction

When Homa, a girl from her childhood, reappears in her privileged world, Ellie, amidst Iran's political turmoil, joins her in pursuing their goals…

coming of age · historical fiction · political intrigue · trauma recovery

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, vol. 1

Beth Brower · Literary Fiction

A humorous, charming series of novels set in 1880s London, taking the form of the diary entries of plucky, bookish Emma M. Lion

historical fiction · coming of age

The Overstory

Richard Powers · Literary Fiction

*The Overstory* unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fable that range from antebellum New York to the late-twentieth-century Timber Wars of…

historical fiction · political intrigue · multiple timelines

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr · Literary Fiction

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German…

historical fiction · multiple timelines · survival · psychological thriller

The Faithful and the Fallen

Seb Wolff · Literary Fiction

A boy is taken in by the monastery at Steepwood, where he discovers a world of sanctity, secrets and sin.

dark academia · coming of age · found family · forbidden romance · historical fiction

The Others

Sheena Kalayil · Literary Fiction

Secrets, lies and love as the DDR collapses.

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · forbidden romance

Agnes Grey

Anne Brontë · Literary Fiction

In her Introduction to an edition of "Agnes Grey," Barbara A.

historical fiction · coming of age

Middlemarch

George Eliot · Literary Fiction

Eliot’s epic of 19th century provincial social life, set in a fictitious Midlands town in the years 1830-32, has several interlocking storylines…

historical fiction · small town · coming of age

Aicha

Soraya Bouazzaoui · Fantasy

TEMPTRESS. MONSTER. WARRIOR. Aicha is the story of Morocco's warrior goddess, her strange magic, fierce rebellion, and devastating romance. Soraya…

dark romance · revenge plot · historical fiction · forbidden romance

Buckeye

Patrick Ryan · Literary Fiction

'Funny and tender ... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers' ANN PATCHETT 'I love this novel with my entire heart ... Wise and…

historical fiction · coming of age · found family

84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff · Literary Fiction

It all began with a letter inquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road…

slow burn · found family · historical fiction

The Enchanted April

Elizabeth von Arnim · Literary Fiction

A 1922 women's adventure and travel novel by British-American novelist Elizabeth von Arnim.

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · cozy vibes · road trip

Orlando

Virginia Woolf · Literary Fiction

In her most exuberant, most fanciful novel, Woolf has created a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex.

historical fiction · magical realism · secret identity · multiple timelines

Train Dreams

Denis Johnson · Literary Fiction

Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fictions.

historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery · survival

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak · Literary Fiction

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside,…

historical fiction · coming of age · found family · trauma recovery

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Shannon Chakraborty · Fantasy

Cover illustration [as Cover Art]: Ivan Belikov Map design [as Cartographer]: Virginia Allyn Waves illustration [as Illustrator]:…

historical fiction · quest · found family

Lovely War

Julie Berry · Romance

**A SWEEPING, MULTI-LAYERED ROMANCE SET IN THE PERILOUS DAYS OF WORLD WARS I AND II, WHERE GODS HOLD THE FATES--AND THE HEARTS--OF FOUR MORTALS IN…

romantic comedy · paranormal romance · historical fiction · fated mates · love triangle

The Road of Bones

Demi Winters · Romance

A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret which threatens them all. Silla Nordvig is running for her…

forbidden romance · slow burn · historical fiction · survival · revenge plot

Slewfoot

Brom · Horror

**Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · demons

Stalking Jack the Ripper

Kerri Maniscalco · Horror

A gothic murder mystery set in gritty Victorian-era London, where an intrepid society girl finds herself embroiled in the investigation of a serial…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · psychological thriller · dark academia · slow burn

Dark Sisters

Kristi DeMeester · Horror

“A BONFIRE, A BEACON, A BALM, A RALLYING CRY...

