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Fiction

R.F. Kuang Descends Into Darkness With Dark Academia Masterpiece

The tagline for this book is Dante’s Inferno meets Piranesi and is that ever a fitting description. Katabasis by R.F. Kuang is a dark academia novel that takes you on a journey through the underworld. Through the Gates of Academia and Into Hell Alice Law is a postgraduate student studying…

Caleb ThomasAugust 26, 2025

Listicles

6 Moving Novels That Explore the Emotional Depth of WWII

History’s darkest chapters are often best understood not through dates and battles, but through the intimate stories of those who lived them. For readers drawn to the emotional weight of World War II fiction, these six novels balance sorrow with hope. Each powerfully reminds us: though war shatters worlds, the…

Katie BloomerAugust 22, 2025

Listicles

Lit Picks: Why Historical Fiction Might Be the Most Relevant Genre of Our Time

Historical fiction has always been about more than the past. Sure, it gives us intricate settings, period details and characters shaped by a different world, but at its core, it’s about understanding the human experience in ways that transcend centuries. In today’s divided, fast-moving society, where history can feel distant…

BookTribAugust 14, 2025

Author Spotlight

Fiction Meets Fact: Exploring WWII’s Overlooked Heroes in The Mapmaker

Drawing on his lifelong fascination with maps, his experience in the cockpit, and meticulous historical research, this author weaves a story of resilience and connection between two unlikely allies. In this Q&A, author Tom Young discusses the real-life inspirations behind his characters, the challenge of blending fact with fiction, and…

BookTribAugust 11, 2025

Fiction

Elly Griffiths Reinvents Crime Fiction with a Time-Traveling Twist

Elly Griffiths began her career with a charming series of women’s romantic fiction set in Italy under her birth name, Domenica de Rosa, before becoming an immensely successful mystery writer whose work is widely translated and published in many countries, with over five million copies sold. Born in London and…

Linda HitchcockAugust 4, 2025

Miscellany

Story Winner Explores Blurred Lines Between Fiction and Reality in Historical Romance

In the spirit of discovering exciting new voices in literature, BookTrib recently partnered with Reedsy.com on a short story writing contest, which received hundreds of entries. The topic of the contest was “indie-credible,” celebrating the indie spirit in publishing, and the winner was Lisa Guth, who gave us “Letters from Lucknow,…

Lisa GuthJuly 25, 2025

She Spied on the Nazis and Saved a Civilization’s Soul

The Art Spy subtitled The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland is the result of four years of dedicated, immersive research by award-winning journalist, author, photographer, Columbia University Adjunct Professor of Architecture and frequent contributor to televised documentaries Michelle Young. There is nothing superficial about this extraordinary…

Linda HitchcockJuly 25, 2025

Listicles

8 Books that Prove History Is Never Neutral

Some scars don’t fade and some threats don’t disappear. They evolve, adapt and burrow into the cracks of modern life, waiting … These thrillers don’t just tell stories, but rather dig up what we thought was buried — ideologies dressed in new skin, Cold War ghosts whispering through modern politics,…

Monique SnymanJuly 22, 2025

Recommended

Courageous Mapmaker Charts a Course to Victory in WWII Thriller

Tom Young’s WWII thriller The Mapmaker follows a brave Resistance mapmaker and a daring pilot racing across Nazi-occupied France on a high-stakes mission. It’s a story that proves even small acts of courage can help turn the tide of war.

BookTribJuly 22, 2025

Setting the Mood with Historical Settings - Tall Poppies

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Historical Scenery Turns Sparks into Fire

The screen flickers and the camera sweeps across a tree lined drive, rolling hills, and bees frolicking among the flowers. Mr. Darcy steps into frame and with a perfect swan dive plunges into the pond on his estate where the elegant manor of Pemberly watches all. Another screen flickers. This…

J'nell CiesielskiJuly 14, 2025

Listicles

8 Books About the Hidden Lives of Women

These unforgettable stories uncover the hidden histories of "troublesome" women — those who were sent away, silenced or erased from society's pages. Through both fiction and fact, they reveal the shocking truth behind institutions that controlled women's lives, from forced adoptions to Magdalene laundries. Each book illuminates the way society…

Susan WiggsJuly 11, 2025

Recommended

A Powerful, Human Story of Grief and Grace in the Aftermath of War

In This Troubled Ground, retired Lt. Col. Les Carroll offers a deeply authentic tale of war’s aftermath, following an Air Force officer and a grieving mother through loss, hope, and the search for meaning.

BookTribJuly 9, 2025

Fiction

A Daring Finale: Love, Mystery, and Feminist Fire in “An Unladylike Secret”

Amita Murray is an award-winning London-based writer who has also resided in India and California; a self-described cultural nomad who seasons her sizzling love stories and historical mystery romances with a heady blend of historical facts, steamy heat, spice and suspense. Jane Austen, the Grande Dame of Regency Fiction, likely…

Linda HitchcockJuly 7, 2025

Author Spotlight

Bold Heroine Rides into History in Immersive and Spirited Series

Calling all readers of historical fiction, fans of spirited heroines, and horse lovers, this book is for you. Poetic, powerful, and deeply humane, A Clan Chief’s Daughter is a reminder that sometimes, it takes just one person, one rider, one dreamer, one daughter to change the course of history. In…

BookTribJuly 2, 2025

Miscellany

Robert Edwards Is on a Mission to Make Sure You Know Robert Smalls’ Name

Robert Smalls was a real-life legend — an enslaved man who stole a Confederate ship, navigated it past enemy lines, and delivered freedom to himself, his family, and his crewmates. But his heroism didn’t end there. He went on to become a congressman, a fierce advocate for public education, and…

BookTribJuly 2, 2025

Fiction

Debut “When Sleeping Women Wake” Is a Love Letter to the Forgotten Women of War

It’s no secret that MANY millennials view historical fiction as their favorite genre, and I can confirm this theory. The older I get, the more I want to expand my horizons from World War II-occupied Europe stories (though those are still fabulous, don’t get me wrong) to new periods, different…

Lydia LefevreJuly 1, 2025

6 Moving Novels That Explore the Emotional Depth of WWII

Lit Picks: Why Historical Fiction Might Be the Most Relevant Genre of Our Time

Fiction Meets Fact: Exploring WWII’s Overlooked Heroes in The Mapmaker

Story Winner Explores Blurred Lines Between Fiction and Reality in Historical Romance

8 Books that Prove History Is Never Neutral

Courageous Mapmaker Charts a Course to Victory in WWII Thriller

Historical Scenery Turns Sparks into Fire

8 Books About the Hidden Lives of Women

A Powerful, Human Story of Grief and Grace in the Aftermath of War

Bold Heroine Rides into History in Immersive and Spirited Series

Robert Edwards Is on a Mission to Make Sure You Know Robert Smalls’ Name

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