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Who Do You Support: The Demes of the Roman Empire

by Andrew Ludington

Andrew Ludington's Splinter Effect is an action-packed debut where time-traveling archaeologist Rabbit Ward…
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Edith Wharton’s Guide to New York

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by Mariah Fredericks

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

by Julia Kelly

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

by Nev March

The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret, the third book in my Captain Jim and Lady…
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Not the Mother: The Relationship Between the Lindberghs and Betty Gow

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by Mariah Fredericks

The kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. shocked the world in 1932. Mariah Fredericks,…
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Tutankhamun: A Tomb Like No Other

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by Tasha Alexander

dd Few stories in the history of stories are better than that of…
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Hitler’s Jewish Army

by Ellen Feldman

While conducting research for her novel, author Ellen Feldman stumbled upon one of…
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The Hooligan Navy of WWII

by P. T. Deutermann

P. T. Deutermann, former Navy Commodore and author of The Hooligans, discusses…
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Therese Anne Fowler’s A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts

by Therese Anne Fowler

Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into…
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Historical Fiction: Alice McDermott’s The Ninth Hour

by Alice McDermott

On a dim winter afternoon, a young Irish immigrant opens the gas taps…
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Featured Excerpt: Whack Job

by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational…
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Featured Excerpt: The Last Secret Agent

by Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson

After decades of silence, the last surviving World War II…
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Fascinating Historical Finds: May 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out our favorite new history books publishing in May…
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Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar Explorer (Part II)

by Buddy Levy

In Part I published previously on The History Reader, author Buddy Levy introduces…
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Guns, Chainsaws and Swords: The Rivals of the Humble Axe

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by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job author Rachel McCarthy James takes a look at how guns, chainsaws,…
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Lincoln’s First Responder

by Tom Clavin

Earlier this week—April 14th—was the 160th anniversary of our Sixteenth President's assassination. Author…
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Featured Excerpt: The Rebel Romanov

by Helen Rappaport

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes the story of a…
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Featured Excerpt: Project Mind Control

DCI Allen Dulles on the cover of Time magazine in 1953, the year that he established MKULTRA.

by John Lisle

In Project Mind Control, John Lisle reveals inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project,…
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