Historical fiction has enjoyed a "surge" in popularity in recent years, with an array of books "vividly" transporting readers ...

The 20th century looms large in this selection of five new historical novels. Momentous events — the sinking of the Titanic, ...

Several historical fiction titles land a spot on the list of the best Reese Witherspoon book club picks of the 2020s, with the actor and producer professing her personal love for the genre.

These powerful quotes from historical fiction books prove that the past is never truly gone—and that its lessons still shape ...

Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the first winner of the National Book Critics Circle ...

After her science fiction debut (“Tell Me an Ending”), Jo Harkin pivots to historical fiction to chronicle the poignant odyssey of a farm boy taken from the only family he knows, groomed as a ...