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · revenge plot

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden · Literary Fiction

During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this…

historical fiction · magical realism · quest · ghosts

Meet the Newmans

Jennifer Niven · Literary Fiction

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…

found family · historical fiction

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders · Literary Fiction

February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long,…

historical fiction · magical realism · found family · trauma recovery

Skylark

Paula McLain · Literary Fiction

! 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…

historical fiction · slow burn · multiple timelines · quest

The Winter King

Bernard Cornwell · Literary Fiction

Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir.

historical fiction · quest · political intrigue

The Sunflower Boys

Sam Wachman · Literary Fiction

A poignant coming-of-age story with the sensitivity and haunting power of What Belongs to You and Swimming in the Dark, about a young boy wrestling…

coming of age · historical fiction

Isola

Allegra Goodman · Literary Fiction

A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this epic saga of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam.

historical fiction · forbidden romance · survival · coming of age

Daughters of the Sun and Moon

Lisa See · Literary Fiction

Beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See draws on the vibrancy and turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles to tell the story of three Chinese…

historical fiction · coming of age · survival

Kate & Frida

Kim Fay · Literary Fiction

Sometimes a book can change your life...

found family · historical fiction · coming of age

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin · Literary Fiction

In Paris, France, a young American is caught between relationships with both a woman and a man and the struggle with conventional morality.

coming of age · forbidden romance · historical fiction · trauma recovery

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus · Literary Fiction

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman.

historical fiction · coming of age · workplace romance · opposites attract

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh · Literary Fiction

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria.

coming of age · historical fiction · slow burn · found family

Lone Women

Victor LaValle · Literary Fiction

Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret.

historical fiction · survival · trauma recovery · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · grimdark

Homeseeking

Karissa Chen · Literary Fiction

Haiwen is buying bananas at a 99 Ranch Market in Los Angeles when he looks up and sees Suchi, his Suchi, for the first time in sixty years.

historical fiction · coming of age · second chance romance · found family

Mansfield Park

Jane Austen · Literary Fiction

Fanny Price is born to a poor family, but is sent to her mother's rich relations to be brought up with her cousins.

historical fiction · slow burn · morally grey character

The Eights

Joanna Miller · Literary Fiction

They knew they were changing history.

found family · historical fiction · coming of age · chosen one

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte P. Gilman · Literary Fiction

Specially printed limited edition release for the Miskatonic Literary Society.

psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · historical fiction · trauma recovery

Red Clay

Charles B. Fancher · Literary Fiction

An astounding multigenerational saga, Red Clay chronicles the interwoven lives of an enslaved Black family and their white owners as the Civil War…

historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

Appalachian Song

Michelle Shocklee · Literary Fiction

Forever within the memories of my heart.

historical fiction · coming of age · found family

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

Shauna Lawless · Fantasy

SHORTLISTED FOR BEST DEBUT AT THE BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS.

historical fiction · chosen one · quest

Kindred

Octavia Butler · Sci-Fi

Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California…

time travel · historical fiction · trauma recovery · survival · forced proximity

Persuasion

Jane. Austen · Romance

Persuasion tells the love story of Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth, whose sister rents Miss Elliot's father's house, after the Napoleonic…

second chance romance · historical fiction · slow burn

The Wedding

Julie Garwood · Romance

Lairds' Fiancées #2 Journeying from England to Scotland to wed a highlander, Lady Brenna had resigned herself to the arranged match.

historical fiction · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · marriage of convenience

A Quiet Life in the Country

T E. Kinsey · Mystery & Thriller

Emily, Lady Hardcastle, is a widow with a mysterious and unconventional past.

small town · historical fiction · cozy vibes

A Ghastly Catastrophe

Deanna Raybourn · Mystery & Thriller

historical fiction

The Terror

Dan Simmons · Horror

The bestselling author of Ilium transforms the story of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition into a devastating historical adventure that will chill you…

historical fiction · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere · cosmic horror

The Hacienda

Isabel Cañas · Horror

Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · historical fiction · forbidden romance

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë · Literary Fiction

**Librarian note: Alternate cover editions for this ISBN are: "Woman in white dress" (with the title on white and black background), "Woman at the…

forbidden romance · second chance romance · historical fiction

Yellow Wife

Sadeqa Johnson · Literary Fiction

Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life.

historical fiction · survival · revenge plot

A Day of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon · Fantasy

Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory.

historical fiction · quest · multiple timelines

A Natural History of Dragons

Marie Brennan · Fantasy

Marie Brennan begins a thrilling new fantasy series in A Natural History of Dragons, combining adventure with the inquisitive spirit of the Victorian…

dragons · quest · coming of age · historical fiction

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters · Mystery & Thriller

Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs.

