Historical
Real people and pivotal moments come alive through meticulous research and compelling storytelling in these journeys through time. Whether following spies during the American Revolution or exploring the hidden lives of remarkable women, these books illuminate the fascinating truths and untold stories that shaped our world.
Historical Book Summaries
The Comfort of Ghosts
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical Mystery
Year of Wonders
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Eleven
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
The Magnolia Palace
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Red Scarf Girl
History
Memoir
China
Visitation
Historical Fiction
Germany
German Literature
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
How the Irish Saved Civilization
The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
History
Ireland
Irish Literature
The Sun Sister
Historical Fiction
Romance
Roman
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
And the Mountains Echoed
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
River Kings
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
History
Archaeology
Medieval
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
A Memoir of the Holocaust
Holocaust
Memoir
History
The Berlin Wall
A World Divided, 1961-1989
History
Germany
Politics
Off With Her Head
Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power
History
Feminism
Politics
The Secret History of the World
History
Philosophy
Religion
The Invention of Russia
From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War
History
Russia
Politics
A Short Walk Through a Wide World
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Great Circle
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Stalking Jack the Ripper
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Young Adult
The Phoenix Pencil Company
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Anne Frank
The Biography
Biography
History
Holocaust
Killing Hitler
The Plots, the Assassins, and the Dictator Who Cheated Death
History
World War II
Germany
Black Hawk Down
A Story of Modern War
History
Military Fiction
War
The Empusium
A Health Resort Horror Story
Horror
Historical Fiction
Poland
King John and the Road to Magna Carta
History
Biography
Medieval History
The 5000 Year Leap
History
Politics
Philosophy
Confronting the Presidents
No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
History
Politics
Biography
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III
The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
History
Medieval History
Medieval
Rain of Gold
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Magical Realism
The Stonewall Riots
Coming Out in the Streets
LGBT
History
Middle Grade
Bluebird
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Number the Stars
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
The Eagle of the Ninth
Historical Fiction
Historical
Young Adult
Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Classics
1000 Years of Annoying the French
History
Humor
France
Mirror Girls
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Story She Left Behind
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
Making Bombs for Hitler
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Nineteen Steps
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
An Echo in the Bone
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Ring Shout
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Alamut
Historical Fiction
Classics
Novels
Snow Falling on Cedars
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Orphan Train
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Book of Longings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Safekeep
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Literary Fiction
A Conspiracy of Paper
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Tulipomania
The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused
History
Economics
Microhistory
