Historical novels are a perfect combination of escapism and enrichment. Through these works of fiction, readers can learn ...

Lost in time but rooted in truth, historical fiction offers readers a mesmerizing portal to the past. From the glittering ...

Luis Jaramillo's "The Witches of El Paso" mixes elements of magic, family legacy, and historical fiction. His tales bring the ...

Homer Glen resident Dave Drown has self-published his second novel, "The Road to the Purple Onion," which takes place in the ...

The best historical novels of 2024 do all this and more, covering many millennia as they take us from ancient Greece to Shakespearean London to Cold War Europe. How are we classifying a period piece?

Renee Weingarten founded the Facebook group Renee's Reading Club to share book recommendations. It has since grown into a ...

Our Beautiful Game is a laudable work of historical fiction that is a fitting ode to the early pioneers of women’s football. The story follows the life of Polly Nabb, a young girl in a family of ...

The Leap Year Gene covers a vast sweep of 20th-century history through the story of a woman with a unique genetic makeup that ...

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