psychological thriller · historical fiction · twist ending · found family

The Glowing Hours

Leila Siddiqui · Horror

A mind-bending, revisionist gothic horror story about the fabled summer Mary Shelley began work on Frankenstein, as told by her Indian housemaid,…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · unreliable narrator · paranormal romance

Daughter of the Forest

Juliet Marillier · Fantasy

Daughter of the Forest is a testimony to an incredible author's talent, a first novel and the beginning of a trilogy like no other: a mixture of…

slow burn · forbidden romance · historical fiction · trauma recovery · magical realism · redemption arc

The Bear and the Nightingale

Katherine Arden · Fantasy

At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses.

magical realism · historical fiction · dark academia · gothic atmosphere

An American Marriage

Tayari Jones · Literary Fiction

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTION One of the most anticipated novels of 2018 according to Entertainment Weekly * Goodreads * Esquire * Elle *…

historical fiction · trauma recovery · twist ending

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel · Literary Fiction

Wolf Hall (2009) is a historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family's seat of…

historical fiction · political intrigue · morally grey character

The Remembered Soldier

Anjet Daanje · Literary Fiction

INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST—THE NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025—THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THE 10 BEST…

historical fiction · trauma recovery

SHE WHO REMAINS

Rene Karabash · Literary Fiction

High in the Accursed Mountains, in a village ruled by the ancient laws of the Kanun, Bekija escapes an arranged marriage by becoming a sworn virgin,…

historical fiction · coming of age · forbidden romance · trauma recovery

Village Diary

Miss Read · Literary Fiction

Here, the characters include dictatorial Amy, an old college friend, Mr Mawne, whom the village sees as a possible husband for the unwilling Miss…

small town · historical fiction · cozy vibes

The Iliad

Homer · Literary Fiction

With this translation of the Iliad, employing an English version of the powerful meter that gave life to HOmer's original, Rodney Merrill enables…

historical fiction · quest · high stakes survival · revenge plot

Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead · Literary Fiction

Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia.

historical fiction · survival · quest

True Grit

Charles Portis · Literary Fiction

There is no knowing what lies in a mans heart.

coming of age · historical fiction · quest · revenge plot

The Stationery Shop

Marjan Kamali · Literary Fiction

"A novel set in 1953 Tehran, against the backdrop of the Iranian Coup, about a young couple in love who are separated on the eve of their marriage,…

historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery

The Things We Leave Unfinished

Rebecca Yarros · Literary Fiction

When Georgia Stanton discovers that her late grandmother, Scarlett, the infamous romance author, didn't get the chance to finish her last book, she…

slow burn · historical fiction · multiple timelines · second chance romance · trauma recovery

By Any Other Name

Jodi Picoult · Literary Fiction

From the co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s…

historical fiction · unreliable narrator · multiple timelines · secret identity

Shōgun

James Clavell · Literary Fiction

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon.

historical fiction · fish out of water · political intrigue · survival

The Jungle

Upton Sinclair · Literary Fiction

Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century and…

historical fiction · survival

Electra

Jennifer Saint · Literary Fiction

Três mulheres enredadas numa maldição antiga.

historical fiction · dark academia

Winter Solstice

Rosamunde Pilcher · Literary Fiction

Elfrida Phipps, once on the London stage and retired at 62, never anticipates going off with a man.

found family · historical fiction · cozy vibes

Burial Rites

Hannah Kent · Literary Fiction

Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master,…

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · closed circle · trauma recovery

The Briar Club

Kate Quinn · Literary Fiction

Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s…

found family · historical fiction

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston · Literary Fiction

In Zora Neale Hurston's seminal work, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," the narrative unfolds through the life of Janie Crawford, a woman of mixed…

coming of age · second chance romance · historical fiction

Daughter of the Empire

Raymond E. Feist · Fantasy

Mara, a young, untested Ruling Lady of Kelewan, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic stuggle for survival.

historical fiction · political intrigue · revenge plot

The Sirens

Emilia Hart · Fantasy

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick A spellbinding novel about sisters…

found family · magical realism · historical fiction · multiple timelines

Frenchman's Creek

Daphne du Maurier · Romance

Jaded by the numbing politeness of Restoration London, Lady Dona St.

dark romance · historical fiction · forbidden romance · opposites attract

Bridgerton

Julia Quinn · Romance

A #1 New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Daphne Bridgerton, in the first of her…

enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · historical fiction · he falls first

