Here’s your all-access pass into the ultimate historical fiction guide: revisionist history, speculative history, and good old-fashioned historical fiction can all be found here, spanning Biblical Ages through to the early new Millennium. Our list of the best historical fiction books includes bestsellers, bookseller favorites, and award winning titles.
I’m convinced that September 29 is the best day of the year. I mean, “Don’t Lose Your Head,” but Broadway Musicals Day has us “Livin’ It Up on Top.” “What’s Inside” this blog post you ask? Well, I couldn’t throw away “My Shot” to play “Matchmaker” with book recommendations based on your favorite musical. “All […]
So this is love. While movie romcoms tend to give me such bad secondhand embarrassment I need to bury my head between my knees, there’s something about reading romance that absolutely delights me. They’re what I turn to when I need a pick-me-up, and historical romances are among my favorites: forcing would-be lovers into strict […]
This month is packed with fantasy sequels (Veronica Roth!), prequels (Kendare Blake!), and debuts, as well as four contemporary novels from YA rock stars Siobhan Vivian, Jesse Andrews, Becky Albertalli (good news for those who Love, Simon), and frequent coconspirators Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. If that’s not enough, you can try to figure out […]
This week’s new YA is an eclectic mix of historical romances set in the U.S. and Britain, a futuristic sci-fi Isle of Dogs fans will want to snap up ASAP, and a deeply emotional ghost story about a twelve-year-old black boy’s wrongful murder. For contemporary readers, book two of a reformed con artist’s journey and book four […]