Historical fiction is one of the most beloved genres in the literary world. These exhilarating stories blend fact, fiction ...

Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the first winner of the National Book Critics Circle ...

there is still a wide swath of popular historical fiction novels that have not yet been adapted. These 15 popular novels ...

I read (or, more accurately, listen to) a lot of books from a lot of different genres, but even the most cursory scans of my Goodreads profile would confirm that I’m a big fan of historical fiction.

A good historical novel has the power to transport us back to a different time and make it seem as real and immediate as our present moment. When it’s done well, a period piece shouldn’t feel ...

Here are the CBC Books picks for the top Canadian fiction of the year!

From the streets of Philadelphia to the high seas, these novels brought history to life in vivid detail.

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The year 2024 proved to be another landmark for books about Ukraine and Ukrainian literature in translation, with a continued ...