Sense and Suitability

Pepper Basham · Romance

In this clean Regency romance, a woman with a scandalous past (and an even more scandalous secret) swears off love--until the man who broke her heart…

historical fiction · second chance romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn

Indigo

Beverly Jenkins · Romance

*** Now with new material -- Hester and Galen's favorite Mud Pie Recipe *** As a child Hester Wyatt escaped slavery, but now the dark skinned beauty…

historical fiction · second chance romance

Ring shout

P. Djèlí Clark · Horror

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · closed circle

The Resurrectionist

A. Rae Dunlap · Horror

In the tradition of The Alienist and Anatomy: A Love Story, a decadently macabre, dark and twisty gothic debut set in 19th century Scotland – when…

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · dark academia · cat and mouse · psychological thriller

Far from the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy · Literary Fiction

historical fiction · love triangle · coming of age

The Forgotten Midwife

Laura Anthony · Literary Fiction

Set in the dual timelines of present-day and 1950s Ireland and based on real historical events, a powerful, poignant novel of feminism and resilience…

historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

Catch-22

Joseph Heller · Literary Fiction

*Catch-22* is like no other novel.

historical fiction · anti hero · grimdark

The Bride

Samuel Rowlands · Literary Fiction

Reproduction of the original: The Bride by Samuel Rowlands

historical fiction

Butcher's Crossing

John Williams · Literary Fiction

In the 1870s, Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to seek "an original relation to nature," drops out of Harvard and heads west.

historical fiction · survival

Lake Effect

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney · Literary Fiction

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company comes a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one…

historical fiction · found family · small town

The Infamous Gilberts

Angela Tomaski · Literary Fiction

The Remains of the Day meets The Royal Tenenbaums in this darkly funny debut novel about a wealthy, eccentric family in decline and the secrets held…

dark academia · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · found family

The Antidote

Karen Russell · Literary Fiction

From Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia!

historical fiction · found family

A Long Winter

Colm Toibin · Literary Fiction

Available for the first time in a beautiful standalone edition, one of Colm Tóibín’s finest short stories and “the most striking example of Tóibin’s…

historical fiction · small town

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers · Literary Fiction

The great scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois, once wrote about the Problem of race in America, and what he called “Double Consciousness,” a sensitivity that…

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · trauma recovery

Donovan

Edna Lyall · Literary Fiction

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with…

historical fiction · coming of age

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens · Literary Fiction

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens.

coming of age · historical fiction · survival · found family

Canticle

Janet Rich Edwards · Literary Fiction

* LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION * NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE * REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOKS OF 2025 * SPOTIFY BEST DEBUTS OF…

coming of age · historical fiction · trauma recovery

The Diary of a Nobody

George Grossmith · Literary Fiction

The Diary of a Nobody: Large print by George and Weedon Grossmith Gowing called to me across the gate, and said: "We shan't be a minute." I waited…

historical fiction

Fire Sword and Sea

Vanessa Riley · Literary Fiction

"In her latest, Riley provides a fresh take on high seas adventure through the eyes of the courageous, swashbuckling, based-on-a-real-life female…

historical fiction · road trip

Gates of Fire

Steven Pressfield · Literary Fiction

At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong.

historical fiction · high stakes survival · chosen one

The Secret Book Society

Madeline Martin · Literary Fiction

A captivating new historical novel from Madeline Martin, set in Victorian London about a forbidden book club, dangerous secrets, and the women who…

forbidden romance · found family · historical fiction · coming of age

Junie

Erin Crosby Eckstine · Literary Fiction

"A strong-willed enslaved girl is haunted by her sister's ghost as she grapples with circumstances beyond her control, risking her life as the Civil…

survival · trauma recovery · historical fiction · ghosts

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward · Literary Fiction

In this reimagining of American slavery, Jesmyn Ward describes a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans…

historical fiction · survival · trauma recovery · dark academia

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart · Literary Fiction

Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public…

coming of age · historical fiction · trauma recovery

Autumn

Ali Smith · Literary Fiction

A girl's friendship with an older neighbor stands at the center of this multifaceted meditation on aging, art, love, and affection.

