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Historical Fiction

Writing Characters With a Historical Perspective

by Charles Finch

Historical fiction author Charles Finch knows firsthand the challenges of making sure his…
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The Island Behind the Island: Real Life Inspiration for Trouble Island

Middle Island, Lake Eerie, Ontario, Canada

by Sharon Short

Suspense author Sharon Short shares the rich history behind Middle Island, the real-life location that inspired…
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Lebensborn: Bearing Children for Adolf Hitler’s ‘Master Race’

by Adriana Allegri

The Lebensborn Naming Ceremony from Master Race by Catrine…
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Contrasts in A Place to Hide

by Ronald H. Balson

A Place to Hide is my ninth novel…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities

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by Thomas Mullen

WCAG Heading When we think about the World War II years, we tend to…
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Edith Wharton’s Guide to New York

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by Mariah Fredericks

WCAG Heading Mariah Fredericks’s new novel, The Wharton Plot, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton…
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The Little-Known Women Who Helped Churchill Win the War

by Julia Kelly

WCAG Heading Whenever someone visiting London asks where they should go, I always recommend…
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The Incredible Adventures of Two Sister Ships

by Nev March

WCAG Heading The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret, the third book in my Captain Jim and…
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Mass-Observation and the Historical Mystery

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by Allison Montclair

WCAG Heading Allison Montclair’s beloved Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery series is a fun read…
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Exemplary Sacrifice Made in the Honest Conquest of Bread

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by Christina Lynch

WCAG Heading In the summer of 2018, I traveled back to Italy to do…
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Historical Fiction

Featured Excerpt: Once There Was a Town

Lillian Chanales, portrait of author's grandmother pictured in mourning attire after husband's death.

by Jane Ziegelman

Described as an "animated tapestry" by The Wall Street Journal, Jane Ziegelman's Once…
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The Escapes of David George and the Stories We Tell About Slavery

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by Gregory E. O'Malley

by Gregory O'Malley When most people think of North American slavery, they most often think of…
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Featured Excerpt: The Great Abolitionist

Southern Chivalry Argument versus Club's depiction, 1856.

by Stephen Puleo

The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published…
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Falling in Love with Texas’ Worst Town

Texas Ranger Frank Hamer

by Joe Pappalardo

From a wrestler with cauliflower ears to ill-used dance hall girls to everyday…
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I Told You So!

Thomas Sydenham – English physician (1624–1689).

by Matt Kaplan

From Darwin to Pasteur to modern-day scientists, Matt Kaplan's I Told You So!…
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Five History Books Coming This March!

The History Reader Upcoming Books March 2026
From society belles teaming up with gun manufacturers to save America's birds in The Feather Wars…
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The Battle of Wounded Knee

Portrait of Sitting Bull taken at the studio William Notman & Son, in Montreal, Canada, in 1885

by Tom Clavin

Two weeks after the death of Sitting Bull, tensions were high between the…
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Featured Excerpt: Emilio Pucci

Il Deputato Liberale Emilio Pucci, IV Legislatura Repubblica Italiana, 2016. Courtesy of Wikimedia. Public Domain.

by by Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci

Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci with a foreword by Suzy Menkes When people think of fashion…
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