magical realism · historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery

Dubliners

James Joyce · Literary Fiction

James Joyce's disillusion with the publication of Dubliners in 1914 was the result of ten years battling with publishers, resisting their demands to…

historical fiction · small town

Between Earth and Sky

Rebecca Roanhorse · Literary Fiction

historical fiction · coming of age

The Bookbinder's Secret

A. D. Bell · Literary Fiction

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…

historical fiction · forbidden romance · revenge plot

The Sisters of Book Row

Shelley Noble · Literary Fiction

From bestselling author Shelley Noble comes a gripping and timely historical novel of books, banning, and the women who helped save New York’s famed…

historical fiction · found family · political intrigue

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin · Literary Fiction

Like the blues -- sweet, sad and full of truth -- this masterly work of fiction rocks us with powerful emotions.

historical fiction · forbidden romance · trauma recovery

Happy Land

Dolen Perkins-Valdez · Literary Fiction

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…

historical fiction · found family · coming of age · trauma recovery

The News from Dublin

Colm Toibin · Literary Fiction

One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2026 From Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), comes a…

historical fiction · coming of age

A Woman Is No Man

Etaf Rum · Literary Fiction

This debut novel by an Arab-American voice,takes us inside the lives of conservative Arab women living in America.

historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery · forbidden romance

The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House

Joanna Davidson Politano · Literary Fiction

It is 1901 when clockmaker and brilliant tinker Sydney Forrester inherits Blakely House, the eclectic estate of an estranged uncle she's never met.

historical fiction · cozy vibes · found family

No Friend to This House

Natalie Haynes · Literary Fiction

'Haynes is the modern embodiment of the best of Homer' – Radio Times No Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea…

historical fiction · revenge plot

Sarafina

Philip Fracassi · Horror

During one of the most violent battles of the Civil War, three brothers fighting for the Confederate army decide to go AWOL and make their way home,…

gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · haunted setting

The Beheading Game

Rebecca Lehmann · Fantasy

Disgraced. Beheaded. And out for revenge . . . We all know what happened to Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn. But what if she woke up the day…

revenge plot · grimdark · historical fiction · quest

The Viscount who Loved Me

Julia Quinn · Romance

*1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no…

enemies to lovers · slow burn · romantic comedy · historical fiction · he falls first

Vampires of El Norte

Isabel Cañas · Romance

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

paranormal romance · vampires · historical fiction · forbidden romance · slow burn

The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins

Melanie Dickerson · Romance

My only remaining marriage prospects were the head gardener, the vicar, and the steward.

slow burn · grumpy sunshine · opposites attract · historical fiction · forbidden romance

The Nine Tailors

Dorothy Leigh Sayers · Mystery & Thriller

When his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how he…

cozy vibes · closed circle · historical fiction

The Christmas Clue

Nicola Upson · Mystery & Thriller

In this festive whodunit, set in a cozy snowed-in country-house, an innocent mystery game goes horribly wrong, leaving the real-life couple who…

historical fiction · closed circle · locked room · cozy vibes · twist ending

Jamaica Inn

Daphne du Maurier · Mystery & Thriller

Her mother's dying request takes Mary Yellan on a sad journey across the bleak moorland of Cornwall to reach Jamaica Inn, the home of her Aunt…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · historical fiction

The Seven Dials Mystery

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

Brings back several characters from an earlier novel, *The Secret of Chimneys*, in a story that can best be described as a John Buchan thriller told…

cozy vibes · closed circle · historical fiction

The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

Paulette Kennedy · Horror

The bestselling author of The Witch of Tin Mountain and Parting the Veil mines the subtle horrors of 1950s America in a gripping novel about a woman…

historical fiction · haunted setting · psychological thriller · trauma recovery

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens · Literary Fiction

A tiny orphan boy named Pip acquires a mysterious benefactor who sponsors him to become a gentleman.

historical fiction · coming of age · redemption arc

The Things We Cannot Say

Kelly Rimmer · Literary Fiction

In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war.

historical fiction · trauma recovery · missing person · survival

Nonesuch

Francis Spufford · Literary Fiction

A spellbinding tale about an ambitious young woman who must thwart an occult plot by time-traveling fascists during the chaos of the London…

historical fiction · time travel · political intrigue · twist ending

The Power of the Dog

Thomas Savage · Literary Fiction

**NOW THE WINNER OF THE 2022 BEST DIRECTOR OSCAR AND TWO 2022 BAFTA AWARDS** Discover Thomas Savage's dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th…

psychological thriller · historical fiction · small town · cat and mouse · morally grey character

The Silence of the Girls

Pat Barker · Literary Fiction

A Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, The Economist, Financial Times Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award Finalist…

historical fiction · grimdark · trauma recovery

The Widows of Malabar Hill

Sujata Massey · Mystery & Thriller

"Introducing an extraordinary female lawyer-sleuth in a new historical series set in 1920s Bombay.

historical fiction · trauma recovery

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle · Mystery & Thriller

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes.

gothic atmosphere · cat and mouse · historical fiction

A Slow and Secret Poison

Carmella Lowkis · Mystery & Thriller

In the early 1900s, a young gardener at a lush English manor falls in love with her employer whose past is shrouded in deadly secrets—from the author…

forbidden romance · gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · small town · slow burn

Forgotten Garden

Kate Morton · Mystery & Thriller

historical fiction · multiple timelines · twist ending

Fiend

Alma Katsu · Horror

Historical horror maven Alma Katsu turns her talents to the modern world for the first time, in this terrifying tale about an all-powerful family…

historical fiction · grimdark · dark academia · demons

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini · Literary Fiction

Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in wartorn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years…

found family · historical fiction · trauma recovery

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

George R. R. Martin · Fantasy

"Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel…

grimdark · historical fiction · quest

Daughter of the Otherworld

Shauna Lawless · Fantasy

Over a hundred years after she went missing, Isolde, born to the family of a famous Irish king and a powerful immortal, inexplicably reappears.

historical fiction · paranormal romance · fae · quest

A Resistance of Witches

Morgan Ryan · Fantasy

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER RESISTANCE IS MAGIC “War II meets A Discovery of Witches…I raced through this one.” —Kate Quinn, New York Times…

historical fiction · grimdark · witches · revenge plot

The Wood at Midwinter

Susanna Clarke · Fantasy

From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting, beautifully illustrated…

magical realism · historical fiction

Wolfskin

Juliet Marillier · Fantasy

Longing to become a Wolfskin warrior in the service of the god Thor, young Eyving sets out with his older brother to a fabled land, where he finds…

historical fiction · paranormal romance

When the Tides Held the Moon

Venessa Vida Kelley · Fantasy

The Shape of Water meets The Greatest Showman in this beautifully illustrated queer historical cozy fantasy, as a young Puerto Rican immigrant goes…

slow burn · forbidden romance · cozy vibes · coming of age · historical fiction · found family

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey · Fantasy

November, 1920. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on making a fresh start in a homestead 'at the world's edge' in the Alaskan wilderness. But as…

magical realism · historical fiction · coming of age · gothic atmosphere

The Geographer's Map to Romance

India Holton · Fantasy

Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com.

historical fiction · romantic comedy · second chance romance · slow burn

The Words of Kings and Prophets

Shauna Lawless · Fantasy

THE BRILLIANT NEW GAEL SONG NOVEL FROM SHAUNA LAWLESS, THE LAND OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD, AVAILABLE NOW!

political intrigue · historical fiction · grimdark · fae

When Women Were Dragons

Kelly Barnhill · Fantasy

A GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A fiery feminist fantasy tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into…

magical realism · historical fiction · dragons · coming of age · redemption arc

The Mabinogion Tetralogy

Evangeline Walton · Fantasy

The retelling of the epic Welsh myth that is "certainly among the top 5 fantasy series of the twentieth century" (sfsite.com).

historical fiction · quest · chosen one

The Starseekers

Nicole Glover · Fantasy

Indiana Jones meets Hidden Figures in this brand-new stand-alone historical fantasy set in the world of The Conductors, in which the space race of…

historical fiction · magical realism · coming of age

Weyward

Emilia Hart · Fantasy

**KATE, 2019** Kate flees London – abandoning everything – for Cumbria and Weyward Cottage, inherited from her great-aunt.

found family · historical fiction · witches · slow burn · trauma recovery

A Language of Dragons

S. F. Williamson · Fantasy

**EVERY ACT OF TRANSLATION REQUIRES SACRIFICE** **Welcome to Bletchley Park… with dragons.** London, 1923.

enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · dragons · historical fiction · slow burn

A Song for Arbonne

Guy Gavriel Kay · Fantasy

Based on the troubadour culture that rose in Provence during the High Middle Ages, this panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate…

forbidden romance · enemies to lovers · political intrigue · quest · historical fiction